OVC FY 16 Child Victims and Witnesses Going to Court: A Package of Support Materials

OVC will award one cooperative agreement of $1 million to develop a package of resource materials to support young victims and witnesses during their participation in the court process. The applicant, working with subject matter experts and partnering with a national stakeholder group, will develop materials that can readily be used by criminal justice personnel, advocates, and others that work with young victims and witnesses. This project will be carried out in close collaboration with OVC and will include the design, development, pilot, publishing (online and print), and dissemination of the resource materials. Applicants are urged to begin in advance of the July 15, 2016, deadline.