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Funding Opportunity: 2024 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Community Awareness Projects

National Crime Victims' Rights Week | April 21-27, 2024

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) is a time to honor crime victims and survivors, recognize the work of the crime victims field, and raise public awareness about victims’ rights and services.

To support your organization’s awareness efforts during NCVRW on April 21–27, 2024, apply for NCVRW Community Awareness Projects funding. Successful applicants will be reimbursed up to $5,000 in costs associated with public awareness campaign activities during NCVRW, including—

  • public events, such as candlelight vigils, resource fairs, and 5k walks or runs;
  • mass media advertising; and
  • the production, publication, and distribution of printed awareness materials.

Watch a recording of a pre-application webinar that was held October 24, 2023, to provide information about application requirements. You may also view the webinar presentation.

Apply by Friday, November 17, 2023, at 7:59 p.m., eastern time.

Learn more and apply

NCVRW Community Awareness Projects grants are administered by the National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators under a cooperative agreement with OVC.

Date Published: October 18, 2023