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2021 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Color Palette and Theme Poster

12/29/20

Video Showcases Financial Management Services Available to Tribal Grantees

11/5/20

Funding Opportunity: 2021 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Community Awareness Projects

11/3/20

Office for Victims of Crime Awards Nearly $3 Million to Help Victims of Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting

10/30/20

Twenty Years of Progress in the Anti-Trafficking Movement

10/28/20

Just Launched: Human Trafficking Capacity Building Center Website

10/28/20

Register for Virtual Consultation on the Fiscal Year 2021 Crime Victims Fund Tribal Set-Aside Formula Program

10/16/20

$13.5 Million Awarded to Help Child Victims of America’s Addiction Crisis

10/16/20

Director Hart Visits Austin, Texas to Hear from Providers About Serving Victims During the Pandemic

10/15/20

Attorney General Barr Announces Awards Over $1.8 Billion in Funding to Assist Victims

10/8/20

The Justice Department Announces Awards to Support and Enhance Victim Services

10/8/20

Attorney General Barr Announces Funding to Improve Public Safety and Serve Crime Victims in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

10/7/20

Over $7.9 Million Awarded by Office for Victims of Crime to Improve Victim Services for Older Victims

10/6/20

Meet the 2020 National Crime Victims’ Service Awards Recipients

10/5/20

Director Hart Visits OVC-Funded Wellspring Living in Atlanta

9/30/20

Director Hart Underscores Impact of Public/Private Partnerships on Human Trafficking Efforts During Georgia Visit

9/30/20

Video Message from Director Hart Commemorating National Campus Safety Awareness Month

9/30/20

Attorney General Barr Announces Nearly $100 Million in Office for Victims of Crime Funding to Fight Human Trafficking

9/21/20

Senior Advisor for Victims Services and Human Trafficking Program Director Woolf Speaks at Human Trafficking Summit

9/9/20

Director Hart Discusses Opportunities to Support States at Administrators Conference

8/31/20

Senior Advisor for Victims Services and Human Trafficking Program Director Woolf Speaks at Grantee Meeting on Elder Abuse

8/31/20

Principal Deputy Director Woolf Speaks About Combating Sex Trafficking

8/27/20

Director Hart Discusses Services to Victims of Human Trafficking at Grantee Orientation

8/26/20

Principal Deputy Director Bill Woolf Speaks at the Alabama State Victim Assistance Academy

8/25/20

Office for Victims of Crime Director Jessica Hart Visits Grantees Supporting Human Trafficking Victims

8/25/20

Submit Your Artwork to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act

8/20/20

New Tribal Division Created within the Office for Victims of Crime to Help Meet the Needs of Tribes

8/6/20

White House Announces More Than $35 Million in Office for Victims of Crime Funding to Provide Housing to Victims of Human Trafficking

8/4/20

OVC Director Hart’s 2021 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Announcement

7/31/20

New Division Created in the Office for Victims of Crime to Combat Human Trafficking

7/30/20

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by OVC Director Jessica E. Hart During the Elder Justice Program Kickoff Training Webinar

7/23/20

Welcome to OVC’s Redesigned Website

6/29/20

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Message from OVC Director Jessica Hart

6/15/20

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by OVC Director Jessica E. Hart During the 2020 Spring VOCA Administrators Virtual Meeting

6/10/20

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by OVC Director Jessica E. Hart During a Webinar Hosted by the Ohio Attorney General's Office

5/21/20

OVC Releases a Grantee Resource Guide on COVID-19

5/14/20

Message from the OVC Director: Resources on COVID-19 for OVC Grantees

5/14/20

The Office for Victims of Crime Honors Nation’s Law Enforcement During National Police Week

5/11/20

Thank You for Joining Us for National Crime Victims' Rights Week 2020: A Message from the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime

4/24/20

2020 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Ceremony

4/24/20

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by OVC Director Jessica E. Hart During a Webinar Hosted by the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)

4/22/20

2020 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Message from the OVC Director

4/20/20

Discover Resources to Raise Awareness During National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

4/20/20

Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 Targeted Training and Technical Assistance for VOCA Victim Assistance and Compensation Administrators

4/16/20

Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 Services for Minor Victims of Sex Trafficking

4/15/20

Register for National Listening Sessions on Child Exploitation During COVID-19

4/10/20

Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 Improving Community Preparedness to Assist Victims of Mass Violence or Domestic Terrorism: Training and Technical Assistance Project

4/9/20

Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program

4/1/20

Now Online: 2020 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Resource Guide

4/1/20

Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter and Housing Assistance Grant Program

3/30/20

Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 Developing Future Victim Specialists to Serve American Indian/Alaska Native Victims of Crime

3/25/20

Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 VOCA Victim Compensation Fellow

3/17/20

Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 Specialized Training and Technical Assistance on Housing for Victims of Human Trafficking

3/16/20

Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 Services for Victims of Human Trafficking

3/16/20

Funding Opportunity: OJP FY 2020 Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking

3/16/20

Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking

3/16/20

Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 Services for Minor Victims of Labor Trafficking

3/16/20

Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 Advancing the Use of Technology to Assist Victims of Crime

3/13/20

Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 Training for Law Enforcement to Improve Identification of and Response to Elder Fraud Victims

3/11/20

Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 Enhancing Community Responses to America’s Addiction Crisis: Serving Our Youngest Crime Victims

3/5/20

Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 Expanding SANE Services to Victims of Sexual Assault on Campus

3/5/20

Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 Enhancing Services for Older Victims of Abuse and Financial Exploitation

3/5/20

New National, Toll Free Hotline Provides Help for Victims of Elder Fraud

3/3/20

Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 Addressing Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting

3/2/20

Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 Crime Victims' Rights Legal Clinics

2/27/20

Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 Law Enforcement-Based Victim Specialist Program

2/19/20

Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 Crime Victim Compensation Program Assessment

2/19/20

Now Online: 2020 NCVRW Guide Artwork and Sample Proclamation

2/13/20

Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 State Victim Liaison Project

2/10/20

Signup to Receive the 2020 NCVRW Theme and Awareness Poster Kit

2/7/20

Register for a New Online Training on Human Trafficking

2/5/20

Trainings Available to Help Rural and Tribal Organizations Apply for Funding

1/24/20

Attend a Tribal Consultation on Tribal Set-Aside Funding from the Crime Victims Fund

1/17/20

OVC Resources for National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month

1/10/20

Funding Opportunity: FY 2020 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation

1/6/20