The OVC Center for VOCA Administrators
The OVC Center for VOCA Administrators provides no cost training and technical assistance to Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation Administrators and offers opportunities for expert consultation, peer-to-peer collaboration, problem-solving, training, and innovation.
A resource library features toolkits, videos, and other materials to strengthen victim assistance and compensation programs and services.
VOCA Administrators can request training and technical assistance by contacting their grant manager.
Grants Financial Management Training
This OJP training is a requirement for the points of contact and financial points of contact of an OVC award.
You can take a 24-module online training or register for a 2-day in-person training.
U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Online Training
OCR offers training to recipients of Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office on Violence Against Women, and Office of Community Oriented Policing Services funding to assist them in meeting their federal civil rights obligations. As part of its training efforts, OCR developed an online civil rights training curriculum for recipients.
This training, which consists of six segments and accompanying self-tests, is designed to provide recipients with an overview of applicable nondiscrimination laws and the general civil rights obligations that are tied to grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice.
OCR offers this online version of its training program to ensure that recipients who are unable to participate in an in-person training session can still receive valuable technical assistance.
Grant Award Audit Process Webinar
The Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice conducts audits of OVC grants to ensure that award recipients are complying with applicable statutes and are accomplishing the goals of the awards.
Watch a five-part Grant Award Audit Process Webinar for an overview of the grant audit lifecycle.
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Putting the Pieces Together: OVC FY24 Grantee Orientation
This webinar will help award recipients gain a greater understanding of OVC’s mission, key grant award documents, the terms and conditions of their award, the obligation to comply with federal requirements, and available grant and victim services resources
OVC Training and Technical Assistance Center (OVC TTAC)
OVC encourages Administrators to visit MyVOCA Resources, a dedicated section of the OVC TTAC website for VOCA administrators and other State Administering Agency staff. The site offers direct access to resources like plain language compensation materials and recordings of virtual Q&A sessions for VOCA Administrators, facilitated by representatives from OVC and the OJP Office of the General Counsel (OGC) and Office of Chief Financial Officer (OCFO).
Office of Justice Programs Territories Financial Support Center
The Office of Justice Programs Territories Financial Support Center (OJP TFSC) provides free customized financial management training and technical assistance to OJP grantees in American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands to improve financial management of federal awards.
OJP TFSC offers training and technical assistance to grantees covering a variety of financial management topics, including but not limited to—
- policies and procedures surrounding financial infrastructure,
- allowable costs consistent with the principles set out in the Uniform Guidance 2 C.F.R. § 200 and those permitted by the grant program’s authorizing legislation,
- managing internal controls and grant funds, and
- fully implementing cash flow best practices.
Please contact your SVRD Grant Manager for additional information, questions, requests for resources, or requests for training and technical assistance.
OVC Tribal Financial Management Center
The OVC Tribal Financial Management Center (TFMC) provides financial management training, technical assistance, and resources to support American Indian and Alaska Native communities as they successfully manage the financial aspects of their federal awards. TFMC financial specialists provide services at no cost to Tribal grantees and online resources available to SAA subrecipients.
OVC encourages VOCA Administrators to share available resources with their Tribal subgrantees, and reach out to their SVRD Grant Manager for specific technical assistance requests.