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Transforming Victim Services Discretionary Grantee Performance Measures

Transforming Victim Services Discretionary Grantee Performance Measures

Discretionary grants from OVC are used to fund national-scope projects and training and technical assistance to enhance the expertise of victim service providers. Such grants are awarded to states, local units of government, Tribal communities, individuals, educational institutions, and private nonprofit organizations.

These funds implement promising practices, models, and programs, and are used to address gaps in training...

Where can I find my program’s performance measures?

Where can I find my program’s performance measures?

Victim Assistance performance measures collect data on the number of victims served, victim demographics, types of victimization, and services provided. Victim Assistance grantees and subgrantees report this data on activities supported with VOCA (Victims of Crime Act) grants and match funding.

Victim Compensation performance measures collect data on the number of applications received, approved...

Human Trafficking Victim Service Providers Performance Measures Training

September 2021
Series
Performance Measures
During this recorded webinar, OVC’s performance management team provides OVC human trafficking victim service provider grantees with an overview of performance measures; information about data collection, tracking, and analysis; and the performance measures reporting process, and troubleshooting strategies and additional resources.

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Human Trafficking Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force Performance Measures Training

September 2021
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Performance Measures
During this recorded webinar, OVC’s performance management team provides Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking grantees with an overview of performance measures; information about data collection, tracking, and analysis; and the performance measures reporting process, and troubleshooting strategies and additional resources.

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Transforming Victims Services Reporting on Partnerships and Training and Technical Assistance Activities

August 2020
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Performance Measures

This recorded webinar helps Office for Victims of Crime grantees develop a common understanding of performance management versus performance measures; provides information on question banks and shared measures; discusses reporting on partnerships, training, and technical assistance; and highlights how semiannual narrative responses can tell the story of your data.

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Transforming Victim Services Performance Management Collecting and Reporting Your Subgrantee Data

August 2020
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Performance Measures

This recorded webinar provides information on both grantee and subgrantee responsibilities for Office for Victims of Crime performance measure reporting, describes collaborative activities for data collection with a subgrantee, and explain how to review subgrantee semiannual reports. View the webinar presentation.

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Performance Measurement Tool: Enhancing Community-Driven Responses to the Opioid Crisis Grantee User Training

November 2019
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Performance Measures

This OVC webinar provides guidance for reporting on the required performance measures for the Serving Our Youngest Crime Victims: Enhancing Community-driven Responses to the Opioid Crisis grant program. Members of OVC’s performance management team provide an overview of performance management, processes for accessing the Performance Measurement Tool (PMT) system, entering quarterly performance measures, generating the annual grantee report, and troubleshooting strategies and additional resources.

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Performance Measurement Tool: Transforming Victim Services Grantee User Training

November 2019
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Performance Measures

This OVC webinar provides guidance for reporting on the required performance measures for the Transforming Victim Services grantees. Members of OVC’s performance measurement team provide an overview of performance management, processes for accessing the Performance Measurement Tool (PMT) system, entering quarterly performance measures, generating the annual grantee report, and troubleshooting strategies and additional resources. View the transcript.

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Performance Measures Contacts

OVC Performance Measures and PMT Reporting

For questions regarding extending deadlines for reporting performance measures reports, contact your program manager or state representative.

For questions regarding the performance measure reports, PMT, data entry, scheduling one-on-one coaching session, or PMT system errors, contact the OVC PMT Helpdesk from Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., eastern time.

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When are performance reports due?

When are performance reports due?

Final Progress Reports and Quarterly Financial Status Reports are due in JustGrants within 120 days of the grant end date.

Victim Assistance and Compensation Formula Grants

Victim Assistance and Compensation Formula Grants Performance Measures Dates


Human Trafficking and Transforming Victim Services Discretionary Grant Programs

Grantees must submit performance measure data in the PMT every reporting period, even if there was no grant activity. On a semiannual basis (i.e., during...

How do I report my program’s performance measures?

How Are Performance Measures
Reported?

How do I report my program’s performance measures?

The majority of OVC’s grantees, including award recipients and subrecipients of Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) formula funding, start by submitting relevant data through one of these below avenues, depending on the award year.
 

Performance Measurement Tool: Victims of Crime Act Victim Assistance Targeted Guidance

October 2018
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Performance Measures

This OVC webinar provides Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Assistance formula grantees with a more guidance reporting beyond overview user training. Members of OVC’s performance measurement team discuss guidance for reporting on required performance measures; processes for accessing the Performance Measurement Tool (PMT) system; submitting quarterly and semiannual data reports; navigational tips and troubleshooting strategies; and resources and tools for additional support.

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Performance Measurement Tool: Victims of Crime Act Victim Assistance Grantee User Training

October 2019
Series
Performance Measures

This OVC webinar provides guidance for reporting on the required performance measures for the Victims of Crime Act Victim (VOCA) Assistance formula grant program. Members of OVC’s performance measurement team provide an overview of performance management, processes for accessing the Performance Measurement Tool (PMT) system, entering quarterly performance measures, generating the annual grantee report, and troubleshooting strategies and additional resources.

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Performance Measures

Overview

OVC sets program goals and collects performance measures data that demonstrate grantees’ achievements.

All OVC funding recipients are required to collect and report performance measures data that demonstrate the results of funded activities.

Where can I find sample performance measures? 

OVC performance measures can be found in the solicitation, through a link or in the performance measures table in the solicitation’s appendix. Solicitations are available...

Center for Victim Research

The OVC-funded Center for Victim Research (CVR) is a tool for victim service providers and researchers to connect and share knowledge. CVR facilitates access to victim research and data while improving the utility of research and data collection to crime victim services nationwide. CVR’s library collection offers open-access research materials, special access to research for VOCA-funded organizations, and free training.