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Crime victim services

The National Census of Victim Service Providers: Data, Resources, and Implications for Practitioners

March 2023
This webinar provides an overview of the National Census of Victim Service Providers (NCVS) and a demonstration of recently released interactive maps analyzing the 2017 data at the county level. Learn the importance of these data to the victim services field, how they can be used to understand the current landscape of victim services across the country, and characteristics of victim service providers.

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OVC FY 2023 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking

Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
The purpose of this program is to develop, expand, or strengthen a multidisciplinary approach to better respond to human trafficking. This collaborative approach must include a range of partners that work together to provide access to a diverse set of services for trafficking victims and to seek justice on their behalf.

New Report: Victim Service Providers in U.S. Counties, 2017


This brief Just the Stats report presents findings on the organizations that served victims of crime or abuse as their primary function or had dedicated staff or programs to serve victims, based on data from the National Census of Victim Service Providers, 2017.

The report uses maps to display the rates of victim service providers per 100,000 residents for U.S. counties in the 50 states...

OVC FY 2023 Building Capacity of National Crisis Hotlines

Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
This program seeks to enhance or expand the capacity of national hotlines that are essential for providing crisis intervention services, safety planning, information, referrals, and resources for victims of crime.

OVC FY 2023 Peer-to-Peer Support for Survivors of Crime

Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
OVC seeks to fund a technical assistance provider to assist and support communities across the country with establishing peer-to-peer support for crime survivors and provide capacity building technical assistance for subgrantees.

OVC FY 2023 Improving Outcomes for
Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking

Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline

This program intends to improve outcomes for children and youth who are victims of human trafficking by—

  • integrating human trafficking policy and programming at the state or Tribal level; and
  • encouraging coordinated, multidisciplinary, and statewide approaches to serving trafficked youth.