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OVC FY 2018 Child Victims and Witnesses Going to Court: A Package of Support Materials

Closing Date
This project is developing free, accessible, and customizable materials to support child and youth victims and witnesses and their caregivers as they navigate and experience the justice system. The materials will be child- and youth-centered; trauma-informed; and developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate. Through additional funding, this project will expand to meet the needs identified in a national-scope needs assessment. These additional materials will include tribal-specific...

OVC FY 2018 Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth

Closing Date
The Vision 21: Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth program seeks to address the enduring issue of child and youth victimization by bringing together all of the relevant systems and professionals to establish a seamless coordinated approach. The goal of this coordinated approach is to ensure that every child and youth who interfaces with these systems e.g., child welfare, juvenile justice, mental health...

OVC FY 2018 Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking

Closing Date
Under Category 1 of this solicitation, OVC seeks applications from state or tribal jurisdictions to identify the state or tribe’s greatest barriers to identifying and assisting child and youth victims of sex and labor trafficking and/or to investigating and prosecuting these cases, and to develop a statewide or tribal jurisdictionwide strategy to address these challenges. The applicant funded under Category 2 will provide training and...

OVC FY 2018 Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth Training and Technical Assistance

Closing Date
This solicitation will fund one organization to provide comprehensive training and technical assistance (TTA) to support state-level demonstration projects funded under OVC’s Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth (LSC) Demonstration Initiative. The LSC approach seeks to ensure every child entering various systems is assessed for victimization; that children and their families are provided comprehensive and coordinated services to fully address their needs; and...

2016 Victim Needs Assessment

Date Published
April 2017
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Summary), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored

OVC FY 17 American Indian/Alaska Native Training and Technical Assistance Program Invitation to Apply

Closing Date

The OVC AI/AN victim assistance program assists communities with developing comprehensive, culturally appropriate victim-centered services, and includes funding to AI/AN communities through both the DOJ Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS): Children's Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities (CJA) Purpose Area 6 and the Comprehensive Tribal Victim Assistance (CTVA) Program Purpose Area 7, and the OVC Vision 21 Community Wellness Centers. Children's Justice Act Partnerships for...

OVC FY 17 Vision 21: Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth Training and Technical Assistance Invitation to Apply

Closing Date
The Vision 21: Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth program seeks to address the enduring issue of child and youth victimization by bringing together all of the relevant systems and professionals to establish a seamless coordinated approach. The goal of this coordinated approach is to ensure that every child and youth who interfaces with these systems e.g., child welfare, juvenile justice, mental health...