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Fellowship Programs

OVC FY 15 Victim Assistance Professional Development Fellowship Program: Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation

Closing Date

OVC will make up to one award of up to $150,000 for a fellowship that will focus on the issues of victims of elder abuse and elder financial exploitation. The fellowship recipient will work in the Elder Justice Initiative (EJI) of the Department of Justice Civil Division, in Washington, D.C. EJI provides resources to victims of elder abuse and financial exploitation and their families; practitioners...

OVC FY 15 Vision 21 Victim Assistance Professional Development Fellowship Program: Translation and Dissemination of Statistical Data

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OVC estimates that it will make one award of up to $500,000 for a joint fellowship program with BJS focused on the translation and dissemination of statistical data used by the victim service field. The individual awarded funding under this fellowship program will work with both OVC and BJS to improve the synthesis and translation of social science research and statistical findings to inform practice...

OVC FY 13 Victim Assistance Professional Development Fellowship Program Vision 21 Fellowships

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This competitive solicitation will fund two Vision 21 Fellowships. The Legal Assistance Fellowship will be critical in assisting OVC with any implementation efforts related to support of comprehensive, holistic legal assistance for victims of crime. The Strategic Engagement Fellowship will support OVC's efforts across the framework created by Vision 21 to ensure the field has a deeper understanding and awareness of the key issues and...

OVC FY 12 Victims of Human Trafficking Fellowship Program

Closing Date
One fellowship of up to $135,000 will be awarded to an individual to work onsite in Washington, D.C., to develop or enhance training, technical assistance, public awareness, and capacity-building resources for trafficking victim service professionals, law enforcement, and allied professionals to support the expansion and effectiveness of services for victims of sex trafficking and labor trafficking within the United States (male and female; adult and...