Funding Opportunity: Print Copies of OVC’s Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials
Apply for to print and disseminate up to $10,000 worth of the materials.
Public Awareness
2009 NCVRW Theme Video - 25 Years of Rebuilding Lives: Celebrating the Victims of Crime Act
April 2009
This video serves as a tribute to crime victims and the advocates and public servants who work with them, and discusses the advances made in crime victims' rights and services since the passage of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.
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Message From OVC Director Kristina Rose on the 40th Anniversary of VOCA
Director Rose shares this message about the Victims of Crime Act that supports vital services to help victims and survivors.
Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Victims of Crime Act
In recognition of the 40th Anniversary of the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), the Office for Victims of Crime has compiled a toolkit of resources about the history of VOCA, the Crime Victims Fund (CVF), the programs it supports, and its important role in the lives of victims and survivors of crime.
VOCA was signed into law on October 12, 1984. Among its provisions...
OVC FY24 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Community Awareness Projects (2025–2027)
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
The goals of this project are to increase public awareness of crime victims’ rights and services nationwide during the 2025–2027 National Crime Victims’ Rights Weeks and strengthen the capacity of victim assistance agencies to develop a broad, collaborative approach to community awareness that highlights services for all types of crime victims.
2024 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Resource Guide
Date Published
March 2024
Publication Type
Instructional Material
Agencies
OVC
Funding Opportunity: Promote the OVC Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials
Apply for up to $10,000 to print and disseminate resources from OVC's Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials series.
Human Trafficking Education and Awareness Fair
Event Dates
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Central
Location
Boeing Center at Tech Port
San Antonio, TX
Event Type
Conference
Now Online: 2024 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Artwork
Use the 2024 NCVRW artwork to help communities raise awareness about victims’ rights and services.
2023 OVC Report to the Nation
Date Published
2023
Publication Type
Report (Annual/Periodic)
Agencies
OVC
Public Awareness
Learn about OVC efforts to raise awareness about victims’ rights and services during Fiscal Years 2021-2022.
Crime Victims Fund
The Crime Victims Fund supports services for victims of crime throughout the Nation. This page outlines updates related to the Fund during FYs 2021-2022.
Message From the Director
A message summarizing OVC work to uphold crime victims' rights and ensuring high-quality services are available to victims of crime during Fiscal Years 2021-2022.
2023 Report to the Nation
This report provides descriptions and vignettes of some of OVC’s key victim service programs during FYs 2021-2022—highlighting their successes, their challenges, and their efforts to help victims of crime rebuild their lives.
Blog Highlights Victims’ Rights Clinics During NCVRW 2023
Read a blog post about OVC-funded victims’ rights enforcement efforts by the National Crime Victim Law Institute
It’s National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW)!
Join communities across the Nation in raising awareness for victims’ rights and services.
Watch and Share the 2023 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Theme Videos
This year's videos underscore the importance of amplifying the voices of survivors and creating environments where survivors have the confidence that they will be heard, believed, and supported.
2023 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Resource Guide
Date Published
April 2023
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
OVC
2023 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Resource Guide
Access the 2023 NCVRW Resource Guide for information on how to raise awareness about victims’ rights, protections, and services.
OVC FY 2023 Advancing the Use of Technology to Assist Victims of Crime
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
OVC seeks applications that demonstrate innovative strategies to create, expand, or enhance the use of technology to interact directly with crime victims or to provide information, referrals, crisis assistance, and long-term help.
Now Online: 2023 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Theme Artwork
Download and use the theme colors; theme poster; and web, social, and other artwork in your campaigns to amplify survivors’ voices and raise awareness about victims’ rights and services.
Download the 2023 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Theme Poster and Color Palette
Use the 2023 NCVRW theme poster and color palette to help your organization raise awareness about victims’ rights and services.