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Technical assistance (TA)

OVC FY 11 National Field Generated Training, Technical Assistance, and Demonstration Projects

Closing Date
Discretionary grants ranging from $150,000 to $300,000 (depending on the focus area) will be awarded to develop or enhance training, technical assistance, promising practices, models, and programs that are national in scope and that either address gaps in the field in the areas of training and technical assistance or develop promising practices, models, or programs through demonstration projects. Funding will be used to improve the...

OVC FY 11 Victim Assistance and Compensation Professional Development Fellowship Program

Closing Date
One fellowship of up to $135,000 will be awarded to conduct an analysis of existing data regarding services available to underserved crime victims in order to identify trends and explore ways to capture information about services to these victims; and to analyze the overall effectiveness of state Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) programs or construct a framework to analyze state VOCA programs. Applicants must be...

OVC FY 11 NCVRW Community Awareness Project

Closing Date
One cooperative agreement of $375,000 will be awarded to support the provision of financial and technical assistance to approximately 60 subgrant recipients of up to $5,000 each to conduct public education and awareness activities on crime victims' rights and services in their jurisdictions during 2012 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW). To learn more about this annual event, visit the NCVRW Web site (http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ncvrw/index.html). Those...

Workplaces Respond to Domestic & Sexual Violence: A National Resource Center

This virtual resource center, sponsored by the Office on Violence Against Women, was developed for employers to address the impacts of domestic, sexual harassment or violence, and stalking. in the workplace. This website provides information, resources, tools, and technical assistance to employers and labor organizations to facilitate and encourage safer and more effective responses to employees who are victims.