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Training and technical assistance

Esperanza United

This organization provides bilingual advocacy and services to Latina victims of intimate partner violence. Their website includes a resource library, training and technical assistance opportunities, and more. Victims of domestic violence may contact the Esperanza United 24-hour bilingual crisis line at 651–772–1611 (Minnesota only).

National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children

This organization's mission is to break the cycle of abuse and neglect by empowering practitioners who work to transform the lives of children and families living in drug environments. The Alliance provides training and technical assistance to state drug endangered children alliances and all those in the community who assist and care for drug endangered children.

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...

OVC FY 12 American Indian and Alaska Native Training and Technical Assistance Program

Closing Date
One cooperative agreement of up to $750,000 will be awarded to provide resources and coordination to increase the ability of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribal communities to provide comprehensive and culturally appropriate services to crime victims, their families, and the community. Using a victim-centered approach, the award recipient will assist OVC in supporting the training and technical assistance needs of AI/AN communities that...

OVC FY 12 Action Partnerships for National Membership Professional Affiliation and Community Service Organizations Responding to Polyvictimization

Closing Date
OVC will award up to six cooperative agreements of up to $250,000 each to national organizations to identify and address gaps in services to or awareness of victims who suffer from polyvictimization, and to propose to remedy those gaps through training and/or technical assistance. Also known as multiple victimization or multi-victimization, polyvictimization occurs when an individual experiences multiple kinds of victimization and requires a holistic...

OVC FY 12 Victim Assistance Professional Development Fellowship Program - Financial Fraud and Abuse Fellowship

Closing Date
One fellowship of up to $135,000 will be awarded to an individual to work onsite at OVC in Washington, D.C., to undertake activities related to financial fraud and abuse, with a specific focus on victims of elder financial exploitation and others whose abuse may be co-occurring with other types of victimization; and to assist OVC in meeting the larger field's need for evidence-based training, technical...

OVC FY 12 Training and Technical Assistance to Improve the Understanding and Application of Research and Evaluation in Victim Services

Closing Date
In response to concerns voiced by victim service providers, OVC will support a national initiative to assist the field in becoming more educated consumers of, and contributors to, research and evaluation that can lead to more effective and cost-efficient services for victims of crime. To achieve this goal, OVC will award one cooperative agreement of up to $250,000 for the first 12-month project period to...