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Victim Rights

Funding Opportunity: 2020 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Community Awareness Projects

Apply for funding for projects to raise public awareness of victims' rights and services in communities during National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW), April 19–25, 2020.

The NCVRW Community Awareness Projects(link is external) grants reimburse up to $5,000 in costs associated with conducting public awareness activities during NCVRW, including—

  • public events (including candlelight vigils, information/resource fairs, 5k walk/runs);
  • mass media advertising; and
  • production, publication, and distribution of...

Help for Victims of DUI Crashes

Date Published
April 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Policy, Legislation/Policy Description, Issue Overview, Instructional Material
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored

Cyber Civil Rights Initiative (link is external)

This organization provides victims of intimate image abuse (sharing of nonconsensual intimate images), and other forms of online abuse with support and referral services. Visit the Initiative’s website or contact their 24/7 toll free Image Abuse Helpline hotline at 844-878-2274 for assistance. The Initiative also offers information for policymakers, attorneys, and others to help them understand and combat image-based sexual abuse.

Federal Trade Commission: Identity Theft

This section of the Federal Trade Commission website provides information about identity theft, tips on how to protect your identity, and steps to take if your identity has been stolen.

National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project (NIWAP) (link is external)

NIWAP is a national provider of training, legal and social science research, policy development, and technical assistance to providers and allied professionals who work with immigrant women, children, and crime victims. NIWAP hosts a library containing numerous resources on the legal rights of immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other crimes.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Victim Notification Program

This program provides information to eligible victims and witnesses who register to be notified of a criminal alien's release related activities. Registered victims and witnesses will be advised when the criminal alien is released from custody or removed (also known as deportation).