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Victim services

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Disaster Distress Helpline

The Disaster Distress Helpline is dedicated to providing year-round disaster crisis counseling. This toll free, multilingual, crisis support service is available 24/7 via telephone 800–985–5990 (for Spanish, press 2) and SMS (text 'TalkWithUs', or for Spanish, text 'Hablanos', to 66746) to residents in the U.S. and its territories who are experiencing emotional distress related to natural or man-made disasters.

OVC FY 2018 Tribal Victim Services Resources Mapping Project

Closing Date
The Vision 21 Tribal Victim Services Resource Mapping Project aims to increase access to services for AI/AN victims of crime by cataloguing existing comprehensive services for AI/AN victims. Through this project, OVC will support the creation of a user-friendly, state-of-the-art resource that empowers victims to seek comprehensive services; support victim service providers in their efforts to expand their outreach on behalf of victims to ensure...

OVC FY 2018 Field-Generated Innovations in Assistance to Victims of Human Trafficking

Closing Date
OVC seeks applications to develop or enhance promising practices, models, and programs, or apply them in innovative ways, to build the capacity of victim service providers to assist victims of human trafficking in two purpose areas. Funding under Purpose Area 1 will support the identification of promising practices and the delivery of evidence-based, trauma-informed clinical, mental health, and substance abuse services within a system of...

OVC FY 2018 Law Enforcement-Based Direct Victim Services and TA Program

Closing Date
OVC is seeking applications in two purpose areas. Purpose Area 1 (PA 1) supports direct victim assistance service grants to state, tribal, and local law enforcement in small, mid-sized, and large jurisdictions, to hire victim service staff to develop new, or enhance existing, law enforcement-based victim service programs and partnerships in high-crime areas to improve rights and services for victims. Purpose Area 2 (PA 2)...

OVC FY 2018 Victim Assistance Fellowship Program: Translation and Dissemination of Statistical Data

Closing Date
The individual awarded funding under this fellowship will enhance the efforts of OVC and the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) to meet the crime victim services field’s need to improve the integration of statistical data and findings into the victim services practice. The successful candidate must demonstrate substantial knowledge of data and research related to victimization and victim services, and have the skills to communicate...

OVC FY 2018 Specialized Services for Victims of Human Trafficking

Closing Date
Revised 6/1/18. The purpose of this program is to enhance the quality and quantity of specialized services available to assist victims of human trafficking, as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as amended. OVC is interested in supporting programs that focus on one or more of these priority areas: 1) housing services, 2) economic and leadership empowerment and/or education services, 3) mental...

OVC FY 2018 Comprehensive Services for Victims of All Forms of Human Trafficking

Closing Date
Revised 6/1/18. OVC is seeking applicants to enhance the quality and quantity of services available to assist victims of human trafficking, as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as amended. Purpose Area 1 will fund victim service providers with a demonstrated history of providing comprehensive services to victims of human trafficking. Purpose Area 2 will fund victim service providers with a demonstrated...

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

OVC FY 2018 2019 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Resource Guide

Closing Date
OVC is seeking applicants to support the development of a comprehensive Resource Guide for use by the victim services field when planning for local National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) events across the nation in April 2019, and throughout the year. Furthermore, the successful applicant will develop and produce a complementary theme video to use in 2019 and begin preparations for the 2020 NCVRW theme...

OVC FY 2018 VOCA Victim Assistance

Closing Date
OVC will award each eligible state victim assistance program an annual grant to support eligible crime victim assistance programs in that state or territory. Funds under this program shall be used by states and territories to support eligible crime victim assistance programs that provide direct services to crime victims with the following exception: states and territories may retain up to 5 percent of their total...

Trafficking Information Management System (TIMS)

TIMS is a password protected data collection tool developed by OVC to assist OVC-funded trafficking victim service providers with collecting, organizing, and reporting performance measurement data. TIMS can be used as a case management system and helps collect data related to the number of clients served, client demographics, and number and types of services provided.

2018 SART

2018-VR-GX-K002
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$201,911