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The 2020 National Crime Victims' Rights Week theme—Seek Justice | Ensure Victims' Rights | Inspire Hope—commemorates the individuals and groups whose advocacy has propelled the victims' rights movement forward for the past half century, inspiring in victims and their loved ones a feeling of hope for progress, justice, and healing.
The 2020 National Crime...
Every January, the nation commemorates National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. In his proclamation, the President states that "we remain relentless in our resolve to bring perpetrators to justice, to protect survivors and help them heal, and to prevent further victimization and destruction of innocent lives."
This year, OVC celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Trafficking...
Through this solicitation, OVC seeks to provide funding to organizations that demonstrate innovative strategies to create, expand, or enhance the use of technology on a national scale (or regional projects that can be replicated nationally) to improve responses, services, and access for victims of crime. OVC anticipates making up to three awards of up to $1.5 million each for a 24-month period of performance, to...
OVC anticipates that it will upload the final VOCA formula victim assistance rule during the first week of July. It will become effective 30 days after publication in the Federal Register. In the interim, OVC is sending this communication to VOCA Administrators to again clarify what is allowable under the current guidelines for transitional housing and legal assistance.
Regarding legal assistance, victim assistance programs can...
Apply for the FY 2018 Building State Technology Capacity solicitation.
OVC seeks ambitious yet viable proposals from Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Formula State Administrating Agencies (SAAs) or outside organizations who partner with existing SAAs to—
OVC is seeking applicants for the OVC FY 2020 State Victim Liaison Project solicitation.
The State Victim Liaison Project will place one or more experienced crime victim liaison(s) within selected Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) State Administrating Agencies to help states enhance services to:
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has released the FY 2020 VOCA Victim Compensation and Victim Assistance allocation tables:
OVC is accepting applications for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Assistance and Compensation formula solicitations. Applications for both solicitations are due by Monday, June 1, 2020.
All applicants must register in OJP’s Grants Management System...
We encourage you to place a link to www.ovc.ojp.gov—the official website of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, which oversees programs that have been designed to benefit and assist victims of crime.
To create a link to www.ovc.ojp.gov, copy the code below and paste it on your web page. You may add just a text link or choose from the...
The Center provides data-informed, culturally humble, victim-centered training and technical assistance (TTA) and resources to support American Indian/Alaska Native communities as they successfully manage the financial aspects of their federal awards.
The Center offers targeted virtual and onsite TTA, a Virtual Support Center, collaborative needs assessments, and more to enhance existing financial management and support grantee award implementation.
