Victims of crime

Apply for the Funding Opportunity: FY 2019 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program. The Application Deadline has been extended until 11:59 p.m., eastern time, on Friday, August 16, 2019.

The overall goal of this program is to provide support to Tribal communities to improve services for victims of crime.

OVC is soliciting applications to support a comprehensive range of activities including—

• needs assessment,
• strategic planning...

OVC, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Tribal Justice, conducted four webinars in July to review solicitation requirements for the FY 2019 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program.

Recordings and transcripts of these webinars, along with two webinars OVC held in June, are available on our Funding Webinar Series page.

Congress has set aside $167 million in Fiscal Year 2019 to...

Do you know an individual, organization, team, or program that you would like to see recognized for their work? If so, please submit nominations for the 2020 National Crime Victims' Service Awards by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on October 9, 2019.

These prestigious awards recognize extraordinary individuals, organizations, teams, and programs that demonstrate outstanding achievements in supporting victims and victim services.

New this year is...

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 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...

The National Resource Center for Reaching Victims will fund up to 10 projects that serve victims from communities frequently underrepresented in healing services and avenues to justice.

The Reaching Victims of Crime Mini-Grant program will address unmet needs and close gaps that prevent survivors from accessing and benefiting from victim services. Projects funded by this program will better identify, engage, and serve survivors from underserved...

New Resources for Law Enforcement to Support Victims' Access to Compensation

Law enforcement officers play a critical role in assisting victims of crime. In many cases, law enforcement officers are the only justice system personnel with whom victims of crime interact.

It is therefore vital that officers have tools and training so they can communicate information about victim compensation and other services to victims of...

Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth is a multi-site demonstration project funded designed to—

• reach underserved children, youth, and families in Illinois, Montana, Ohio, and Virginia who are victims of crime;
• provide and coordinate trauma-informed prevention and intervention services, and build communities' capacity to meet victims' immediate and ongoing needs over their life span;
• maximize the collective impact of linked systems of care...

Getting Ready for National Crime Victims' Rights Week

Every year, OVC leads the nation in the observance of National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW).

OVC is pleased to announce the 2020 NCVRW theme: Seek Justice | Ensure Victims' Rights | Inspire Hope. NCVRW, which will be held April 19–25, 2020, brings communities together and educates the public about these rights, protections, and services...