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Victims of crime

OVC FY 13 Bridging the Gap in Victim-Related Research to Practice

Closing Date
One cooperative agreement of $750,000 will be awarded to conduct a comprehensive assessment of victim service providers to ascertain their level of awareness and knowledge about the benefits of social science research and program evaluation for their work with victims of crime; paired with an assessment of researchers' interest in, and capacity for, translating their work for a practitioner audience. The results of this project...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): Victim Notification Program

The ICE Victim Notification 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).

Office for Victims of Crime: Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP)

OVC manages AEAP, which offers five funding streams to provide timely relief to communities affected by domestic terrorism and criminal mass violence for immediate and ongoing victim assistance services in the form of grants. Qualifying applicants include state victim assistance and compensation programs; public agencies; federally recognized Indian tribal governments; and more.