Frequently Asked Questions

The OVC School Crisis Response Initiative bulletin provides a variety of information concerning school-based crisis response teams.

College-specific crime statistics can be found on the Campus Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool website from the U.S. Department of Education Office for Postsecondary Education.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation also provides university and college campus crime data that are reported by law enforcement through its Uniform Crime Reporting program.

Learn more about campus crime and serving victims of crime on the Campus Crime section of our website.

The U.S. Department of Education's Campus Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool website site provides data on violent and other crimes reported to campus security authorities and/or local law enforcement agencies.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation also provides university and college campus crime data that are reported by law enforcement through its Uniform Crime Reporting program.

Also visit the Campus Crime section of our website.

The recipients are announced each year at the National Crime Victims’ Service Awards Ceremony. When available, details about the next Awards Ceremony will be posted on our website.

OVC staff will notify award recipients with enough time to make travel arrangements prior to the ceremony. The nominees that are not elected to move forward through the tiered review process will be notified, as well.

By completing and submitting their part of the nomination form, the nominee agrees to—

• participate in all National Crime Victims’ Service Awards Ceremony events taking place in Washington, D.C. Award recipients’ travel expenses will be reimbursed within Federal Government guidelines. For group nominations, expenses will be reimbursed for a maximum of two nominees.
• the general use by the media and posting to Federal Government component websites and social media platforms of their photographic portraits or pictures, digital images, videotapes, other media material, and sound recordings. The media will be invited to participate in all events associated with National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.
• the public dissemination of their biographical information, including award-related personal and/or professional stories.

Please proceed with a group nomination if you are interested in nominating a group of individuals who work on a specific project or work for a particular organization. Only one nomination letter is required for the entire group. The online nomination form will provide space for all pertinent information for each individual in the group.

Please review the Eligibility Requirements and the questions that should be addressed in your Nomination Letter to determine the eligibility of your nominee.

No. As a nominator, you are only required to complete the nominator's section of the online form, which includes—

• your contact information;
• the nominee's name, phone number and email address;
• award category;
• abstract; and
• nomination letter.

The nominee will be notified via email to submit the remainder of the required information. See Preparation Tips.

After you fill out the required fields, you can attach documents to support your submission.

For more tips and details, review the submission guidelines.

No. For this reason, please review all submission guidelines and compose your nomination letter and abstract prior to initiating the submission process. For more information, visit the Preparation Tips section of the National Crime Victims' Service Awards site.