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Attendees will learn from OVC’s Human Trafficking Division about the grant purpose, expectations, award conditions; requirements and process for accessing OVC award funds; and where to direct questions they may have about their award.

During this briefing, OVC Director Kristina Rose shared information about National Native American Heritage Month, recent site visits, the Crime Victims Fund, and more!

This webinar provides OVC FY 2024 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program grantees with information on managing their to manage their award.

This session provides an opportunity to introduce OVC program managers, TTA providers, and for peer to peer introductions. Youth Collaboratory will share important information about the intensive training the grantees will receive over the course of their award on topics related to deliverables and outcomes for the OVC Preventing Sex Trafficking of Girls direct-funded grantees.

Meet your specialized technical assistance (TA) navigator, learn about the expert support the Human Trafficking Collective provides, and your next steps for the next 90 days.

OVC invited elected or appointed leaders of federally recognized Tribes and their authorized designees to participate in a Consultation on the Tribal Set-Aside from the Crime Victims Fund for Fiscal Year 2025. Participants were invited to share their thoughts, recommendations, and concerns about OVC’s administration of the Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside.

OVC invited elected or appointed leaders of federally recognized Tribes and their authorized designees to participate in a Consultation on the Tribal Set-Aside from the Crime Victims Fund for Fiscal Year 2025. Participants were invited to share their thoughts, recommendations, and concerns about OVC’s administration of the Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside.

OVC Anti-Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) award recipients will hear expectations from OVC on collaboration, coordination, and communication in working with OVC and each other to support the anti-trafficking field.

Gain a greater understanding of OVC’s mission, key grant award documents, the terms and conditions of your award, the obligation to comply with federal requirements, and available grant and victim services resources.

This recorded webinar for the Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance partners provides an overview of the Performance Measurement Tool and information on performance reporting requirements. View the presentation.

During this briefing, Director Rose shared information about the 40th anniversary of the Victims of Crime Act, National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, the Crime Victims Fund, and more!

This recorded webinar is for Human Trafficking housing grantees funded by OVC in FY 2020 and forward. It provides clarification on how to report shelter and housing services, explores the new semiannual PDF report format, and demonstrates how to upload semiannual reports into the JustGrants system. View the webinar presentation slides.

During this briefing, Director Rose shared information about our Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Compensation and Victim Assistance Data Dashboards, the September 25 observance of the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims, recent site visits, the Crime Victims Fund, and more!

During this briefing, Director Rose shared information about recent site visits, the Crime Victims Fund, and more!

This webinar will provide helpful closeout tips about JustGrants, final progress reports and performance data, deliverables, financial reconciliation, retention of documents, and more.

OVC Director Kristina Rose shares information about the 2025 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, the Crime Victims Fund, upcoming meetings and events, recent site visits, and more!

This webinar provides information for VOCA administrators about OVC’s match waiver policy and how to complete the match waiver spreadsheet. This webinar was hosted by The OVC Center for VOCA Administrators.

OVC Director Kristina Rose shares information about 2025 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, the recently released OVC FY24 Meeting the Basic Needs of Crime Victims in Underserved Communities solicitation, the Crime Victims Fund, the 40th Anniversary of the Victims of Crime Act, a recent site visit, and more!

OVC Director Kristina Rose provides updates about OVC funding opportunities, the 18th National Indian Nations Conference, Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, the Crime Victims Fund, and more!

Learn about the civil rights protections and requirements for faith-based organizations receiving federal financial assistance as well as the enforcement authority of the Office of Justice Programs’ Office for Civil Rights.

Aswad Thomas is a community organizer, crime victim advocate, public safety policy expert, and a survivor of gun violence. Throughout his career, Mr. Thomas has brought unprecedented awareness of the unique and urgent needs of victims who are most impacted by crime and violence but who have been historically underserved, with a focus on addressing unaddressed trauma.

Elijah Lee is a 16-year-old, and a national advocate for children. His activism started at the age of 10 years old, as he led his first child abuse awareness march, where he rallied the community and educated others about its prevalence. Elijah founded a nonprofit organization, Hear Our Voices, in 2021, dedicated to empowering young people with an emphasis on assisting youth to find their voices and become agents of change.

Angela McCown is director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) Victim Services Division (VSD), has more than 30 years of experience in the victim services field, and has helped hundreds of thousands crime victims participate in the criminal justice system and thousands of the professionals who serve them. Under Ms. McCown’s direction, the TDCJ VSD has implemented a variety of innovative strategies and programs to better meet the needs of crime victims.

Michelle Ballan is a Professor and Associate Dean for Research at the School of Social Welfare; Professor of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine at Renaissance School of Medicine; Research Director for the Stony Brook Early Childhood Clinic; and Director of the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (LEND) Center at Stony Brook University. Her research and practice focus on the identification and amelioration of barriers impacting the health and well-being of individuals with disabilities and their families. Her groundbreaking work has led to numerous publications delineating the negative impact of intimate partner violence on men and women with disabilities and best practices for service provision.

Joan Meunier-Sham is the director of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program and is responsible for the statewide delivery of acute adult and adolescent SANE services in 52 Massachusetts hospitals, and the delivery of Pediatric SANE services in 10 of the state’s 12 Children’s Advocacy Centers. She was also the co-director of the National TeleNursing Center (NTC), a pilot project funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime. In this pioneering project, expert SANEs at the NTC used telehealth technology to provide 24/7 “real time” support and guidance to clinicians conducting forensic examinations for adult and adolescent sexual assault patients in underserved communities.