News and announcements

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.

OVC FY 2020 VOCA Victim Assistance

All applicants must register in OJP’s Grants Management System...

The final deadline for victim service providers to submit responses to the National Survey of Victim Service Providers (NSVSP) is November 22, 2019.

Your response to NSVSP will assist funders and policymakers in better understanding the work and needs of victim service providers. It will also provide important information for practitioners about the different ways they are structured, organized, and resourced to carry out their...

Apply for the FY 2019 Law Enforcement-Based Victim Specialist Program solicitation.

This program will develop or enhance crime victim specialist programs within law enforcement agencies to better support victims through the criminal justice process including by connecting them with community-based direct victim services programs to more quickly and more effectively serve them.

Funding under this program will support an estimated 80 victim specialist grants to...

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 allocates more grant funding than any other federal agency to programs that provide direct services to victims of human trafficking.

As part of our commitment to ensuring services for all victims of human trafficking, OVC is pleased to announce the release of the FY 2019 Direct Services to Support Victims of Human Trafficking solicitation.

This solicitation will provide funding for direct services to victims...

Apply for the FY 2019 Using Telehealth to Improve Care, Access and Quality of Sexual Assault Forensic Exams solicitation

This program seeks to develop or enhance statewide or regional telehealth programs to improve the quality of healthcare for sexual assault victims, increase the access and quality of forensic evidence collection, and expand the reach of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) services through telehealth technology for...

OVC invites Tribal leaders and representatives to participate in a Tribal Consultation regarding how potential future Tribal set-aside funding from the Crime Victims Fund should be programmed.

The consultation will be held on August 20, 2019, at the Four Winds Casino Resort in New Buffalo, Michigan. The OVC Tribal Consultation precedes the Office on Violence Against Women's 14th Annual Tribal Consultation.

Register online for the...

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...

Alaska has the highest per capita crime rate in the country. Remote environments and unpredictable weather conditions exacerbate the high crime rate and access to services for victims.

Attorney General William P. Barr and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katie Sullivan recently visited Alaska to discuss public safety with state and local law enforcement officers, elected officials, Alaska Native leaders, native youth, crime survivors, and...

OVC staff extend our condolences to the victims of the shootings in Odessa and Midland, Texas, El Paso, Texas, Dayton, Ohio, and Gilroy, California.

OVC presents resources which may be able to help victims and their families, and victim service providers, law enforcement, and first responders that are providing support to them during this difficult time. Learn more:

• Odessa and Midland, Texas
• El Paso, Texas...

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...

In 2007, the U.S. Congress designated September 25 of each year as the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims. The resolution states that this day provides “an opportunity for the people of the United States to honor the memories of murder victims and to recognize the impact on surviving family members.”

Visit the Parents Of Murdered Children website to find commemorative events hosted by...

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 victims' rights, protections, and services.

Join the NCVRW Subscription List to receive a complimentary...

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...

Register for the Putting the Pieces Together - OVC Grantee Orientation Webinar:

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Time: 1:00–3:00 p.m. eastern time.
Register: https://ojp.webex.com/ojp/onstage/g.php?MTID=ecab07beed47ae930c68f4a773306c64e

This webinar will provide OVC grantees with the knowledge and resources to successfully manage grant awards. Webinar attendees will also learn about OVC and the OVC Training and Technical Assistance Center, special conditions, grant management, and program monitoring.

Programmatic Points of...