Elder Fraud & Abuse
Learn about OVC efforts to address elder fraud and abuse and discover publications, resources, and training and technical assistance to help enhance services for victims.
Technical assistance (TA)
Funding Webinars
OVC hosts webinars for stakeholders interested in applying for funding opportunities. Webinars offer information about program objectives and submission requirements.
Trauma-Informed Care for Survivors of Human Trafficking: A State of the Field in 2019
Date Published
2020
Publication Type
Survey,
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Office for Victims of Crime Awards Nearly $3 Million to Help Victims of Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting
Female genital mutilation or cutting refers to a barbaric practice involving partial or total removal of female genitalia or other injury to female genital organs for non-medical reasons. This terrible crime occurs in many parts of the world and is impacting victims here in the United States.
On Friday, October 30, 2020, the Office of Justice Programs announced that the Office for Victims of Crime...
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: Supporting Youth and Families Impacted by Opioid Abuse
This section of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's website provides information about its programs to serve youth and families with substance abuse challenges related to opioid abuse. Visit the site to learn about Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention funding, programs, and training and technical assistance to help children and their families.
OVC Publishing Guidelines, Fourth Edition
Date Published
July 2016
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Report (Technical Assistance),
Legislation/Policy Description,
Instructional Material
Agencies
OVC
Vision 21: Victim Services Mobile Applications
Date Published
July 2017
Series
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
OVC
Remarks of Bill Woolf, Principal Deputy Director, Office for Victims of Crime, at the Alabama State Victim Assistance Academy
Thank you, Darlene [Hutchinson]. On behalf of Director Jessica Hart and the entire Office for Victims of Crime, it’s a privilege to join you and your fellow Alabamians today.
I want to take this opportunity to give a big shout-out to Darlene for all the incredible work she has done on behalf of crime victims in Alabama over the course of her career. I know...
Program Seeks to Increase and Improve Law Enforcement-Based Victim Services
A recently published article in the Community Policing Dispatch e-newsletter highlights the Office for Victims of Crime-supported Law Enforcement-Based Victim Services and Technical Assistance Program.
Building Victim Assistance Networks With Faith Communities: Lessons Learned by the Vermont Victim Services 2000 Project
Date Published
April 2007
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
OVC
Crime Victims Fund
Date Published
June 2013
Series
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Factsheet
Agencies
OVC
Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 Improving Community Preparedness to Assist Victims of Mass Violence or Domestic Terrorism: Training and Technical Assistance Project
OVC is seeking applicants for the OVC FY 2020 Improving Community Preparedness to Assist Victims of Mass Violence or Domestic Terrorism: Training and Technical Assistance Project solicitation.
This project will provide training, technical assistance, and support to enable communities to augment their existing emergency response plans to ensure that they include effective protocols and strategies to address the immediate and long-term needs of victims, families...
Funding Opportunity: FY 2020 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation
The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking applicants for its Fiscal Year 2020 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS).
CTAS provides comprehensive funding to federally recognized Tribes, Tribal consortia, and Tribal designees to develop a comprehensive and coordinated approach to public safety and victimization.
CTAS applicants have the flexibility to submit a single application and select from any or all of the purpose areas, including...
OVC Resources for National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Every January, our nation commemorates National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.
This year, OVC celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, which established the importance of holding traffickers criminally accountable, protecting victims, and preventing victimization from occurring in the first place. Learn more about some of OVC's work in supporting anti-trafficking professionals over the past 20 years.
Since the Trafficking Victims...
Human Trafficking
View available OVC resources, awareness materials, and services for victims of labor and sex trafficking and victim service providers.
Terrorism & Mass Violence
Discover tools for victim service providers and other professionals to assist victims and their families after an act of terrorism or mass violence.
Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Administrators
This site provides State Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Administrators with news, answers to frequently asked questions, documents, and other resources to help them successfully manage VOCA formula assistance and compensation awards.
OVC Tribal Financial Management Center
The Center provides data-informed, culturally humble, victim-centered training and technical assistance (TTA) and resources to support American Indian/Alaska Native communities as they successfully manage the financial aspects of their federal awards.
The Center offers targeted virtual and onsite TTA, a Virtual Support Center, collaborative needs assessments, and more to enhance existing financial management and support grantee award implementation.
Responding to People Who Have Been Victimized by Individuals with Mental Illnesses
Date Published
June 2008
Publication Type
Instructional Material
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit
The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit (VTT) was developed on the premise that exposure to the traumatic experiences of other people—known as vicarious trauma—is an inevitable occupational challenge for the fields of victim services, emergency medical services, fire services, law enforcement, and other allied professionals; however, organizations can mitigate the potentially negative effects of trauma exposure by becoming vicarious trauma-informed.
Deadline to Complete National Survey of Victim Service Providers is November 22
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...
Funding Opportunity: FY 2019 Using Telehealth to Improve Care, Access and Quality of Sexual Assault Forensic Exams
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...
Funding Opportunity: FY 2019 Transforming America's Response to Elder Abuse: Enhanced Multidisciplinary Teams (E-MDTs) for Older Victims of Abuse and Financial Exploitation
OVC is pleased to release the FY 2019 Transforming America's Response to Elder Abuse: Enhanced Multidisciplinary Teams (E-MDTs) for Older Victims of Abuse and Financial Exploitation solicitation in time for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day—to be commemorated on June 15, 2019.
Tools and Trainings Available from the National Mass Violence and Victimization Resource Center
Tools and Trainings Available from the National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center
The National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center provides communities with access to evidence-based information and the necessary resources to effectively prepare for and respond to mass violence incidents.
Established in October 2017, the center seeks to improve victim and mental health services through training, technical assistance, and public policy development.
The center offers online...