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OVC FY 13 2014 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Community Awareness Project

Closing Date
One cooperative agreement of $375,000 will be awarded to support the provision of financial and technical assistance to approximately 60 subgrant recipients of up to $5,000 each to conduct public education and awareness activities on crime victims' rights and services in their jurisdictions during 2014 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW). To learn more about this annual event, visit the NCVRW Web site (http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ncvrw/index.html). Depending...

Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)

Funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service's Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, SPRC provides technical assistance, training, and materials to increase the knowledge and expertise of suicide prevention practitioners and other professionals serving people at risk for suicide.

Family Justice Center Alliance

The Alliance provides training, planning, consulting and technical assistance to Family Justice Centers and family violence professionals throughout the world.

Esperanza United

This organization provides bilingual advocacy and services to Latina victims of intimate partner violence. Their website includes a resource library, training and technical assistance opportunities, and more. Victims of domestic violence may contact the Esperanza United 24-hour bilingual crisis line at 651–772–1611 (Minnesota only).

National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children

This organization's mission is to break the cycle of abuse and neglect by empowering practitioners who work to transform the lives of children and families living in drug environments. The Alliance provides training and technical assistance to state drug endangered children alliances and all those in the community who assist and care for drug endangered children.

OVC FY 12 Victims of Human Trafficking Fellowship Program

Closing Date
One fellowship of up to $135,000 will be awarded to an individual to work onsite in Washington, D.C., to develop or enhance training, technical assistance, public awareness, and capacity-building resources for trafficking victim service professionals, law enforcement, and allied professionals to support the expansion and effectiveness of services for victims of sex trafficking and labor trafficking within the United States (male and female; adult and...

OVC FY 12 Action Partnerships for National Membership Professional Affiliation and Community Service Organizations Responding to Polyvictimization

Closing Date
OVC will award up to six cooperative agreements of up to $250,000 each to national organizations to identify and address gaps in services to or awareness of victims who suffer from polyvictimization, and to propose to remedy those gaps through training and/or technical assistance. Also known as multiple victimization or multi-victimization, polyvictimization occurs when an individual experiences multiple kinds of victimization and requires a holistic...

OVC FY 12 Victim Assistance Professional Development Fellowship Program - Financial Fraud and Abuse Fellowship

Closing Date
One fellowship of up to $135,000 will be awarded to an individual to work onsite at OVC in Washington, D.C., to undertake activities related to financial fraud and abuse, with a specific focus on victims of elder financial exploitation and others whose abuse may be co-occurring with other types of victimization; and to assist OVC in meeting the larger field's need for evidence-based training, technical...