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Every year, OVC awards funds to each eligible state and territory victim assistance and compensation programs, a major funding source for crime victim services.
Highlights of OVC efforts to administer formula grant programs that support crime victim compensation and assistance programs in all states, Washington D.C., and multiple U.S. territories during FYs 2021-2022.
The Crime Victims Fund supports services for victims of crime throughout the Nation. This page outlines updates related to the Fund during FYs 2021-2022.
A message summarizing OVC work to uphold crime victims' rights and ensuring high-quality services are available to victims of crime during Fiscal Years 2021-2022.
This report provides descriptions and vignettes of some of OVC’s key victim service programs during FYs 2021-2022—highlighting their successes, their challenges, and their efforts to help victims of crime rebuild their lives.
The project’s goals are to expand professional organization members’ knowledge and understanding of crime victim issues and what it means to be trauma-informed and trauma-sensitive, and encourage constituents who may come into contact with family members of homicide victims in their work to integrate this information into their daily practices.