MADD Pennsylvania Virtual Celebration of Life in Recognition of National Crime Victims' Rights Week (Webinar)
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Victims of crime
OVC FY 2020 Crime Victims' Rights Legal Clinics Pre-Application Webinar
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OVC FY 2020 Services for Minor Victims of Labor Trafficking Pre-Application Webinar
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Sustainability Planning Expert Q&A Webinar
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OVC FY 2020 Services for Victims of Human Trafficking Pre-Application Webinar
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OVC Partnerships With Law Enforcement
May 2018
Law enforcement personnel are often the first contact that victims of crime have. It is therefore critical that law enforcement understand the needs of crime victims and provide a trauma-informed response.
This 6-minute video discusses OVC-sponsored programs and resources to enhance the delivery of services to victims of crime by law enforcement agencies.
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Recursos en Español
Aquí encontrarán documentos y vínculos a páginas en español de la Oficina de las Víctimas de Delitos (OVC, por sus siglas en inglés).
Publicaciones en Español
Las siguientes publicaciones se ofrecen para servir al público americano que no hable inglés y también pueden servir como modelo de acción a otros países.
La Guía de Recursos de la Semana Nacional de los Derechos para las...
Responding to Victims of Terrorism and Mass Violence Crimes: Coordination and Collaboration Between American Red Cross Workers and Crime Victim Service Providers
Date Published
September 2005
Publication Type
Technical Assistance
Agencies
OVC
Victim Assistance Training (VAT) Online
Location
Online
Event Type
Web
Registration Status
Open
Funding Opportunity: FY 2020 Research and Evaluation of Victims of Crime
The National Institute of Justice, in collaboration with OVC, is seeking applications for the FY 2020 Research and Evaluation of Victims of Crime solicitation.
July 2019 Featured Resources
Visit the Updated OVC TTAC Website
OVC is excited to announce the launch of the newly updated OVC Training and Technical Assistance Center (OVC TTAC) website. Visit www.ovcttac.gov to see the new design and watch the welcome video for an overview of OVC TTAC.
Explore the OVC TTAC website to learn about the many ways OVC TTAC can help you build your capacity to serve...
August 2019 Featured Resources
Model Standards Seek to Enhance Crime Victim Services
OVC's Achieving Excellence: Model Standards for Serving Victims & Survivors of Crime e-publication seeks to enhance victim service providers' competency and capacity to provide ethical, high-quality responses to crime victims. These model standards also seek to meet the demands facing the field today. The e-publication includes three sets of standards:
- The Program Standards recommend guidelines, policies, and...
First of its Kind Report Provides Data on Victim Service Providers in U.S.
The National Census of Victim Service Providers is the first-ever national data collection of programs responding to victims and survivors of crime and abuse. The recently released report, Victim Service Providers in the United States, 2017, provides the most comprehensive picture of the victim services field to date.
The census was conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics with support from OVC.
According to...
Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 State Victim Liaison Project
OVC is seeking applicants for the OVC FY 2020 State Victim Liaison Project solicitation.
The State Victim Liaison Project will place one or more experienced crime victim liaison(s) within selected Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) State Administrating Agencies to help states enhance services to:
- crime victims who reside in rural/Tribal areas, and/or
- older victims (aged 60 years or older) of any crime, and/or
- victims of...
Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 Advancing the Use of Technology to Assist Victims of Crime
Apply for the OVC FY 2020 Advancing the Use of Technology to Assist Victims of Crime solicitation.
Through this solicitation, OVC seeks to provide funding to organizations that demonstrate innovative strategies to create, expand, or enhance the use of technology on a national scale (or regional projects that can be replicated nationally) to improve responses, services, and access for victims of crime.
OVC anticipates making...
Now Online: 2020 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Resource Guide
The 2020 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Resource Guide is now available online. This year, NCVRW will be commemorated April 19–25.
The 2020 NCVRW Resource Guide provides a wealth of materials, in both English and Spanish, to educate the public about victims' rights, protections, and services during NCVRW and throughout the year. The online guide includes—
- guidance on developing your campaign,
- tips and tools...
Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program
Tribal applicants whose OVC FY 2020 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program pre-application was accepted have been notified via email to the applicant primary points of contact and authorized representatives. Applicants should refer to the FY 2020 TVSSA solicitation for instructions on how to submit their full application by 8:00 p.m. (eastern time) on June 15, 2020. Applicants can also join OVC's upcoming webinar on...
Discover Resources to Raise Awareness During National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Today, Monday, April 20, 2020, Director Hart recognized the commencement of National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW)
May 2020 Featured Resources
Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day
On May 5, 2020, we commemorate Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day. This annual commemoration is a time to renew our commitment to ensuring resources are available to solve missing persons cases and providing services to victims and their families.
Learn more about some of the work being undertaken by...
April 2020 Featured Resources
National Crime Victims' Rights Week is April 19–25, 2020
The 2020 National Crime Victims' Rights Week theme—Seek Justice | Ensure Victims' Rights | Inspire Hope—commemorates the individuals and groups whose advocacy has propelled the victims' rights movement forward for the past half century, inspiring in victims and their loved ones a feeling of hope for progress, justice, and healing.
The 2020 National Crime...
OVC FY 2020 Advancing the Use of Technology to Assist Victims of Crime
Closing Date
Through this solicitation, OVC seeks to provide funding to organizations that demonstrate innovative strategies to create, expand, or enhance the use of technology on a national scale (or regional projects that can be replicated nationally) to improve responses, services, and access for victims of crime. OVC anticipates making up to three awards of up to $1.5 million each for a 24-month period of performance, to...
Clarification regarding the applicability of the payer of last resort provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to state VOCA victim compensation programs
Clarification how the payer of last resort provision in the recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act applies to your state’s VOCA victim compensation program.
Clarification of Allowable Costs for Victim Assistance Programs
OVC anticipates that it will upload the final VOCA formula victim assistance rule during the first week of July. It will become effective 30 days after publication in the Federal Register. In the interim, OVC is sending this communication to VOCA Administrators to again clarify what is allowable under the current guidelines for transitional housing and legal assistance.
Regarding legal assistance, victim assistance programs can...
Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Formula Victim Assistance Rule
The final rule sets forth the parameters for the use of funds under OVC’s Victim Assistance Program and provides greater clarity and more flexibility to support a continuum of services to crime victims.