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Victims of crime

Vision 21 Accomplishments

Date Published
July 2016
Series
OVC Fact Sheets
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description, Grants and Funding
Agencies
OVC

Mobile Apps for Crime Victims and Providers Compiled by OVC

This section of the OVC site contains a list of free apps that provide information, support, and resources about various types of victimization. These apps were created by government agencies and non-profit organizations, and some apps were developed with funding support from OVC.

OVC FY 16 2017 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Resource Guide Invitation to Apply

Closing Date
The goal is to produce a comprehensive kit that will serve as a resource for the victims' field to support efforts to heighten public awareness of crime victim issues nationwide during NCVRW in April 2017, and throughout the year. Ready-made and adaptable, the Resource Guide contains materials such as public awareness posters, model speeches, a sample proclamation, public service announcements, camera-ready artwork, and crime victimization...

OVC FY 16 Vision 21: State Civil Legal Services Hotline for Elder Crime Victims

Closing Date
Funding senior legal services programs in five states to provide legal assistance to older victims of crime. Due to the increased number of cases involving older adults, there is a new demand to provide legal assistance to these victims. Many older victims have questions about legal documents they receive in the mail, questions about potential fraud/exploitation committed by family members, caregivers, and even strangers, and/or...

OVC FY 16 Elder Abuse Multidisciplinary Team Demonstration Project

Closing Date
The purpose of this project is to fund three MDT coordinators in three different jurisdictions, one of which is in a tribal jurisdiction, who will each form an MDT team (for a total of three MDT teams) to respond to and work with elder victims of crime. Although multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) have existed in the context of child abuse since the 1980s, the field of...

OVC FY 16 VOCA Victim Assistance

Closing Date
OVC will award each eligible state victim assistance program an annual grant to support eligible crime victim assistance programs in that state or territory. Funds under this program shall be used by the states and territories to support eligible crime victim assistance programs that provide direct services to crime victims with the following exception: states may retain up to 5 percent of their total grant...