Frequently Asked Questions

OVC will provide funding for the following activities:

• Crisis response assistance
• Consequence management assistance
• Criminal justice support assistance
• Crime victim compensation assistance

These activities are intended to complement services that are available from other agencies and organizations as well as to provide a base level of assistance for victims of terrorism and mass violence.

Funding for services and other support may include activities that are deemed necessary and essential to providing services and are not limited to the assistance categories listed above. In addition, a limited amount of available funding, as agreed upon by OVC and the applicant, may be used for administrative purposes deemed necessary and essential to the delivery of services and assistance to victims.

View pages 6–8 of the AEAP Notice of Funding Opportunity for further details about the types of services that are allowable.

The amount of AEAP funding awarded is decided on a case-by-case basis considering factors such as the availability of other resources (including Victims of Crime Act formula grant dollars); the severity of the impact; and the number of people suffering from physical, emotional, and psychological injury. Requests for funding must identify all other federal and nonfederal contributions (cash or in-kind).

If amounts awarded are not expended by the end of the grant period, they must be returned to OVC for deobligation.

OVC will conduct a thorough review of each AEAP application; however, due to the unique nature of each incident and the complex nature of the application and the application review process, OVC cannot provide a specific timeframe. OVC is aware of the critical role AEAP funding can provide to communities and will work as quickly and efficiently as possible in its review of every application. Applicants will be notified as soon as possible after the review process has been completed.

You can direct questions to the OVC Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program by—

• emailing [email protected]; 
• calling the main OVC number (800-363-0441 or 202-307-5983) and asking to be directed to someone who can assist you; or
• mailing questions to the following address:
  
  Office for Victims of Crime
  Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program
  999 North Capitol Street, NE
  Washington, DC 20531

Individuals are not eligible to apply for AEAP, but U.S. citizens who have suffered direct physical or emotional injury from an act of terrorism occurring outside the United States, and family members of U.S. citizens killed by such an act, are eligible to apply for financial reimbursement for qualifying expenses through ITVERP. Qualifying expenses include medical expenses; mental health care costs; property loss, repair, or replacement; and funeral and burial costs.

For further information about ITVERP, visit the ITVERP website.

Submitting an International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program (ITVERP) application requires substantial supporting documentation. Simply answering the questions on the application is not sufficient, and your application will be considered incomplete. Before you submit your application, please be sure to include all required supporting documentation.

The International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program (ITVERP) is an expense reimbursement program administered by the Federal Government. It covers specific out-of-pocket expenses that a victim of international terrorism may have incurred.

ITVERP was created by Congress as an amendment to the Crime Victims Act of 1984. Since 2006, ITVERP has been providing financial support to victims of international terrorism.

Visit the ITVERP section of our site to learn more.

The International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program (ITVERP) operates much like a state crime victim compensation program but is operated by the Federal Government. It reimburses victims for expenses they have already incurred that are directly linked to the terrorist incident that occurred outside the United States.

Victims must meet certain eligibility requirements, apply to the program, and submit all of their supporting documentation before their application is complete and can be considered for a reimbursement award.

ITVERP is available to victims only after they have exhausted all other sources that could cover their expenses. ITVERP only reimburses individuals for specific out-of-pocket expenses directly related to the international act of terrorism.

Funding for the International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program (ITVERP) comes from the Crime Victims Fund. The Victims of Crime Act established this fund, which is financed by fines and penalties from convictions in federal cases, not from tax dollars.

For an incident to be considered an international act of terrorism for the purposes of ITVERP, the incident must be designated as such by the National Security Division of the Department of Justice. If the incident you are looking for is not on the list, please contact ITVERP. Review the list of designated international terrorism incidents.