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OVC Acting Director Speaks at Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day Event

May 2021

OVC Acting Director Katherine Darke Schmitt gave remarks during a special event, hosted by the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, and Administration for Native Americans, to honor missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives in commemoration of President Biden’s 2021 proclamation on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day.

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Law Enforcement and the Communities they Serve: Collective Healing in the Wake of Harm

Learn how five law enforcement agencies worked together with their community partners to explore ways to improve public safety, build trust and legitimacy, and provide victim assistance to those most at risk.

May 2021 Featured Resources

This featured news content includes information about Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day, Older Americans Month, and National Police Week.

OVC FY 2021 Services to Support Victims of Hate Crime and Strengthen Communities

Closing Date

July 2, 2021

OVC FY 2021 Building State Technology Capacity

Closing Date

July 1, 2021

OVC FY 2021 Expanding Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Services to Victims of Sexual Assault

Closing Date

June 29, 2021

OVC FY 2021 Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter and Housing Assistance Grant Program

Closing Date

June 29, 2021

OVC FY 2021 Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking

Closing Date

June 29, 2021

OVC FY 2021 Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force To Combat Human Trafficking

Closing Date

June 29, 2021

OVC FY 2021 Addressing Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting

Closing Date

June 29, 2021

Funding Opportunities: Apply for Funding to Enhance Services for Victims of Crime

OVC is seeking applicants for multiple funding opportunities. Find information about these open solicitations to learn more and apply.

OVC FY 2021 Advancing the Use of Technology to Assist Victims of Crime

Closing Date

June 28, 2021

Services for Crime Victims, 2019

Date Published

October 2021

Agencies

BJS

Publication Type

Statistics, Publication

New Department of Justice Resources to Address Hate Crime

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Hate Crimes Enforcement and Prevention Initiative launched new, translated resources in seven languages on the Department’s Hate Crimes website.

Meet the 2021 National Crime Victims’ Service Awards Recipients

Learn about the extraordinary contributions of this year’s award recipients.

2021 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Theme Video

April 2021

Series

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

The 2021 NCVRW Theme Video emphasizes the importance of building the trust of victims and survivors of crime, collaborating with victim service providers and other allied professionals, and engaging communities in addressing enduring and emerging forms of crime victimization.

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Resources and Support for the Victims of the Shooting in Indianapolis, Indiana

These resources may be able to help victims, their families, and the community, as well as the professionals and leaders that are assisting them during this difficult time.

Resources and Support for the Victims in New York City

These resources may be able to help victims, their families, and the community, as well as the professionals and leaders that are assisting them during this difficult time.

Pathways Toward Collective Healing: Law Enforcement and the Communities they Serve: Collective Healing in the Wake of Harm

Date Published

2021

Agencies

OVC-Sponsored

Publication Type

Issue Overview

OVC FY 2021 Invited to Apply Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Grant Program

Closing Date

June 14, 2021

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Environmental Crime Victim Resources

Environmental Crime Victim Assistance staff at EPA help potential victims of criminal cases investigated by EPA identify victim resources that may be available in their state. 

U.S. Department of Justice: Environmental Crime Victim Assistance

Environmental Crime Victim Assistance staff work with U.S. Attorneys’ Offices to address the needs of victims of environmental crimes during the prosecution stage of the federal court process.

Register for an NCVRW Event on Promoting Justice for Victims of Environmental Crime

Join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics, & Training and U.S. Department of Justice’s Environment & Natural Resources Division for a webinar about the first Environmental Crime Victim Assistance Program in the Nation.

April 2021 Featured Resources

This featured news content includes information about the 2021 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Resource Guide, Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, and National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

OVC Directory of Crime Victim Services

The Directory is designed to help crime victims and service providers find nonemergency crime victim service agencies in the United States and abroad.