Victim services

Apply for the OVC FY 2020 Services for Minor Victims of Labor Trafficking solicitation.

The purpose of this program is to develop, expand, or strengthen victim service programs for minor victims of labor trafficking, whose victimization occurred when they were under the age of 18.

Organizations funded under this program will provide (directly and through partnerships) services that minor victims of labor trafficking often...

Apply for the OVC FY 2020 VOCA Victim Compensation Fellow solicitation.

This program will support one fellow at OVC housed within the State Compensation and Assistance Division (SCAD).

The individual awarded funding under this program will enhance the efforts of OVC to meet the needs of the crime victim services field by advising OVC on the development and oversight of programs for crime victims...

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...

OVC is seeking applicants for the OVC FY 2020 Services for Minor Victims of Sex Trafficking solicitation.

This program is designed to develop, expand, and strengthen assistance programs for minor victims of sex trafficking.

The objective in providing these services is to achieve increased safety, self-sufficiency, and well-being for minor victims of sex trafficking.

Objectives include:

1. Provision of services to meet the individualized needs...

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...

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...