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What happens if Grants.gov or JustGrants crashes while I am uploading an application? Will the agency accept a paper version of my application?

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Social Security Administration

The Social Security Administration website offers survivor, disability, and benefit-related information. The site features online services and much of its information in multiple languages.

Federal Bureau of Investigation: Tips and Public Leads

Use this website to securely report crimes to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Executive Office for United States Attorneys: Victims' Rights Ombudsman

The Victims' Rights Ombudsman receives and investigates complaints against U.S. Department of Justice employees who violate or fail to provide one or more of the following rights established under the Crime Victims' Rights Act of 2004. Visit this site to learn how to file a complaint.

U.S. Department of Justice: Victim Notification System (VNS)

This free, automated system provides important information to victims of crime in federal cases. In many cases, victims will receive letters/emails generated through VNS containing information about the events pertaining to their case or any defendants in the case.

National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse

This clearinghouse offers information about self-help support groups and regional self-help clearinghouses. They also provide self-help links, training and consultation, public outreach, and related publications and policy papers.

AARP: Scams & Fraud

AARP provides information about ways to protect yourself against scams and fraud.

National Organization for Victim Assistance: Crisis Response Team Training

The National Organization for Victim Assistance offers crises response team training to help local communities provide education and emotional first aid to victims, survivors, and community members in the event of a mass casualty or natural disaster.

U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs: National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

The Center aims to advance the clinical care and social welfare of America's veterans through research, education, and training in the science, diagnosis, and treatment of PTSD and stress-related disorders. This website provides educational resources about PTSD and other enduring consequences of traumatic stress.

Helping And Lending Outreach Support (HALOS)

HALOS's mission is to provide resources and special opportunities to abused and neglected children and their caregivers through partnerships with faith-based and other community organizations. OVC produced a HALOS toolkit, which offers lessons learned and suggests strategies for establishing programs like HALOS wherever foster families and relatives need additional support for the children in their care.

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