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Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) is sponsored by Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), U.S. Department of Justice. AEAP provides grants for emergency expenses and other services for victims of terrorism and mass violence within the United States and abroad. This includes crisis response, consequence management, criminal justice support, and crime victim compensation.
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Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) | OVC Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) OVC Supports Communities Responding to Terrorist Attacks and Mass Violence Terrorism and criminal mass violence leave victims with serious physical and emotional wounds and challenge government officials and communities to respond immediately with appropriate efforts.
Victim assistance and compensation providers face the daunting task of coordinating effective and timely responses, providing information and assistance to victims, and working closely with other agencies and victim service organizations. Through the Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP), OVC supports victims and jurisdictions that have experienced incidents of terrorism or mass violence.
AEAP is designed to supplement the available resources and services of entities responding to acts of terrorism or mass violence in order to ensure that a program’s resources are sufficient and/or not diverted to these victims to the detriment of other crime victims. Following the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P.
Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma, Congress amended the 1984 Victims of Crime Act, authorizing OVC to establish an Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve (Emergency Reserve) using resources from the Crime Victims Fund (the Fund). Every year, OVC can access up to $50 million from the Emergency Reserve that is available beyond the appropriation level for the Fund that Congress establishes annually.
The OVC Director can use these Emergency Reserve funds for AEAP.
Qualified applicants include state victim assistance and compensation programs; public agencies, including federal, state, and local governments; federally recognized Indian Tribal governments, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior and published in the Federal Register; U.S. Attorneys’ Offices; public institutions of higher education; and nongovernmental and victim service organizations.
OVC also created the Helping Victims of Mass Violence and Terrorism: Planning, Response, Recovery, and Resources Toolkit to help communities prepare for and respond to victims of mass violence and terrorism in the most timely, effective, and compassionate manner possible. AEAP grants are by invitation only and potential grantees may be invited to submit an application only after consultation with OVC.
Watch this video to learn more about the AEAP program and how the program supports victims and jurisdictions that have experienced incidents of terrorism or mass violence. The Helping Victims of Mass Violence and Terrorism: Planning, Response, Recovery, and Resources toolkit provides tools and resources for developing a comprehensive victim assistance plan that can be incorporated into your community’s existing emergency response plan.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants for AEAP assistance include federal, state, Tribal, and local authorities. Grants for crime victim compensation reimburse victims for out-of-pocket expenses through state programs. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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