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Crime Victim Assistance Grant Program (VOCA) is sponsored by DC Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants (OVSJG). This program seeks to improve the treatment of victims of crime by providing them with assistance and services necessary for restoration after a violent criminal act, and to support them through the criminal justice process in the District of Columbia.
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Victim Services Grant Programs and Initiatives | ovsjg Victim Services Grant Programs and Initiatives Victim Services Grant Programs and Initiatives The Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants (OVSJG) is the state administering agency for grant programs administered by the US Department of Justice.
OVSJG manages a portfolio of grants with annual funding levels that vary according to availability of funds allocated to states and programs. The Victim Services portfolio includes a number of federal formula grants and local grant funds that are primarily awarded for victim service programs.
Funding is typically awarded for the grant year beginning October 1 and ending September 30, although unsolicited proposals are accepted and reviewed throughout the year. Requests for Applications of these programs are typically issued in April. Eligible applicants include nonprofit and government organizations.
Crime Victim Assistance Grant Program (VOCA): The Crime Victim Assistance Grant Program seeks to improve the treatment of victims of crime by providing victims with the assistance and services necessary to speed their restoration after a violent criminal act, and to support and aid them as they move through the criminal justice process in the District of Columbia.
Eligible applicants are nonprofit, community-based organizations located in the District of Columbia and/or District government agencies. Requests for Applications for these funds are typically announced in April.
Current FY 2016 Organizations Funded DC Volunteer Lawyers Project Deaf Abused Women's Network Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia Network for Victim Recovery of DC Safe Shores-The DC Children's Advocacy Center Survivors and Advocates for Empowerment, Inc. Wendt Center for Loss and Healing The Services*Training*Officers*Prosecution (S*T*O*P) Violence Against Women Formula Grant (VAWA): The goal of the S*T*O*P Program is to encourage a coordinated community response between members of law enforcement, prosecution, courts, and victim service agencies to address the issues of domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault and dating violence.
Eligible applicants are community-based non-profit, victim service organizations within the District of Columbia and DC governmental agencies. Requests for Applications for these funds are typically announced in April.
Current FY 2016 Organizations Funded DC Forensic Nurse Examiners DC Office of the Attorney General Government of the District of Columbia/DC Courts Metropolitan Police Department The Office for Victims of Crime Vision 21 Initiative–(Victim Legal Network) provides funding for the creation and development of a holistic legal network for crime victims.
The DC Victim Legal Network works to leverage the specialized knowledge and unite the resources of the District's legal community in order to ensure that crime victims are empowered and have all their legal needs addressed. Requests for Applications for these funds are typically announced in April.
Current FY 2016 Organizations Funded Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center DC Volunteer Lawyers Project Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment & Appeals Project Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia Network for Victim Recovery of DC Justice Research and Statistics Association LOCAL Appropriations (LOCAL): OVSJG awards grants from local funds to sustain and/or expand the provision of direct services to victims of violent crime.
Eligible applicants are non-profit, community-based organizations and/or District government agencies located in the District of Columbia that provide direct services to crime victims. Requests for Applications for these funds are typically announced in April.
Current FY 2016 Organizations Funded Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project Central American Resource Center Children's National Medical Center DC Office of the Attorney General DC Forensic Nurse Examiners Department of Forensic Sciences District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH), Inc. District of Columbia Coalition Against Domestic Violence MedStar Washington Hospital Center Network for Victim Recovery of DC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Survivors and Advocates for Empowerment, Inc. The DC Center for the LGBT Community The Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment & Appeals Project (DV LEAP)
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofit, community-based organizations located in the District of Columbia and/or District government agencies. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Crime Victim Assistance Grant Program (VOCA) is funded by DC Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants (OVSJG). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in District of Columbia. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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