The OVC home page was released on
April 1, 1997.
We will be continuously uploading new information,
and encourage you to visit our site often!
The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) was established by
the 1984 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) to oversee diverse programs that
benefit victims of crime. OVC provides substantial funding
to state victim assistance and compensation
programs—the lifeline services that help victims to heal. The agency
supports trainings designed to educate
criminal justice and allied professionals regarding the rights and needs
of crime victims. OVC also sponsors an annual event in April to commemorate
National Crime Victims Rights Week
(NCVRW). OVC is one of five bureaus and four offices with grant-making
authority within the Office of Justice
Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. OVC's Divisions include: