• OVC funding is available for 60 communities for Community Awareness Projects to support public education and outreach activities during the 2005 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW). Application deadline is December 3, 2004.
  
  
• Urgent Note: OJP-OVC announcement for discretionary grantees: Early filing of SF 269 Financial Status Reports. It is essential that discretionary grantees file their current SF269 5 days early - no later than November 10, 2004 - to assist OJP with critical year end audit activities. SF 269s may be filed on-line at http://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov. If you have questions about the on-line system, please call OC's Customer Service Center at 1-800-458-0786 or write to us at "ask.oc@usdoj.gov". This report covers the time period from July 1, 2004, through September 30, 2004.

• OVC Publishing Guidelines for Print and Web Media (August 2004)
  The guidelines are designed to help grantees work with OVC to produce a text for publication that meets or exceeds professional standards of excellence.

National Crime Victims' Rights Week

• National Crime Victims' Rights Week will be celebrated April 10-16, 2005. Submit your nominations for the NCVRW Awards, including the new Allied Professional Award. Deadline: October 29, 2004.

Grants & Funding

• HOPE continues—The Helping Outreach Programs to Expand (HOPE) initiative supports community- and faith-based victim organizations with grants up to $5,000.

OVC Products

• OVC's online Directory of Crime Victim Services recently received an Award of Excellence in the 2004 Awards for Publication Excellence (APEX) Competition. More about this honor.

Speeches and Press Releases

• OVC Director Remarks at the 30th Annual NOVA Conference - August 23, 2004