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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 programsthe 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 grantmaking authority within the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. OVCs Divisions include:

 

Address: U.S. Department of Justice 810 Seventh Street NW., Eighth Floor Washington, DC 20531
Website: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/welcovc/