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U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Office for Victims of Crime

Helping Outreach Programs to Expand

Background
Through a series of roundtable meetings with crime victims and victim advocates, the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) has become aware of a growing body of grassroots, non­profit, community- and faith-based victim organizations and coalitions who are not linked to mainstream victim service programs and who do not have access to traditional funding for services, outreach, and networking. Oftentimes, these organizations need only a small amount of money and access to resources to expand and enhance their outreach and services to crime victims.

What is Helping Outreach Programs to Expand?
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) will provide up to $5,000 in funding to grassroots, nonprofit, community- and faith-based victim service organizations and coalitions to improve outreach and services to crime victims, through support of program development, networking, coalition building, and service delivery. Funds may be used to develop program liter­ature, train advocates, produce a newsletter, support victim outreach efforts, and recruit volunteers.

Who Can Apply?
Established organizations and coalitions that do not receive federal VOCA victim assistance grant funding and operate with $50,000 or less in annual funding. Eligible organizations and coalitions must be operating for at least 1 year.

Helping Outreach How To Apply?
Interested organizations should submit a letter of request on the agency's letterhead to the OVC Director. The letter should include the following:

• Organization's Mission Statement
• Background information about the organization! coalition (e.g., how long in existence, names and titles of organization's principles)
• Funding sources (past 12 months)
• Description of activities and crime victim services
• Statement of need
• Intended uses of funds
• Letters of support, (e.g., law enforcement, social services, victim services, etc.)

For information about this Grant Program please contact:

Office for Victims of Crime
810 Seventh Street, N.W.
Washington , D.C. 20531
202-307-5983

Office for Victims of Crime, Ovc, “Putting Victims First”
Helping Outreach Programs to Expand
February 2004
BC000695

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