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Meet OVC's Acting Director, Joye E. Frost.

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:

Domestic and International Victim Assistance Services (includes the former:
- Terrorism and International Victim Assistance Services
- Federal Assistance
- State Compensation and Assistance)
National Training and Resources Division (formerly Training & Information Dissemination Division (TIDD)
Program Development & Dissemination Division (PDDD)

More details on OVC's divisions and are available on the OVC Fact Sheet.

U.S. Department of Justice
Office for Victims of Crime
810 7th Street NW.
Washington, DC 20531

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The Office for Victims of Crime is a component of
the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.

This document was last updated on July 20, 2009