The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), one of the seven components within the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), administers the Crime Victims Fund established under the 1984 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) to help victims and victim service providers with program funding in accordance with OVC’s Program Plan for the fiscal year.
Acting Assistant Attorney General Mary Lou Leary announces the rollout of OJP’s new conference web page, "
Policy and Guidance for Conference Approval, Planning, and Reporting," which provides a comprehensive, single source of information on conference-related policies and procedures, including the conference planning and advance approval process, cost reporting requirements, and reporting forms and tools. This page incorporates conference cost policies and procedures released by the Department of Justice on June 7, 2012.