• 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.
  
  
• With OVC funding, the National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI) is seeking State Victim Clinic Program Grant Solicitations for establishing crime victim legal clinics to provide direct legal services to victims of felony and violent crimes. Apply through NCVLI only by October 15, 2004.

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.