| **What Is the Office for Victims of Crime?****Updated September 2002**

**Contents**

**Introduction**                          OVC accomplishes its work through five divisions and units (listed below). Full Fact Sheet
**OVC's Mission**                          OVC provides leadership and funding on behalf of crime victims.                
**Federal Crime Victims Division**                          FCVD works to enable victims of federal crimes to participate fully in the justice process.

**Special Projects Division**SPD establishes national-scope programs and develops initiatives that address major issues in the victim assistance field.
**State Compensation and Assistance Division**SCAD administers formula grants for crime victim compensation and assistance programs.
**Technical Assistance, Publications, and Information Resources Unit**TAPIR develops and disseminates training, technical assistance, and information resources that support victim service providers and allied professionals.
**Terrorism and International Victims Unit**TIVU develops programs and initiatives to help victims of terrorism and mass violence and victims of transnational crimes.                        
**For More Information**OVC                               Resource Center:                               301-519-5500                              Toll-Free: 1-800-851-3420                              TTY: 1-877-712-9279OVC                               Training and Technical Assistance Center:1-866-OVC-TTAC                              (1-866-682-8822) 
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**See OVC Resources**
- State Crime                             Victim Compensation and Assistance Grant Programs     
- Victims of Crime                             Act Crime Victims Fund     
- What You                             Can Do If You Are a Victim of Crime    
- More on  OVC's divisions

**FS 000302**                    is available online only.                   The Office                         for Victims of Crime is a component of the Office of Justice                         Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Assistance,                         Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of                         Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency                         Prevention.   
This document was last updated on April 26, 2004 |
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