For more information about these programs, 

please contact:

Terrorism and International Victim Assistance 

Services Division 

Office for Victims of Crime

810 Seventh Street NW., Eighth Floor

Washington, DC 20531 

202–307–5983

Web site: www.ovc.gov

International Terrorism Victim Expense 

Reimbursement Program Resource Center

Toll Free from the United States: 1–800–363–0441

ITVERP@usdoj.gov

www.ovc.gov/itverp

OVC Resource Center

301–519–5500

Toll Free from the United States: 1–800–851–3420

TTY 1–877–712–9279

OVC Training and Technical Assistance Center

1–866–OVC–TTAC (1–866–682–8822)

TTY 1–866–682–8880

Terrorism and 

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Victim Assistance 

Services

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U.S. Department of Justice

Office of Justice Programs

Office for Victims of Crime
Crime Victim Assistance 

Emergency Fund

The Crime Victim Assistance Emergency Fund for Victims of 

Terrorism and Mass Violence (the Emergency Fund) assists 

U.S. nationals and U.S. Government employees who become 

victims of terrorism and mass violence outside of the United 

States, who are in need of emergency assistance, but lack the 

resources to obtain it. Support under the Emergency Fund is 

provided via an interagency agreement with the Federal Bureau 

of Investigation (FBI).

Victim Reunification Travel 

Program

The Victim Reunification Travel 

Program (VRT) assists left-behind, 

custodial parents by providing 

funding to help locate and return 

children who are victims of 

international parental abduction. 

Support under this program is 

provided via an intra-agency 

authorization with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 

Prevention (OJJDP) and an OJJDP grant to the National Center for 

Missing and Exploited Children.

Antiterrorism and Emergency 

Assistance Program

OVC offers assistance to victims of terrorism and mass violence 

through its Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program 

(AEAP), which provides funding through grants for crisis 

response, consequence management, criminal justice support, 

crime victim compensation, and training and technical assistance. Assistance in each of these areas targets a specific phase 

in the aftermath of a crisis and is designed to meet the immediate and extended needs of victims and the community.

International Terrorism Victim 

Expense Reimbursement Program

The International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement 

Program (ITVERP) was authorized by Congress to reimburse 

eligible victims for out-of-pocket expenses associated with 

terrorism that occurs outside the United States. The victim must 

have suffered direct physical or emotional injury or death as 

a result of an act of international terrorism and must be a U.S. 

national or U.S. Government officer or employee.

t

he threat of terrorism and mass violence against Americans has increased in recent years in the United States and 

abroad. The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), is responsible for 

developing programs and initiatives that support victims of domestic and international terrorism, as well as victims of 

global crimes, such as child abduction and tourist-targeted victimization. OVC’s Terrorism and International Victim Assistance 

Services (TIVAS) Division coordinates the agency’s resources and funding for victims of terrorism and global crimes.

OVC is committed to promoting justice and healing for all 

victims of crime. As an agency of the U.S. Department of 

Justice, Office of Justice Programs, OVC administers federal 

funds to support victim services, provides federal training 

for diverse professionals who work with victims, develops 

programs to advance victims’ rights and enhance services, 

and undertakes public education and advocacy activities 

on behalf of crime victims. In doing so, OVC works with 

international, domestic, military, tribal, state, and local 

victim assistance and criminal justice agencies and other 

professional organizations.

Office for Victims of Crime

“Thank you for calling and caring. You are the only 

group that has called and said we want to help you. 

You guys are the light at the end of the tunnel, 

and I’m blessed.” 

-Victim of an attack in the Philippines