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OVC awards $300,000 for special programs

Law enforcement entities can apply for grants from the Office of Victims of Crime under its discretionary program. Action Partnerships with Professional and Membership Organizations.

A total of $300,000 is available for projects of up to $100,000 each.

Priority targets are law enforcement

agencies that can collaborate with the medical community, housing agencies and prosecutors. OVC also seeks ideas for improving the prosecutor's capacity for meeting victim needs and for ways to help judges to ensure court-- room accommodations for victims, guarantee opportunities for victim impact statements, and provide sentencing alternatives that hold offenders accountable to victims.

Inf.: Download applications from www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc or call 800-6276872. For assistance, Diane Wells, 202-6161860; e-mail, Diane@ojp.usdoj.gov or Yvonne Jones, 202-616-3566; e-mail, yvonneJ@ojp.usdoj.gov.

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