Federal Crime Victim Assistance
Emergency Fund
Often victims who attempt to exercise their rights or
seek services lack adequate resources or access to traditional
sources of support. To minimize this hardship, OVC established
the Federal Crime Victim Assistance Emergency Fund. Participation
in the fund is based on specific participation in both
the criminal justice system and services for victims as
outlined in the Victim and Witness Act of 1982, the Victims
of Crime Act of 1984 (as amended), the Crime Control Act
of 1990, and the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994. Fund resources are available to meet the needs
of victims of federal crime if a federal agency requests
assistance. In the past, OVC has provided funding to the
Department of Justice's Executive Office for United States
Attorneys, Civil Rights Division—Criminal Section,
Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Drug Enforcement Administration,
and the Department of Homeland Security's Bureau of Immigration
and Customs Enforcement. OVC also recently developed a
small emergency fund that allows other federal agencies
to assist federal victims with emergency needs. Funds have
been used to provide emergency services such as crisis
intervention; food and clothing; legal assistance; shelter
or temporary housing; necessary and reasonable transportation
for a victim to receive crisis intervention or medical
services; payment of necessary and reasonable costs for
the forensic medical examination of a sexual assault victim;
and services that help the victim participate in judicial
proceedings, such as necessary and reasonable transportation
to court, childcare, and interpreters.
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