
The National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators (NAVAA), in cooperation with the Office for Victims of Crime, is seeking proposals for innovative and collaborative approaches to promoting community‐wide public awareness of the rights and available services for victims of all types of crimes during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW), April 24-30, 2022. The 2022 NCVRW theme is “Rights, access, equity for all victims.”
Approximately 47 communities are awarded up to $5,000 each in reimbursement for approved NCVRW public awareness activities through the NCVRW Community Awareness Project. Public agencies, nonprofit organizations, community‐based victim service organizations, faith‐based organizations, tribal organizations, and community coalitions committed to advocating for the rights and services of crime victims are among those encouraged to apply.
Over the past 15 years, the NCVRW Community Awareness Project has supported more than 1,100 community projects to raise general public awareness about victims’ rights and services. Within many of these communities, “traditional” NCVRW events were enhanced by the collaborative partnerships that were formed during the planning phase of each project.
Generally, the types of activities supported with NCVRW CAP funds fall into one or more of the following categories:
- a public event at which individual members of the general public physically attend in-person (e.g., candlelight vigils, information, or resource fairs, 5k walk/runs, memorial services);
- mass media advertising (e.g., newspaper, radio, or television ads, billboards, mass transit or movie theatre ads, including social media);
- the production, publication, and distribution of printed materials (e.g., brochures, posters, victims’ rights cards, resource directories); and/or
- the production and distribution of promotional giveaway items (e.g. bracelets, buttons, t-shirts, grocery/tote bags) that contain a message related to NCVRW.
Examples of allowable costs include production and purchase of advertising in print media, radio, television, or outdoor advertising to promote NCVRW events, victims’ rights, and available services; design and printing of promotional materials; support for event speakers; design and printing of posters, invitations, and fliers; and the purchase of supplies and materials used in public awareness events and activities. Salaries, entertainment, and fundraising costs are not eligible for reimbursement.
The application period is now closed. Please check back next October for availability of funding in 2023.
2021 CAP Project Summaries
2020 CAP Project Summaries
“The National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Community Awareness Projects are supported under cooperative agreement number 15POVC-21-GK-00412-NONF awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice to the National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators.”
Complete this form to receive an email notice when the application process begins for 2020 NCVRW Community Awareness Projects.
