Description
Congress annually authorizes set-aside funds from the Crime Victims Fund for a Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside (TVSSA) program which provide support to Tribal communities to enhance services for victims of crime, consistent with the requirements of the Victims of Crime Act. The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is charged by Congress with administering the Crime Victims Fund.
OVC’s TVSSA formula grant program supports American Indian and Alaska Native communities as they walk in healing with survivors and victims of crime. The purpose of the consultation is to solicit recommendations about OVC’s administration of the Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside. OVC will accept testimony from elected or appointed leaders of federally recognized Tribes or their authorized designees. Tribal leaders may also submit written testimony.