Transcript Presentation Title

Mass Violence Lessons Learned
and
AEAP
Boston VOCA Conference
August 20, 2014
Today’s Presentation
• Introductions
• Content
• Discuss OVC’s Antiterrorism Emergency Assistance
Program (AEAP), which supports victims of domestic mass
violence and terrorism
• How to apply for AEAP funds, what expenses are typically
eligible for AEAP, and some grant monitoring issues
• Lessons learned from past incidents, including what type
of assistance is available to help you through the process,
how to deal with private funds, and related issues
Crime Victims Fund and AEAP
• Authorized by the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) of 1984, as
amended, Title 42 U.S.C. §§ 10601-10608.
• VOCA formally established the Office for Victims of Crime
(OVC) within the Office of Justice Programs in 1988 to
administer the Crime Victims Fund (CVF).
• The Antiterrorism Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP),
which specifically supports victims of mass violence and
terrorism, is funded by the Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve,
an annual set aside of up to $50 million under the CVF.
• Since 2004, OVC has awarded more than $32 million under
AEAP for victim support in mass violence incidents
AEAP
• AEAP is designed to help jurisdictions that have
been overwhelmed after a mass violence incident.
“Overwhelmed” can mean different things in
different locations.
• Assistance available under AEAP:
Crisis Response (up to 9 months)
Consequence Management (up to 18 months)
Criminal Justice Support (up to 36 months)
Crime Victim Compensation (available any time) to
reimburse victims for out-of-pocket expenses
• Training and Technical Assistance – to identify resources,
assess needs, coordinate services to victims, and develop
strategies for responding to an event
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Samples of AEAP Supported Expenses
• Counseling
• Compensation for medical
& mental health costs, lost
wages, and funeral
expenses
• Emergency food, clothing,
transportation, and travel
• Temporary housing
• Repatriation of remains
• Cleaning and return of
personal effects
• Child/dependent care
• Physical and vocational
rehabilitation
• Employer and creditor
intervention
• Some victim-related ME
& law enforcement costs
• Needs assessment and
planning
• Support for victim
participation in criminal
justice proceedings
• Victim outreach and
notification systems
AEAP Grant Process – How it Works
• OVC contacts VOCA officials after an incident
• Coordinate with FBI OVA and other agencies.
OVA can:
• Provide immediate victim assistance, collect antemortem data, death notifications, help establish
FAC, assist with incident briefings for families, etc.
• Determine resources deployed and services that
are being coordinated.
• Support short-term victim-related expenses such
as emergency transportation or temp lodging
AEAP Grant Process – How it Works
• OVC determines appropriate AEAP applicant
• We provide materials including the AEAP Solicitation
and samples of past applications
• Collaborative process and prospective grantee will
identify victim-related expenses
• Letter of Request to OVC
• Continued collaboration to refine application
• Ensure coordinated response; for example, BJA, DOE
• Time needed to complete process varies
• Consultant provided for large or complex events
AEAP Award
• Grant Award
• Grant monitoring
• Administrative Review includes a review of the grant file, a
personnel review, and subcontractor/sub-recipient
monitoring
• Programmatic Review – includes looking at content and
substance of the grant to determine whether the grant
activities are consistent with the implementation plan and
grant goals/objectives
• Financial Review – looking at how a grantee tracks budget to
actual expenditure amounts in approved budget categories
Mass Violence Lessons Learned Toolkit
• Help communities prepare and respond to mass violence
• Compendium of Resources, operational procedures, best
practices, and lessons learned
• Planning through long-term victim support
• Checklists: Planning/Partnership, Response, Recovery
• Who should use the toolkit?
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VOCA Administrators
State and city government officials
Emergency planners, law enforcement, prosecutors
Victim service providers and health care/mental health
providers
Mass Violence Lessons Learned Toolkit
• How to use the Toolkit
• Step-by-step approach to help develop a comprehensive
victim assistance plan for mass violence incidents
• Bring together key partners to review emergency plans
and integrate or refine victim issues
• Victim assistance protocols can enhance the effectiveness
of response and recovery.
• Response and Recovery checklists can assist communities
address immediate and longer-term victim issues.
• Online availability estimated for late 2014 or early 2015
Contact Information
Eugenia Pedley
[email protected]
OVC AEAP Webpage
http://ojp.gov/ovc/AEAP/index.html