OVC will host a virtual Tribal Consultation on the Tribal Set-Aside from the Crime Victims Fund for Fiscal Year 2025 on October 23–24, 2024, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. eastern time each day.
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.
OVC invites Consultation testimony from:
- an elected Tribal leader,
- an appointed Tribal leader, or
- someone designated by an elected or appointed Tribal leader (designation must be provided in writing).
An informational Framing Paper on the FY 2025 Tribal Set-Aside provides relevant background and questions for participants at the consultation to consider. OVC also plans to release an annual report on our administration of the FY 2024 Tribal Set-Aside on October 16, 2024. The report will be posted to the OVC Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside page.
If you are a Tribal leader's designee and you plan to speak at either day of the Consultation, OVC asks that you provide a Delegation of Authority letter on Tribal letterhead signed by the elected or appointed Tribal leader or have the elected or appointed Tribal leader send an email to [email protected] to confirm your authorization to testify on behalf of the Tribe. Instructions for how to submit your testimony will be available after you register. During the Consultation, Tribal leaders will be called in the order in which their registration was received.
Please note the deadline for submitting written testimony to OVC regarding the FY 2025 Tribal Set-Aside Consultation is November 25, 2024. To submit your written testimony, kindly send an email to [email protected] with the subject line “FY 2025 Tribal Set-Aside Consultation Testimony.” Alternatively, you can mail your written testimony to the following address:
LeBretia White, Tribal Division Director
Office for Victims of Crime
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
999 N. Capitol Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20531