OVC FY 2019 Building State Technology Capacity and Elder Abuse Hotlines

This program seeks ambitious yet viable proposals from Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Formula State Administrating Agencies (SAA) to implement visionary statewide technology programs to enhance victims' access to services, foster innovation and efficiency in the provision of services, improve the quality of services, and improve the accessibility and responsiveness of victim service organizations. The SAA may select one or more of the following focus areas for their application but are not limited to the choices below: -Develop and/or implement technology to enhance outreach to victims of crime.-Use technology to effectively communicate about, report on, and monitor VOCA program activities. -Enhance the collection of performance measures related to elder abuse and other types of victimization.-Enhance the social media presence of SA's and other victim service providers.-Enhance victim compensation technology to increase efficiency and reduce claim-processing time. -Develop and/or implement technology to improve state and subgrantee reporting.-Develop or enhance the statewide grants management system(s) used for the VOCA formula programs. -Enhance technology systems to improve the security, confidentiality, and efficiency of such systems with regard to victims' data stored within them.