OVC FY 2026 Victim Reunification Travel Program
Agency: Office for Victims of Crime
Assistance Listings: 16.582 -- Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants
Last Updated: September 1, 2026
Description
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OVC FY 2026 Victim Reunification Travel Program. This opportunity provides funding to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) to support the Victim Reunification Travel (VRT) Program, which assists parents of children who have been kidnapped by a noncustodial parent and taken across international borders with traveling to participate in Hague Convention hearings and/or accompanying their children back to the United States. NCMEC will work from guidelines and procedures established by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)...
to request release of funds to support services to victims of international parental kidnapping or federal crime victims.
Statute 34 U.S.C. § 11293(b) provides that the administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention make an annual grant to NCMEC for various purposes related to assisting missing and exploited children and their families, including assisting parents and other custodians. Since 2004, OVC has provided funding for the VRT Program under 34 U.S.C. § 20103(c)(1)(B), which authorizes OVC to assist victims of federal crimes.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
This invited notice of funding opportunity is for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to implement the Victim Reunification Travel program. No other applicants may apply.
Grantor contact information
Description
For assistance with the requirements of this funding opportunity: OJP Response Center Phone: 800-851-3420 or 202-353-5556 (TTY for hearing-impaired callers only) Email: OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov. Hours of operation: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) Monday–Friday.
ojp.responsecenter@usdoj.gov
OJP Response Center
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information
Closing: September 2, 2026
Award
$300,000
Program Funding
1
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$300,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
O-OVC-2026-172723
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Income security and social services
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
September 1, 2026
Archive date:
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