Victims of Crime Funding Call 2024

The Department of Justice is inviting applications for funding from new and existing organisations supporting Victims of Crime.

Every year the Department of Justice provides support for organisations that work in the Victims of Crime (“VOC”) area, including for the provision of support, information and advice on the rights of victims, court accompaniment and other support and advice services.

Under the 2024 call for funding, applications from relevant organisations may also be made to

• Minimise waiting times for the support needs of victims of crime and for the expansion of crime victim helplines.
• Meet the increased demand of services following VOC and Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (DSGBV) awareness raising campaigns.
• Allow frontline NGO services to develop expansion plans for additional counties, extend to other counties and allow for additional emergency services.
• Expand accompaniment service in the light of increasing numbers of victims and to ensure sufficiency of ongoing specialist support provision, support outreach work with victims of human trafficking and supporting those wishing to exit prostitution.
• Allow NGO frontline services run recruitment campaigns for volunteers.
• Assist all vulnerable witnesses navigating the criminal justice system across facilities, supports, information, and training.

Applications for funding for 2024 are being invited from new and existing organisations working with Victims of Crime.

Applications may be submitted by individual organisations, or by a consortium involving two or more organisations where the lead partner is a community organisation, not-for-profit, social enterprise.

Completed Application Forms must be returned to the following email address no later than 5pm on Monday 2 October 2023 .