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U.S. Department of Justice Benefits
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You may be eligible for 3 form(s) of assistance.
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International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program (ITVERP)
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Program Description
The International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program (ITVERP) was authorized by Congress to reimburse eligible direct victims of designated acts of international terrorism that occur outside of the United States for expenses associated with that victimization. Program claimants can seek reimbursement for eligible victims of international terrorism for expenses associated directly with that victimization. Such associated expenses include the following:
- Medical (including dental and rehabilitation costs)
- Mental health care costs
- Property loss, repair, replacement costs
- Funeral and burial costs
- Miscellaneous expenses (such as temporary lodging, local transportation, telephone costs, emergency travel)
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit, you must be a U.S. National or a U.S. Government Officer/Employee. The law requires that the individual victim must have suffered “direct physical or emotional injury or death as a result of an act of international terrorism occurring on or after October 23, 1983, with respect to which an investigation or prosecution was ongoing or was commenced after April 24, 1996.” In the case of a victim who is a minor, incompetent, incapacitated, or is killed, a family member or legally designated representative of the victim may receive expense reimbursement on behalf of the victim. In addition to the victim, claimants may include the following:
- Spouse of the victim
- Parents of the victim
- Children of the victim
- Siblings of the victim
- Legally designated victim representative
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
For more information, contact the International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement
Program at:
1-800-363-0441
Please visit the ITVERP website at:
http://www.ovc.gov/intdir/itverp/index.html
Managing Agency
U.S. Department of Justice
http://www.usdoj.gov
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Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program
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Program Description
The Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program (PSOB) was established to provide a death benefit to the eligible survivors of federal, state or local public safety officers whose death is the direct and proximate result of a personal (traumatic) injury sustained in the line of duty (certain fatal, line of duty heart attacks and strokes are also covered). Effective November 29, 1990, the Act also provides a disability benefit to eligible public safety officers who have been permanently and totally disabled as the direct result of a catastrophic personal injury sustained in the line of duty. The injury must permanently prevent the officer from performing any gainful work.
General Program Requirements
Eligible beneficiaries for PSOB purposes, in this order, are spouses; children; individuals designated as PSOB beneficiaries or life insurance beneficiaries on file with the agency at the time of the officer's death; or surviving parents. Children include any natural, out-of-wedlock, adopted or posthumous child, or stepchild who is 18 years old or younger. Children between the ages of 18 and 22 may be eligible if a full-time student at the time of the officer's death, and children over 18 who are incapable of self-support at the time of the officer's death.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
Bureau of Justice Assistance Payments and Benefits Division
Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program
Washington, DC 20531
https://www.psob.gov/
You may find information on filing a PSOB claim and claim forms at:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/psob/psob_main.html
Phone: 888-744-6513
Phone: 202-307-0635
Managing Agency
U.S. Department of Justice
http://www.usdoj.gov
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State Crime Victims Compensation
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Program Description
State Crime Victims Compensation programs reimburse victims for crime-related expenses such as medical costs, mental health counseling, funeral and burial costs and lost wages or loss of support. All states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and Puerto Rico have established compensation programs for crime victims with Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding from the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). Although each state compensation program is administered independently, most programs have similar eligibility requirements and offer comparable benefits. Maximum awards generally range from $10,000 to $25,000, though a number of states have higher and lower maximums.
General Program Requirements
Compensation is paid only when other financial resources, such as private insurance and offender restitution, do not cover the loss. Some expenses are not covered by most compensation programs, including theft, damage, and property loss. State compensation programs are not required to compensate victims in terrorism cases.
To receive compensation, victims must comply with state statutes and rules, which generally require victims to cooperate with reasonable requests of law enforcement and submit a timely application to the compensation program.
To identify requirements, inquiries must be made to the individual VOCA-funded victim service organizations. The OVC website, http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/, provides links to Victim Assistance and Compensation Programs and lists organizations' corresponding state administrator contact information.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
Contact information for each State VOCA-funded assistance and compensation program may be found at:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/help/links.htm
You may submit an email to the OVC program at:
http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/askovc/
Office for Victims of Crime
U.S. Department of Justice
810 Seventh Street NW., Eighth Floor
Washington, DC 20531
OVC Resource Center:
Local: 1-301-519-5500
Toll-Free: 1-800-851-3420
TTY: 1-877-712-9279
Managing Agency
U.S. Department of Justice
http://www.usdoj.gov
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