# OVC FY 2026 Victim Reunification Travel Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ovc-2026-172723-ovc-fy-2026-victim-reunification-travel-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363761

> Office for Victims of Crime offered grants of up to $300,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $300,000 in total. Applications closed on September 2, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OVC-2026-172723 |
| Agency | Office for Victims of Crime |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 2, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $300,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $300,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.582 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

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.

## What the grant funds

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.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OVC-2026-172723 still open?

No. It closed on September 2, 2026. A newer notice is open: O-OVC-2026-172807, closes November 16, 2026 (9 days left).

### Who can apply for OVC FY 2026 Victim Reunification Travel Program?

Office for Victims of Crime accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for OVC FY 2026 Victim Reunification Travel Program?

Closed September 2, 2026. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $300,000 each. About $300,000 in total for one award.

### Who has won Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were National Center for Victims of Crime, Inc., Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network Rainn, JBS International, Inc. The program made 326 awards worth $165 million in that time.