The Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants (OVSJG) provides District and federal funding to local initiatives that improve public safety; enhance the administration of justice; and create systems of care for crime victims, youth, and their families in the District. OVSJG is the State-Administering Agency (SAA) responsible for the direction of systemic criminal justice planning, coordination, management, research, training, and technical assistance. OVSJG also provides policy making expertise, advice, and counsel to the Executive Office of the Mayor on the role of victims and offenders in the criminal justice system, and evidence-based practices to respond to, intervene in, and prevent violence.