The Office for Victims of CrUnder this solicitation, OVC will support VOCA Victim Compensation Formula Programs that provide crucial financial assistance to hundreds of thousands of crime victims each year. ime has announced VOCA Victim Compensation Formula Grant to supplement state efforts to provide financial compensation to crime victims throughout the nation for costs resulting from crime, and to encourage victim cooperation and participation in the criminal justice system.
Donor Name: Office for Victims of Crime
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territory: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 06/23/2022
Grant Size: $1,608,841,915
Grant Duration: 48 months
Details:
The goal is to improve the treatment of victims of crime by providing victims with the compensation, support, and services necessary to aid their restoration after a violent criminal act, and to support them as they navigate the criminal justice process.
Funds under this program shall be used by the states and territories for awards of compensation benefits to eligible crime victims. State victim compensation programs supplement the state efforts that offset victims’ financial burdens resulting from crime. Compensation is extremely vital to victims who face enormous financial setbacks from medical fees, lost income, dependent care, funeral expenses, relocation expenses, and other costs.
OVC will award each eligible state victim compensation program an annual grant equal to 75 percent of the amount the program awarded in state-funded victim compensation payments during the fiscal year 2 years prior to the present fiscal year, other than amounts awarded for property damage.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,608,841,915
- Period of Performance Duration (Months) 48
Eligibility Criteria
- State governments
- All states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands are eligible to receive an annual VOCA victim compensation formula grant.
Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements specified in VOCA, 34 U.S.C. § 20102(b). - All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
