The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) seeks applications for funding for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Compensation Formula Grant Program.
Donor Name: Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Republic of the Marshall Islands and Republic of Palau
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/30/2023
Size of the Grant: $169,885,000
Grant Duration: 48 months
Details:
OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.
With this solicitation, OVC seeks to support VOCA Victim Compensation programs across the nation that provide crucial financial assistance to hundreds of thousands of crime victims each year. VOCA Victim Compensation formula funds shall be used by states and territories for awards of compensation benefits to eligible crime victims. OVC encourages states and territories to use VOCA funding within program parameters to affirmatively advance equity, civil rights, racial justice, and equal opportunity. In line with these goals, OVC particularly encourages state and territories to include American Indian and Alaska Native tribes in program planning and funding.
State and territory victim compensation programs, funded by VOCA Victim Compensation Formula Grant awards, supplement state/territory efforts to 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 and territory 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.
Goals
The goal of this grant program is to supplement state efforts to provide financial compensation to crime victims throughout the nation for costs resulting from crime. These funds are used to provide crime victims with the compensation, support, and services necessary to aid their restoration after criminal violence, including costs associated with medical fees, lost income, dependent care, funeral expenses, relocation expenses, and other costs.
Objectives
Objectives of the OVC VOCA Victim Compensation Formula Grant Program are the following:
- Support state and territory crime victim compensation programs; and
- Reimburse crime victims for expenses resulting from criminal violence.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $169,885,000
- Period of Performance: 48 months
Eligible Applicants
State governments
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
