The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), seeks applications for funding under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Assistance Formula Grant Program.
Donor Name: Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/30/2023
Size of the Grant: $1,349,733,022
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 applications for funding under the FY 2023 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant Program. This program furthers the Department’s mission by providing grants to support the provision of services to victims of crime throughout the nation. OVC encourages SAAs 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 SAAs to include American Indian and Alaska Native tribes in program planning and funding.
Goals
The goal of the VOCA Victim Assistance funding is to improve the treatment of victims of crime by providing victims with the assistance, support, and services necessary to aid their restoration and healing after a criminal act. States and territories shall use funds to support eligible crime victim assistance programs that provide support services to crime victims; retaining up to 5 percent of their total grant for administrative and training purposes.
Objectives
Objectives of the OVC VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant Program are the following:
- Support state and territory crime victim assistance programs; and
- Provide subgrants to local community-based organizations and public agencies that provide services to crime victims.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $1,349,733,022
- Period of Performance: 48 months
Eligible Applicants
- State governments
- For the purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
