VOCA Victim Compensation Formula Grant – US

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety, 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, justice, and equal opportunity. In line with these goals, OVC particularly encourages states 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 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.

Solicitation Goals and Objectives 

• Goals 
  • The goal of this grant program is to supplement state and territory 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.
    • Reimburse crime victims for expenses resulting from criminal violence.

Funding Information

• Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded under this Solicitation: $176,084,000
• Period of Performance Duration: 48 months
• Anticipated Number of Awards: 54
• Period of Performance Start Date: 10/1/2024

Eligibility Criteria

• State governments
• Other: Territories and possessions of the United States

For more information, visit Grants.gov.