June 1, 2021
The Office of Justice Programs has released the FY 2021 VOCA Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation allocation charts:
OVC Formula Chart: 2021 Crime Victims Fund Allocation – Assistance
OVC Formula Chart: 2021 Crime Victims Fund Allocation – Compensation
Refer to these allocation charts when applying for the FY 2021 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Assistance and Compensation formula solicitations. Applications for both solicitations are due by Monday, July 19, 2021.
OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant
OVC will award each eligible state and territory victim assistance program an annual grant to support eligible crime victim assistance programs in that state or territory. Eligible crime victim assistance programs are those that are “operated by a public agency or nonprofit organization, or a combination of such agencies or organizations or of both such agencies and organizations, and provide services to victims of crime,” and that meet the other requirements set out in 34 U.S.C. § 20103(b)(1).
- Step 1 Deadline in Grants.gov: 11:59 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, July 6, 2021
- Step 2 Deadline in JustGrants: 11:59 p.m. eastern time on Monday, July 19, 2021
OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Compensation Formula Grant
OVC will award each eligible state victim compensation program an annual grant equal to 60 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. Applicants must be State victim compensation programs that are eligible to administer VOCA Victim Compensation grants.
- Step 1 Deadline in Grants.gov: 11:59 p.m. eastern time on Tuesday, July 6, 2021
- Step 2 Deadline in JustGrants: 11:59 p.m. eastern time on Monday, July 19, 2021
Webinars
Pre-Application Webinar
During a pre-application webinar on Thursday, June 3, 2021, OVC staff reviewed requirements for the OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant and OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Compensation Formula Grant solicitations and conducted a question and answer session with interested potential applicants.
Application Mechanics: VOCA Formula Application Submission in JustGrants
View webinar materials from an event to help OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant and OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Compensation Formula Grant applicants understand the two-phase application process. The webinar was hosted by OJP’s JustGrants experts.