Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (VOCA)
From the Director’s Desk, February 8, 2024
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February 2024 From the Director’s Desk Briefing Now Available
Message From the Director: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking To Enhance the Federal Crime Victim Compensation Program
I am pleased to announce that the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register (“Notice”) on Monday, February 5, 2024, to enhance the federal crime victim compensation program. It is now open for public comment.
As you may know, the federal crime victim compensation program is authorized through the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) and the formula...
2023 OVC Report to the Nation
VOCA Statutory Set-Asides
State Formula Grants
VOCA Compensation and Assistance Highlights
Formula Grants: VOCA Compensation and Assistance
Crime Victims Fund
Exhibits
Exhibits
Message From the Director
2023 Report to the Nation
2023 Crime Victims Fund Compensation and Assistance Allocations
Crime Victims Fund Compensation Allocations
From Crime Victims Fund (the Fund) deposits available for victim compensation grants, the Director shall make an annual grant from the Fund to an eligible crime victim compensation program of 75 percent of the amounts awarded during the preceding fiscal year (2 years prior to the grant year).
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Crime Victims Fund Assistance Allocations
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From the Director's Desk, September 8, 2022
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2022 Crime Victims Fund Compensation and Assistance Allocations
Crime Victims Fund Compensation Allocations
From Crime Victims Fund (the Fund) deposits available for victim compensation grants, the Director shall make an annual grant from the Fund to an eligible crime victim compensation program of 75 percent of the amounts awarded during the preceding fiscal year (2 years prior to the grant year).
View the 2022 Compensation Allocations
Crime Victims Fund Assistance Allocations
From the...
Transformative Guidance on Victim Services Funding for Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs
The VOCA Fix
OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Compensation Formula Grant
President Biden Signs the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021
OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant
OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Compensation Formula Grant
Support for Law Enforcement
Support for Law Enforcement
OVC supports partnerships with law enforcement agencies at the state, tribal, and local levels to combat crime, promote safer neighborhoods, and establish collaborations between police and the communities they protect. Through discretionary grant programs, OVC grantees help agencies provide effective, trauma-informed law enforcement practices to better serve all victims. OVC also funds national-scope discretionary programs to provide comprehensive services to victims...
OVC Discretionary Funding
OVC Discretionary Funding
OVC provides discretionary grants for national-scope demonstration projects and training and technical assistance (TTA) to enhance the professional expertise of victim service providers. These grants are competitively awarded to states, local government agencies, tribal governments, educational institutions, private nonprofit organizations, and individuals. Programs identify and implement promising practices, models, and initiatives; address gaps and needs in TTA; and fund demonstration programs that...