Arkansas
Access grant awards, events, and state Victims of Crime Act formula funding program contacts for Arkansas.
Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (VOCA)
Arizona
Access grant awards, events, and state Victims of Crime Act formula funding program contacts for Arizona.
OVC Support to States
State Support Map
Select a state or territory on the map below to learn more about that state's efforts working with OVC.
Policy change to VOCA Assistance Guidelines with regard to allowability of indirect costs to conform to 2 C.F.R. Part 200
OVC policy regarding the allowability of indirect costs at the sub-recipient level for the VOCA Victim Assistance Program.
Clarification regarding the applicability of the payer of last resort provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to state VOCA victim compensation programs
Clarification how the payer of last resort provision in the recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act applies to your state’s VOCA victim compensation program.
Clarification of Allowable Costs for Victim Assistance Programs
OVC anticipates that it will upload the final VOCA formula victim assistance rule during the first week of July. It will become effective 30 days after publication in the Federal Register. In the interim, OVC is sending this communication to VOCA Administrators to again clarify what is allowable under the current guidelines for transitional housing and legal assistance.
Regarding legal assistance, victim assistance programs can...
Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Formula Victim Assistance Rule
The final rule sets forth the parameters for the use of funds under OVC’s Victim Assistance Program and provides greater clarity and more flexibility to support a continuum of services to crime victims.
The Use of VOCA Victim Assistance Program Funds for APS Intake Workers
In all states, some form of adult protective services (APS) exists to receive reports of elder abuse. Some states utilize a statewide hotline for receiving reports of elder abuse (intake), while other states maintain a system of local level intake. Intake is conducted, among other things, to determine whether victim services should be the only referral or whether a more system-delivered response is indicated (i.e...
VOCA–Funded Elder Abuse Programs
View examples of VOCA-funded elder abuse programs and the VOCA offices that funded them.
Read Updated Answers to VOCA Formula Victim Assistance Rule Frequently Asked Questions
OVC publishes updated answers to Frequently Asked Questions from Formula Victim Assistance Program grantees.
SARS Clarification, VOCApedia Monthly Update, and Other November Updates
A Copy of an Email Sent by Kathrina S. Peterson, OVC Acting Deputy Director, on December 17, 2019
Good Evening Administrators,
We are excited to share with you many updates from OVC. This email is long, but full of good nuggets of information for both Compensation and Assistance Administrators. Keep reading and don’t panic!
SARS Update & Clarification: We recognize that we issued conflicting...
OVC Winter 2020 Update: VOCApedia, Solicitations, New PMT Resources, and More
Learn about updates to VOCApedia, new FY 2020 solicitations, Performance Measurement Tool Resources, and other important updates.
Formula Grants
OVC administers annual Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) crime victim compensation and victim assistance formula grants to eligible states and territories. These grants are the cornerstone of support for victims throughout the Nation.
Formula Grant Allocations Archive
Discover historical information about the allocations for crime victim compensation and victim assistance formula grants.
2020 Crime Victims Fund Compensation and Assistance Allocations
View the 2020 Crime Victims Fund compensation allocations and the 2020 Crime Victims Fund 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 60 percent of the amounts awarded during the preceding fiscal year (2 years...
2021 Crime Victims Fund Compensation and Assistance Allocations
View the 2021 Crime Victims Fund compensation allocations and the 2021 Crime Victims Fund assistance allocations that have been calculated pursuant to the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021, which became effective on Wednesday, July 21, 2021.
Crime Victims Fund Compensation Allocations
From Crime Victims Fund (the Fund) deposits available for victim compensation grants, the Director shall make an...
Types of Funding
OVC administers formula grants, discretionary grants, and set-asides to support crime victim services throughout the Nation.
Crime Victims Fund
OVC administers the Crime Victims Fund, a major funding source for crime victim services.
Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Administrators
This site provides State Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Administrators with news, answers to frequently asked questions, documents, and other resources to help them successfully manage VOCA formula assistance and compensation awards.
International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program (ITVERP)
ITVERP is a unique federal program that provides financial reimbursement for qualifying expenses to qualified U.S. citizens and U.S. government employees who suffered direct physical or emotional injury from an act of international terrorism while outside the United States.
What is the Crime Victims Fund?
March 2016
This 2-minute video describes the Crime Victims Fund, a major funding source for victim services throughout the Nation that is made up of fines, special assessments, and forfeited bail paid by people who are convicted of federal crimes in U.S. courts around the country. The video offers information about the various grant programs funded using VOCA dollars and OVC's collaboration with state administrators of victim compensation and assistance programs.
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Funding Opportunity: FY 2019 Discretionary Training and Technical Assistance Program for VOCA Victim Assistance Grantees
Apply for the FY 2019 Discretionary Training and Technical Assistance Program for VOCA Victim Assistance Grantees solicitation.
OVC FY 2019 VOCA Victim Assistance
Closing Date
It's Not an "Accident": It's a Crime!
Date Published
April 2018
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Instructional Material
Center for Victim Research
The OVC-funded Center for Victim Research (CVR) is a tool for victim service providers and researchers to connect and share knowledge. CVR facilitates access to victim research and data while improving the utility of research and data collection to crime victim services nationwide. CVR’s library collection offers open-access research materials, special access to research for VOCA-funded organizations, and free training.