OVC FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Administrative Funding Adjustment to Previously Funded FY2020 VOCA Victim Compensation
The Department of Justice 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.
Under this solicitation, OVC will support VOCA Victim Compensation Formula Programs that provide crucial financial assistance to hundreds of thousands of crime victims each year.
Funds under this program shall be used by the states and territories for awards of compensation benefits to eligible crime victims.
State victim compensation programs supplement the state efforts that offset victims’ financial burdens resulting from crime.
Compensation is extremely 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 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.
Statutory Authority:
This grant program is authorized and funded by the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) of 1984 (34 U.S.C.
§ 20102).
Under this solicitation, OVC will support VOCA Victim Compensation Formula Programs that provide crucial financial assistance to hundreds of thousands of crime victims each year.
Funds under this program shall be used by the states and territories for awards of compensation benefits to eligible crime victims.
State victim compensation programs supplement the state efforts that offset victims’ financial burdens resulting from crime.
Compensation is extremely 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 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.
Statutory Authority:
This grant program is authorized and funded by the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) of 1984 (34 U.S.C.
§ 20102).
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Funding Opportunity
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants for this program are State educational agencies (SEAs); local educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law; Indian tribes; Indian organizations; federally supported elementary or secondary schools for Indian students (including Department of the Interior/Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools); Indian institutions (including Indian institutions of higher education); or a consortium of any of these entities.
An application from a consortium of eligible entities must meet the requirements of 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129.
An application from a consortium of eligible entities must include a signed consortium agreement with the application.
Letters of support do not meet the requirement for a consortium agreement.
Applicants applying in a consortium with or as an Indian organization must demonstrate that they meet the definition of ``Indian organization'' in 34 CFR 263.20.
The term ``Indian institution of higher education'' means an accredited college or university within the United States cited in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C.
301 note), any other institution that qualifies for funding under the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C.
1801 et seq.), and Dine College (formerly Navajo Community College) authorized in the Navajo Community College Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C.
640a et seq.).
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://ovc.ojp.gov/funding/current-funding-opportunities
Contact:
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Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2022-08-25
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2013-03-21
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