News and announcements
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 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
Message to Compensation Administrators: Change in the Financial Guide Regarding Payments 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
Center for Victim Research Launches Website to Help Improve Victim Services
Copy of Email Sent on behalf of Marilyn M. Roberts, OVC Deputy Director, on July 16, 2018 and Match Waiver Template
Read Updated Answers to VOCA Formula Victim Assistance Rule Frequently Asked Questions
Updated Match Waiver Approval Process
Early October 2019 Updates
Release of VOCApedia
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...
February 2020 VOCApedia Update
OVC Winter 2020 Update: VOCApedia, Solicitations, New PMT Resources, and More
FY 2020 VOCA Assistance and Compensation Solicitations and Allocation Tables
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has released the FY 2020 VOCA Victim Compensation and Victim Assistance allocation tables:
OVC is accepting applications for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Assistance and Compensation formula solicitations. Applications for both solicitations are due by Monday, June 1, 2020.
OVC FY 2020 VOCA Victim Assistance
All applicants must register in OJP’s Grants Management System...
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Deadline to Complete National Survey of Victim Service Providers is November 22
The final deadline for victim service providers to submit responses to the National Survey of Victim Service Providers (NSVSP) is November 22, 2019.
Your response to NSVSP will assist funders and policymakers in better understanding the work and needs of victim service providers. It will also provide important information for practitioners about the different ways they are structured, organized, and resourced to carry out their...
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Funding Opportunity: FY 2019 Law Enforcement-Based Victim Specialist Program
Apply for the FY 2019 Law Enforcement-Based Victim Specialist Program solicitation.
This program will develop or enhance crime victim specialist programs within law enforcement agencies to better support victims through the criminal justice process including by connecting them with community-based direct victim services programs to more quickly and more effectively serve them.
Funding under this program will support an estimated 80 victim specialist grants to...
Funding Opportunity: FY 2019 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program
Apply for the Funding Opportunity: FY 2019 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program. The Application Deadline has been extended until 11:59 p.m., eastern time, on Friday, August 16, 2019.
The overall goal of this program is to provide support to Tribal communities to improve services for victims of crime.
OVC is soliciting applications to support a comprehensive range of activities including—
- needs assessment,
- strategic planning...