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Victim assistance

Help in Your State: Utah

Help in Your State: Utah

View contact information for the Utah Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation programs below.

Victim Assistance Program

Utah Office for Victims of Crime
Phone: 801-238-2360

Victim Compensation Program

Utah Office for Victims of Crime
Phone: 801-238-2360

Additional Resources

Additional resources and information for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and elder abuse is available on these U.S. Department of Justice websites—...

Help in Your State: Florida

Help in Your State: Florida

View contact information for the Florida Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation programs below.

Victim Assistance Program

Florida Office of the Attorney General
Crime Victims' Services
Phone: 800-226-6667

Victim Compensation Program

Florida Office of the Attorney General
Crime Victims' Services
Phone: 800-226-6667

Additional Resources

Additional resources and information for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and elder abuse is available on...

Help in Your State: Missouri

Help in Your State: Missouri

View contact information for the Missouri Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation programs below.

Victim Assistance Program

Missouri Department of Social Services
Phone: 573-522-3730

Victim Compensation Program

Missouri Department of Public Safety
Victim Services Program
Phone: 573-526-6006

Additional Resources

Additional resources and information for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and elder abuse is available on these U.S. Department of Justice...

Help in Your State: Rhode Island

Help in Your State: Rhode Island

View contact information for the Rhode Island Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation programs below.

Victim Assistance Program

Rhode Island Public Safety Grant Administration Office
Phone: 401-764-5797

Victim Compensation Program

Office of the General Treasurer Crime Victim Compensation Program
Phone: 401-462-7655

Additional Resources

Additional resources and information for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and elder abuse is available on...

Help in Your State: California

Help in Your State: California

View contact information for the California Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation programs below.

Victim Assistance Program

California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
Phone: 916-845-8506

Victim Compensation Program

California Victim Compensation Board
Phone: 800-777-9229 

Additional Resources

Additional resources and information for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and elder abuse is available on these U.S. Department of Justice websites—

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Help in Your State: Maryland

Help in Your State: Maryland

View contact information for the Maryland Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation programs below.

Victim Assistance Program

Maryland Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
Phone: 410-697-9312

Victim Compensation Program

Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
Phone: 888-679-9347

Additional Resources

Additional resources and information for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and elder abuse is available on these U.S. Department of...

Help in Your State: Ohio

Help in Your State: Ohio

View contact information for the Ohio Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation programs below.

Victim Assistance Program

Ohio Attorney General's Crime Victim Services Section
Phone: 614-466-5610

Victim Compensation Program

Ohio Attorney General's Crime Victim Compensation Program
Phone: 614-466-5610

Additional Resources

Additional resources and information for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and elder abuse is available on these U.S. Department of...

Help in Your State: Wisconsin

Help in Your State: Wisconsin

View contact information for the Wisconsin Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation programs below.

Victim Assistance Program

Wisconsin Department of Justice
Office of Crime Victim Services
Phone: 800-446-6564

Victim Compensation Program

Wisconsin Department of Justice
Office of Crime Victim Services
Phone: 800-446-6564

Additional Resources

Additional resources and information for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and elder abuse is available on...

Help in Your State: Alabama

Help in Your State: Alabama

View contact information for the Alabama Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation programs below.

Victim Assistance Program

Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
Law Enforcement and Safety Division
Phone: 334-353-3252

Victim Compensation Program

Alabama Crime Victims' Compensation Commission
Phone: 334-290-4420

Additional Resources

Additional resources and information for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and elder abuse is available on these...

Help in Your State: Indiana

Help in Your State: Indiana

View contact information for the Indiana Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation programs below.

Victim Assistance Program

Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
Victim Services Division
Phone: 317-232-1233

Victim Compensation Program

Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
Victim Services Division
Phone: 800-353-1484

Additional Resources

Additional resources and information for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and elder abuse is available on these U.S. Department of...

Help in Your State: New Mexico

Help in Your State: New Mexico

View contact information for the New Mexico Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation programs below.

Victim Assistance Program

New Mexico Crime Victims Reparation Commission
Phone: 505-841-9432

Victim Compensation Program

New Mexico Crime Victims Reparation Commission
Phone: 505-841-9432

Additional Resources

Additional resources and information for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and elder abuse is available on these U.S. Department of Justice websites—...

Help in Your State: Vermont

Help in Your State: Vermont

View contact information for the Vermont Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation programs below.

Victim Assistance Program

Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services
Phone: 800-750-1213

Victim Compensation Program

Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services
Phone: 800-750-1213

Additional Resources

Additional resources and information for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and elder abuse is available on these U.S. Department of Justice websites—...

The OVC Center for VOCA Administrators Introduction Video

September 2021

The OVC Center for VOCA Administrators (The OVC VOCA Center) provides peer-to-peer technical assistance to meet the needs of VOCA Administrators. The OVC VOCA Center will broaden victim services to historically underserved communities, provide grant and financial management training and technical assistance, offer learning opportunities designed specifically for VOCA Administrators, and foster expanded accessibility and sustainability of VOCA programs.

New Center Offers Support to VOCA Administrators

OVC Director Kristina Rose announces the launch of the OVC Center for VOCA Administrators to help build the capacity of VOCA Administrators to manage VOCA formula victim assistance and victim compensation funds.

OVC Center for VOCA Administrators Launch: Remarks From OVC Director Kristina Rose

September 2021

In this video, OVC Director Kristina Rose announces the launch of the OVC Center for VOCA Administrators. The Center provides technical support to strengthen the capacity of VOCA Administrators to administer VOCA formula victim assistance and victim compensation funds—the cornerstone of support for victims throughout the Nation. Visit the OVC Center for VOCA Administrators website.

President Biden Signs the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021

On Thursday, July 22, 2021, Amy L. Solomon, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, and Kristina Rose, Director, Office for Victims of Crime, joined President Biden and Vice President Harris at the signing of the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021 in a historic effort to stabilize the Crime Victims Fund.

OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant

Closing Date
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,”...

OVC FY 2021 Building State Technology Capacity

Closing Date
OVC is seeking applications from Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Formula Assistance and Compensation Program State Administering Agencies to implement statewide technology programs to enhance victims’ access to services, foster innovation and efficiency in the provision of services, improve the quality of services, and improve the accessibility and responsiveness of victim service organizations.

State Formula Grants

State Formula Grants

OVC administers two formula grant programs that support crime victim compensation and assistance, described above—the VOCA Victim Compensation Formula Grant Program and the VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant Program. Every year, OVC awards each eligible state and territory a VOCA victim compensation formula grant to supplement state funds that reimburse victims for out-of-pocket expenses resulting from crime, such as medical and dental...

Exhibits

Exhibits

table of Crime Victims Fund cash flow, FYs 2019 and 2020 (in $ Millions)

 

graph of Crime Victims Fund deposits and disbursements

 

table of the payment of status of claims submitted to VOCA victim compensation programs, FYs 2019-2020

 

table of state compensation program benefits paid in FYs 2019 and 2020, by type of expense

 

table of victims served by VOCA assistance programs in FYs 2019 and 2020, by type of victimization

 

table of services delivered to victims by VOCA assistance programs in FYs 2019 and 2020, by type of assistance

 

table of VOCA assistance program nationwide performance indicators, FYs 2019 and 2020

 

chart of the growth of OVC's tribal grant programs, FYs 2016-2020

 

table of the population tiers for the Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside formula program

 

bar graph of the history of OVC's anti-human trafficking funding

 

pie chart of OVC anti-human trafficking award funding

 

graph of number of clients served by OVC anti-human trafficking grantees, FYs 2016-2020

 

map of law enforcement-based victim services program sites