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Victim compensation

Vision 21 Accomplishments

Date Published
July 2016
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description, Grants and Funding
Agencies
OVC

OVC FY 16 VOCA Victim Compensation

Closing Date
OVC will award each eligible state victim compensation program an annual grant equal to 60 percent of what the state spent in state-funded benefits 2 years previously, other than amounts awarded for property damage. Funds under this program shall be used by the states and territories for awards of compensation benefits to crime victims, with the following exception: states may retain up to 5 percent...

Update VOCA Victim Assistance Administrators' Toolkit and Crime Victim Compensation Manager's Guidebook

Closing Date
OVC will award two separate competitive 24-month cooperative agreements of up to $150,000 each to enhance the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Assistance toolkit and Victim Compensation guidebook by using field-generated comments and suggestions to shape these two tools to reflect technological changes in the field since their creation and include new regulations, and performance and grant requirements. These tools are invaluable resources for...