OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant

The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is seeking applications for funding under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Assistance Formula Grant Program. The goal of this program is to support eligible crime victim assistance programs in each state and territory. Eligible programs are those that provide direct services to crime victims and meet the requirements set out in 34 U.S.C. § 20103(b)(1). The program will award each eligible state and territory victim assistance program an annual grant, with a base amount of $500,000 for each state, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, and $200,000 for the territories of Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. Additional funds will be distributed based on population. The award funds will be used to provide services to victims of crime, except for a maximum of 5 percent that may be used for administration and training. Some key points to consider include: * The program will support eligible crime victim assistance programs in each state and territory. * Eligible programs must provide direct services to crime victims and meet the requirements set out in 34 U.S.C. § 20103(b)(1). * The program will award each eligible state and territory victim assistance program an annual grant. * Award funds will be used to provide services to victims of crime, except for a maximum of 5 percent that may be used for administration and training. * The program encourages states and territories to use the VOCA Assistance funding within the program parameters to affirmatively advance equity, civil rights, racial justice, and equal opportunity.