# OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ovc-2021-19002-ovc-fy-2021-voca-victim-assistance-formula-grant/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333662

> Office for Victims of Crime offered grants to state and local governments. It expected to make about 56 awards worth $1.1 billion in total. Applications closed on July 6, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OVC-2021-19002 |
| Agency | Office for Victims of Crime |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 6, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 56 |
| Total funding | $1.1 billion |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.575 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Territories and possessions of the United States. All states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands are eligible to receive an annual VOCA victim assistance formula grant. Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements specified in VOCA, 34 U.S.C. § 20103(b). All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

## What the grant funds

The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. Under this solicitation, the Office for Victims of Crime (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," and that meet the other requirements set out in 34 U.S.C. § 20103(b)(1).

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OVC-2021-19002 still open?

No. It closed on July 6, 2021.

### Who can apply for OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant?

Office for Victims of Crime accepted applications from state and local governments. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant?

Closed July 6, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

About $1.1 billion in total across about 56 awards.

### Who has won Crime Victim Assistance grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Office of Emergency Services, Texas Office of the Governor, Department of Legal Affairs Florida. The program made 280 awards worth $5.5 billion in that time.