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O-OVC-2021-19002: OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant

Closed Closed July 6, 2021 Opportunity O-OVC-2021-19002

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Office for Victims of Crime notices from 2021.

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.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed July 14, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

Office for Victims of Crime has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
O-OVC-2024-172059March 27, 2024Closed May 28, 2024Closed
O-OVC-2023-171712April 6, 2023Closed May 30, 2023Closed
O-OVC-2022-171314April 29, 2022Closed June 23, 2022Closed

Key dates

PostedMay 19, 2021
DeadlineJuly 6, 2021

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to state and local governments.

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.

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Is this a realistic fit?

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).

Category: Income Security and Social Services.

Who has won Crime Victim Assistance grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Crime Victim Assistance (16.575) awarded $5.5 billion across 280 grant awards, an average of $19.7 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Office of Emergency ServicesCalifornia5$669 million
Texas Office of the GovernorTexas5$513 million
Department of Legal Affairs FloridaFlorida5$382 million
NYS Office of Victim ServicesNew York5$306 million
Illinois Criminal Justice Information AuthorityIllinois5$210 million

Top states: California ($669 million), Texas ($513 million), Florida ($382 million), New York ($306 million), Illinois ($210 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

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.

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