Crime Victim Compensation (16.576)
Crime Victim Compensation (Assistance Listing 16.576) is run by the Office of Justice Programs, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $879 million in 270 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $3.3 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $1.4 million. Half of the 270 awards fell between $511,250 and $3.1 million, and they ranged from $10,000 to $39.6 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$879 million
- Grant awards270
- Typical award$1.4 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$178 million
- Size rank274 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceFormula grants
Key findings
- Annual funding was roughly flat, $177 million in fiscal 2021 and $178 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 274th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 82% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 54 states and territories.
What the program funds
Program goal(s) name: Support crime victims through reimbursement, support, and services. Program goal(s) description: Supplement state and territory efforts to provide financial compensation to crime victims throughout the nation for costs resulting from crime. These funds are used to provide crime victims with the compensation, support, and services necessary to aid their restoration after criminal violence, including costs associated with medical fees, lost income, dependent care, funeral expenses, relocation expenses, and other costs. Program objective(s) name: Reimburse crime victims Program objective(s) description: Support state and territory crime victim compensation programs; Reimburse crime victims for expenses resulting from criminal violence.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Each State receives 60 percent of its prior year payout of State compensation funds
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Crime Victim Compensation (16.576) awarded $879 million across 270 grant awards, an average of $3.3 million per award.
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 99% of the money.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 267 | $874 million | 99% |
| Other | 3 | $5.3 million | 0.6% |
By state
50 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 5 | $165 million |
| California | 5 | $140 million |
| New Jersey | 5 | $38.0 million |
| Washington | 5 | $37.7 million |
| Georgia | 5 | $37.7 million |
| New York | 5 | $37.4 million |
| Colorado | 5 | $35.2 million |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | $28.7 million |
| Florida | 5 | $23.4 million |
| Tennessee | 5 | $21.4 million |
| North Carolina | 5 | $20.4 million |
| Illinois | 5 | $20.1 million |
| Ohio | 5 | $18.4 million |
| Missouri | 5 | $17.7 million |
| Utah | 5 | $14.8 million |
| Indiana | 5 | $12.9 million |
| Oregon | 5 | $12.8 million |
| Louisiana | 5 | $12.7 million |
| South Carolina | 5 | $12.2 million |
| Oklahoma | 5 | $12.1 million |
| Wisconsin | 5 | $12.0 million |
| Iowa | 5 | $11.5 million |
| Virginia | 5 | $10.4 million |
| District of Columbia | 5 | $9.9 million |
| Nevada | 6 | $9.9 million |
| Michigan | 5 | $9.5 million |
| Minnesota | 5 | $8.9 million |
| Massachusetts | 5 | $8.6 million |
| Arizona | 5 | $8.5 million |
| Mississippi | 5 | $7.1 million |
| Maryland | 5 | $5.6 million |
| New Mexico | 5 | $5.6 million |
| Kansas | 5 | $5.5 million |
| Idaho | 5 | $5.0 million |
| Arkansas | 5 | $5.0 million |
| Connecticut | 5 | $4.7 million |
| Delaware | 5 | $4.1 million |
| Wyoming | 5 | $3.8 million |
| Alaska | 8 | $3.7 million |
| Alabama | 4 | $3.0 million |
| Kentucky | 5 | $2.5 million |
| West Virginia | 5 | $2.4 million |
| Montana | 5 | $2.2 million |
| Rhode Island | 5 | $2.0 million |
| Maine | 5 | $2.0 million |
| New Hampshire | 5 | $1.5 million |
| Vermont | 5 | $1.4 million |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | $1.4 million |
| South Dakota | 5 | $1.2 million |
| Hawaii | 4 | $1.0 million |
| North Dakota | 5 | $760,000 |
| Nebraska | 5 | $627,385 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 3 | $269,133 |
| Guam | 5 | $202,975 |