Crime Victim Assistance

CFDA 16.575 Active Grant
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Program Funding

Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.

Latest annual funding
$1.27B FY2025
$778.9M
FY24
$1.27B
FY25

Who has received this funding

Organizations awarded under CFDA 16.575 (USAspending.gov).

Program Objective

Program goal(s) name: Help victims of crime with needed services.
Program goal(s) description: Improve the treatment of victims of crime by providing victims with the assistance, support, and services necessary to aid their restoration and healing after a criminal act.
Program objective(s) name: Provide subawards to assist victims locally.
Program objective(s) description: Support state and territory crime victim assistance programs; provide subgrants to local community-based organizations and public agencies that provide services to crime victims.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants

  • Other

How to Apply

Award Procedure

All final award decisions will be made by the Assistant Attorney General, unless a statute explicitly authorizes award decisions by another official or there is written delegation of authority to another official. For successful applicants, JustGrants will send a system-generated email to the Application Submitter, Authorized Representative, and Entity Administrator with information on accessing their official award package in JustGrants. The award package will include key information (such as funding amount and period of performance) as well as award conditions that must be followed. The Authorized Representative for the entity should accept or decline the award within 45 days of the notification.

Decision Timeline

  • Approval: From 120 to 180 days

The review procedure for applications is specified in the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and generally includes eligibility and responsiveness, merit, programmatic, budget, and risk reviews.

Program details & compliance

Description

Victim Assistance formula grants provide funding to States and eligible territories to improve the treatment of victims of crime by providing victims with the assistance, support, and services necessary to aid their restoration and healing after a criminal act. States provide subawards to local community-based organizations and public agencies that provide services directly to crime victims, for example crisis counseling, telephone and onsite information and referrals, criminal justice support and advocacy, shelter, therapy, and additional assistance.

Mission Categories

Primary: Victim Services

Reporting & Compliance

Audit Required
Yes — Determined at Time of Award
Records Retention
3 years

Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts

  • Subpart B — General Provisions
  • Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
  • Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
  • Subpart E — Cost Principles
  • Subpart F — Audit Requirements

Contacts

Office of Justice Programs
(202) 395-1508
State Compensation and Assistance Division, Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice, 810 Seventh Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531
Data from SAM.gov Federal Assistance Listings. Source published: 2026-02-18. Spec v2.0. Last synced: 2026-05-28 07:26:54.