Crime Victim Assistance
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Who has received this funding
Organizations awarded under CFDA 16.575 (USAspending.gov).
- Office Of Emergency Services 3 awards $461,804,346
- Texas Office Of The Governor 2 awards $237,880,586
- Department Of Legal Affairs Florida 2 awards $198,595,973
- Governor, Texas Office Of The $118,442,780
- North Carolina Department Of Public Safety $101,470,379
- Nys Office Of Victim Services $96,682,107
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
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