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CFDA 16.575: Crime Victim Assistance (VOCA)

Formula funding to states for direct services to victims of crime. The largest federal investment in victim services. Funds flow from state administering agencies to community-based providers.

Agency

DOJ Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)

Typical award

State allocations: $5M-$200M+ via formula based on state population and victim incidence. Sub-recipient awards: $25K-$1M.

Eligible applicants

State VOCA administering agencies
501(c)(3) nonprofits providing direct services to crime victims (rape crisis, domestic violence, child abuse, elder abuse, human trafficking)
Tribal governments and tribal organizations
County and city governments operating victim-services programs
Public agencies (prosecutor-based victim-witness, law-enforcement-based)

What this CFDA funds

Direct services to victims of crime — crisis intervention, advocacy, counseling, criminal-justice support, emergency shelter, transitional housing assistance, hotlines, forensic interviews. Fundable services do not include investigation, prosecution, or research; those flow through other DOJ programs.

What winning applicants look like

Domestic-violence shelters, rape-crisis centers, child-advocacy centers, human-trafficking-services orgs, and victim-witness programs. State VOCA administrators set sub-award priorities each cycle; some states emphasize underserved populations (rural, LGBTQ+, immigrant, tribal) explicitly.

Common pitfalls + things to know

Match is required (20% non-federal) but typically waived for tribes and underserved-population programs. Documentation of victim contacts and services is rigorous (PMT reporting). The Victims of Crime Act funds come from the Crime Victims Fund (penalties from federal criminal cases), so annual award levels fluctuate substantially with federal-prosecution outcomes.

Related CFDAs to also explore

CFDA 16.738 — Edward Byrne Memorial JAG
CFDA 16.812 — Second Chance Act Reentry
CFDA 16.527 — Sexual Assault Services Formula Program

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