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ClosedOpportunity O-OVC-2021-19002

OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant

Office for Victims of Crime · Department of Justice

At a glance

OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Office for Victims of Crime (Department of Justice). The application deadline was July 6, 2021. Total estimated funding is $1.09B across about 56 awards. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments and others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.575 (Crime Victim Assistance).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

  1. May 19, 2021Posted
  2. Jul 6, 2021Application deadline
Posted
May 19, 2021
Close date
Jul 6, 2021
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
Not specified
Est. total funding
$1,093,332,726
Implied average award
$19,523,799 calculated
Expected awards
56
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Typical awards for this program (SAM.gov listing for ALN 16.575, not this notice): Base of $500,000 to each State, Commonwealth, and the District of Columbia. Territories of Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and American Samoa receive a base of $200,000. Remaining dollars will be divided based on population.

Implied average = estimated total funding ÷ expected number of awards, calculated by GrantsJunction. Actual awards vary.

Who can apply

  • State governments
  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

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.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text
  • 501(c)(3) nonprofits
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
  • For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
Matched from the wording above by GrantsJunction — confirm in the full announcement.

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

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).

Additional information from the agency ↗

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 16.575

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$779M
FY25$1.27B
FY26— est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.575. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 16.575

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 261 grant awards had funding actions under Crime Victim Assistance, with 17,513 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

  1. OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES$230M
  2. TEXAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR$182M
  3. DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS FLORIDA$136M
  4. NYS OFFICE OF VICTIM SERVICES$116M
  5. CRIME & DELINQUENCY PA COMMISSION ON$77M
Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Office for Victims of Crime
grants@ncjrs.gov
202-353-2138

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant”?

Per the notice, total estimated program funding is $1,093,332,726 and the agency expects to make about 56 awards.

How do I apply for “OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-OVC-2021-19002), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.