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ClosedOpportunity O-OVC-2025-172429

OVC FY25 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Compensation Formula Grant

Office for Victims of Crime · Department of Justice

At a glance

OVC FY25 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Compensation Formula Grant is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Office for Victims of Crime (Department of Justice). The application deadline was August 15, 2025. Individual awards are listed as up to $179M. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.576 (Crime Victim Compensation).

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

Key facts

  1. Jul 21, 2025Posted
  2. Aug 15, 2025Application deadline
Posted
Jul 21, 2025
Close date
Aug 15, 2025
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
$178,983,000
Est. total funding
Not specified
Expected awards
Not specified
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Mandatory

Who can apply

  • State governments

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.

This formula program provides crucial financial assistance to hundreds of thousands of crime victims each year. Funds under this program shall be used by the states for awards of compensation benefits to eligible crime victims for costs resulting from crime.
Under this NOFO each eligible state victim compensation program will be awarded an annual grant equal to 75 percent of the amount the program awarded in state-funded victim compensation payments during the fiscal year 2 years prior to the present fiscal year, other than amounts awarded for property damage.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 16.576

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$176M
FY25$179M
FY26— est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.576. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 16.576

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 158 grant awards had funding actions under Crime Victim Compensation, with 43 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

  1. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS$77.5M
  2. CALIFORNIA VICTIM COMPENSATION BOARD$45.7M
  3. LAW & PUBLIC SAFETY, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF$19.1M
  4. ILLINOIS COURT OF CLAIMS$15.6M
  5. COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY$15M
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 FY25 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Compensation Formula Grant”?

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

How much funding is available through “OVC FY25 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Compensation Formula Grant”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $179m.

How do I apply for “OVC FY25 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Compensation Formula Grant”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-OVC-2025-172429), 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.