Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), Victim's Assistance Program (Vermont)

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Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services

Summary

Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) is the only federal grant program supporting direct assistance services to victims and survivors of all types of crimes. The primary purpose of the VOCA grant program is to extend and enhance services to crime victims and crime survivors.

VOCA funds are allocated annually to the Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services and are sub-granted to victim service organizations throughout the state.

In Vermont, the Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services is the designated agency for the administration of VOCA funds. The largest source of CCVS's grant funding comes from the Victims of Crime Act, (VOCA) grant program from the US Department of Justice. VOCA funds come entirely from fines and fees paid by convicted federal criminals, not tax dollars. To ensure the most judicious use of these federal dollars CCVS conducts extensive strategic planning. You can read more about this process in the CCVS VOCA Strategic Planning Guide, and the result of that effort in the Unmet Needs of Crime Victims in Vermont.

Congress took an unprecedented step forward in meeting the critical needs of our nation's crime victims by increasing the VOCA cap for FY 2015. As part of the 2015 appropriations bill, Congress more than tripled the annual amount of non-taxpayer money released from the Crime Victims fund by raising the annual cap.

In response to the unprecedented increase in Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), Victim's Assistance Program funding, the Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services (VCCVS or The Center”) has initiated a strategic planning process to determine the most pressing needs facing crime victims in Vermont, as those needs adhere to current VOCA Regulations.

History of Funding

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Additional Information

VOCA federal guidelines state that services are defined as those that:

respond to the emotional and physical needs of crime victims.
assist primary and secondary victims to stabilize their lives after a victimization.
assist victims and survivors to understand and participate in the criminal justice system.
provide victims and survivors with a measure of safety and security such as boarding-up broken windows and replacing or repairing locks.

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Eligibility Details

An agency must meet all of the following federal requirements to receive VOCA funds:
- Demonstrate a record of effective and direct services to crime victims
- Meet program match requirement
- Utilize volunteers to provide or support direct services
- Promote coordinated public and private efforts to assist victims and survivors
- Assist victims seeking crime victim compensation benefits
- Provide services to crime victims, at no charge, through the VOCA funded project
- Maintain confidentiality
- Provide services to victims and survivors of federal crime on the same basis as victims of state crime
- Maintain required civil rights information
- Meet the terms of the certified assurances, special conditions and other federal rules regulating grants
Deadline Details

Applications by the Oregon Department of Justice were to be submitted on June 1, 2020. The Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services (VCCVS) then determines a deadline for local subgrant applications.

Award Details

VOCA requires matching contributions of 25% (cash or in-kind) of the total Federal VOCA funds (VOCA subaward) for each VOCA funded subaward. The match requirement allows programs to leverage federal funding and increase the amount of resources available to the projects supported with VOCA funds. It also encourages local investment and engagement with the VOCA-funded project. The term VOCA proposal” or subaward” refers to both federal VOCA funds and the associated non-federal match required in the approved VOCA budget. The match must be derived from non-federal sources. All funds designated as match are restricted to the same uses as the VOCA subaward funds and must be expended within the subaward period.
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