The Resource Library supports Victim Assistance and Compensation Administrators in managing their Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding by offering a range of resources relevant to grant administration. The resources include websites, factsheets and other information and are listed in alphabetical order. You can search by topic or enter keywords in the search box below.
| Program | Topic | Resource Title | Summary | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victim Assistance | Performance Measures | Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Assistance Program Grantee PMT Frequently Asked Questions | This Office for Victims of Crime resource document assists VOCA Victim Assistance grantees in completing and submitting accurate performance measure data in the Performance Measurement Tool. | Resource Document |
| Victim Compensation | Grant Management | Characteristics of Well-Supported Payment Amounts for Lost Wages & Loss of Support | The Office for Victims of Crime provides model characteristics of well-supported payment amounts for lost wages and loss of support that VOCA Compensation Administrators can rely on in designing auditable compensation programs that adhere to federal and U.S. Department of Justice grant record-keeping requirements. | Resource Document |
| Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation | Monitoring | The Audit Process Webinar for Grantees | The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General (OIG) provides a 5-part series that explains the lifecycle of an OIG Audit. | Webinar |
| Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation | Financial Management | Automated Standard Application for Payments (ASAP) User Guide | This User Guide explains the electronic ASAP system and how to request funds in ASAP. | Resource Document |
| Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation | Financial Management | Automated Standard Application for Payments (ASAP) Trainings | The U.S. Department of the Treasury offers ASAP training opportunities. | Webinar |
| Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation | VOCA Program Information | Crime Victims Fund | The Office for Victims of Crime provides an overview of the Crime Victims Fund, its creation, impact, and administration. | Website |
| Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation | Financial Management | U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Grants Financial Guide | The DOJ Grants Financial Guide serves as the primary reference manual to assist OJP, OVW, and COPS Office award recipients in fulfilling their fiduciary responsibility to safeguard grant funds and ensure funds are used for the purposes for which they were awarded. A searchable PDF version of the DOJ Grants Financial Guide and a history of changes made to the current guide is also available on the webpage. | Resource Document |
| Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation | Financial Management | U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Online Grants Financial Management Training | This DOJ Online Grants Financial Management Training is designed for individuals responsible for the financial administration of discretionary and formula grants awarded by Office for Victims of Crime and other DOJ Program Offices. | Website |
| Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation | Grant Management | Grantee Orientation Webinars | This webinar covers key grant award documents, the terms and conditions of your award, the obligation to comply with federal requirements, and available grant and victim services resources. | Webinar |
| Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation | Grant Management | Helping Victims of Mass Violence and Terrorism: Planning, Response, Recovery, and Resources | The Office for Victims of Crime, in coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Victim Services Division and the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice for Victims of Overseas Terrorism, developed this toolkit to help communities prepare for and respond to victims of mass violence and terrorism in the most timely, effective, and compassionate manner possible. | Resource Document |
| Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation | Grant Management | Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) | The Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) is designed to supplement the available resources and services of entities responding to acts of terrorism or mass violence in order to ensure that a program’s resources are sufficient and/or not diverted to these victims to the detriment of other crime victims. AEAP grants are by invitation only after consultation with the Office for Victims of Crime. | Website |
| Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation | Grant Management | U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General (OIG) | The OIG conducts audits of grant programs to ensure award recipients are complying with applicable statutes and are accomplishing the goals of the awards. The OIG website contains all audit reports completed on Crime Victims Fund programs, and information on how to report fraud, waste and abuse. | Website |
| Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation | Grant Management | International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program (ITVERP) | The Office for Victims of Crime International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program provides assistance to victims of designated terrorist acts for certain expenses, regardless of the victim's legal state of residence. Eligibility, allowable expenses, and the application process for this program are on the site. | Website |
| Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation | Grant Management | JustGrants Resources Website | The JustGrants System is the U.S. Department of Justice's grant management system. This site is an entryway into information about JustGrants and the system itself. | Website |
| Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation | Performance Measures | Performance Measures Resources | The Office for Victims of Crime provides guidance on collecting performance measures to demonstrate achievement of program goals. Information about reporting program performance measures and how to access assistance can be found on this site. | Website |
| Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation | Grant Management | Publishing Guidelines | This website outlines Office for Victims of Crime publishing policies and submission requirements, effective writing principles for various publication types, video production tips, and copyright policies to help grantees navigate the Office for Victims of Crime publishing process. | Website |
| Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation | Monitoring | Sample Suitability Determination Award Condition Subrecipient Monitoring Checklist | This U.S. Department of Justice Sample Monitoring Checklist is a tool created to help grantees monitor subrecipient compliance with the Suitability Determination Award Condition. | Resource Document |
| Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation | Grant Management | Subawards and Procurement Contracts under OJP Awards | This Office of Justice Programs website provides guidance documents to help clarify the differences between subawards and procurement contracts under an OJP award and outline the compliance and reporting requirements for each. | Website |
| Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation | Grant Management | Time and Effort Best Practices for VOCA-Funded Personnel | This Office for Victims of Crime document outlines time and effort best practices for VOCA-funded personnel including suggested documentation. | Resource Document |
| Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation | Financial Management | Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.), Part 200: Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards | The C.F.R. is the codification of the general permanent rules established in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government. Federal Grants and Agreements are governed by Title 2 (2 C.F.R.) and most regulations applicable to state administering agencies are in parts 200-299. The list of "Related Resources," on this webpage, provides a link to the annual edition, which allows users to search and download versions by year. | Website |
| Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation | VOCA Program Information | Victims of Crime Act of 1984 | The United States Code (34 U.S.C. Ch. 201) is the federal law establishing the Crime Victims Fund, and the Office for Victims of Crime. | Website |
| Victim Assistance | Monitoring | usaspending.gov | This is a federal website that VOCA Assistance Administrators and staff can use to search all federal funding resources received by subrecipients to assist in monitoring and risk assessment. | Website |
| Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation | Grant Management | Vicarious Trauma Toolkit | The Office for Victims of Crime Vicarious Trauma Toolkit (VTT) was developed on the premise that exposure to the traumatic experiences of other people, known as vicarious trauma, is an inevitable occupational challenge for the fields of victim services and other allied professionals. The VTT includes tools and resources tailored specifically to these fields that provide the knowledge and skills necessary for organizations to address the vicarious trauma needs of their staff. | Resource Document |
| Victim Assistance | VOCA Program Information | Victims of Crime Act Victim Assistance Program Final Rule | The Victims of Crime Act Victim Assistance Final Rule is available in PDF format. | Resource Document |
| Victim Assistance | VOCA Program Information | Victims of Crime Act Victim Assistance Program Final Rule | The Victims of Crime Act Victim Assistance Final Rule is available in an electronic version of the Federal Register web page. | Website |
| Victim Compensation | VOCA Program Information | Victims of Crime Act Victim Compensation Grant Program Final Program Guidelines | The Victims of Crime Act Victim Compensation Program Guidelines are available in PDF format. | Resource Document |
| Victim Compensation | VOCA Program Information | Victims of Crime Act Victim Compensation Grant Program Final Program Guidelines | The Victims of Crime Act Victim Compensation Program Guidelines are available in an electronic version of the Federal Register. | Website |
| Victim Compensation | Performance Measures | Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Compensation Program Grantee PMT Frequently Asked Questions | This Office for Victims of Crime resource document assists VOCA Victim Compensation program grantees in completing and submitting accurate performance measure data in the Performance Measurement Tool. | Resource Document |
| Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation | Grant Management | What You Need to Know about Background Screening: A Reference Guide for Youth-Serving Organizations and their Communities | This Reference Guide for youth-serving organizations and their communities provides guidance surrounding the protection of children served within youth serving organizations. | Resource Document |
| Victim Assistance | VOCA Program Information | FY 2026 Crime Victims Fund Assistance Allocations | Federal fiscal year 2026 allocations for Victims of Crime Act Victim Assistance grantees. | Resource Document |
| Victim Compensation | VOCA Program Information | FY 2026 Crime Victims Fund Compensation Allocations | Federal fiscal year 2026 allocations for Victims of Crime Act Victim Compensation grantees. | Resource Document |
| Victim Assistance | VOCA Program Information | VOCA Victim Assistance Funds May Support Community Violence Intervention Efforts | This Office for Victims of Crime Bulletin clarifies that Victim Assistance funding may be used to support community violence intervention efforts. | OVC Bulletin |
| Victim Assistance | Grant Management | Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Hurricane Relief FAQs | This Office for Victims of Crime resource document answers common questions regarding allowable expenses incurred as a result of a hurricane. | Resource Document |
| Victim Assistance | VOCA Program Information | OVC September 2021 Updated Match Waiver Approval Process | This updated Office for Victims of Crime Match Waiver Approval Process outlines VOCA program match waiver requirements and supersedes prior guidance issued in March 2020. | OVC Bulletin |
| Victim Assistance | Grant Management | Match Waiver Template | This Office for Victims of Crime Match Waiver Template is used by Victim Assistance programs to annually notify the Office for Victims of Crime of match waivers granted by the SAA in the prior federal fiscal year. | Resource Document |
| Victim Assistance | VOCA Program Information | VOCA Victim Assistance Subaward Allocations with Multiple Funding Streams | This Office for Victims of Crime Bulletin highlights 2 C.F.R. § 200 requirements for VOCA Victim Assistance programs regarding funding subrecipients with multiple funding streams. | OVC Bulletin |
| Victim Assistance | VOCA Program Information | Ridesharing Information for Subrecipients of VOCA and VAWA Funding | This Office for Victims of Crime Bulletin provides information regarding the safeguarding of victim information when using rideshare services. | OVC Bulletin |
| Victim Compensation | VOCA Program Information | VOCA Fix Exception RE: VOCA Compensation Eligibility Requirement to Promote Victim Cooperation with Law Enforcement | This Office for Victims of Crime Bulletin clarifies a provision of the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021 regarding VOCA's eligibility requirement to promote victim cooperation with law enforcement. | OVC Bulletin |
| Victim Compensation | VOCA Program Information | Including State Payments for Sexual Assault Forensic Exams on Victim Compensation Certification Forms Memorandum | This Office for Victims of Crime memorandum provides clarification regarding the charging and certification of payments for sexual assault forensic exams with respect to the Crime Victims Fund Compensation Program. | OVC Bulletin |
| Victim Compensation | VOCA Program Information | Crowdfunding and VOCA Compensation | This Office for Victims of Crime memorandum informs Victims of Crime Act Victim Compensation state administering agencies of considerations that may apply when there are crowdfunded resources relevant to a victim compensation claim. | OVC Bulletin |
| Victim Compensation | VOCA Program Information | Clarification Regarding the Applicability of the Payer of Law Resort Provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to State VOCA Victim Compensation Programs | This Office for Victims of Crime message clarifies how the payer or last resort provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, regarding payments by the Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service, applies to grantees' Victims of Crime Act victim compensation program. | OVC Bulletin |
| Victim Compensation | VOCA Program Information | VOCA Victim Compensation Certification Form | The Victim Compensation Certification form is submitted annually to the Department of Justice by VOCA Victim Compensation program grantees and is used to calculate allocations for future awards. | Form |
| Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation | Grant Management | Grants.gov Online User Guide | This online guide provides explanations and step-by-step instructions for applicants to apply for federal grants. | Website |
| Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation | Financial Management | Guide to Procurements under DOJ Grants and Cooperative Agreements | This U.S. Department of Justice guide is based on 2 C.F.R. § 200.317-200.327 and should be used in conjunction with the DOJ Grants Financial Guide. This guide will be most applicable to victim assistance subrecipients. | Resource Document |
| Victim Compensation | VOCA Program Information | Sexual Assault: States Provide for Survivors to Access Free Forensic Exams but Total Costs are Unknown | This U.S. Government Accountability Office Report to Congressional Committees analyzes states' and territories' coverage for sexual assault forensic exams and related medical costs in fiscal year 2022. | Resource Document |
| Victim Assistance | VOCA Program Information | VOCA Victim Assistance: Allowability of Idle Vacancies | This Office for Victims of Crime bulletin provides clarification on the issue of allowability and idle vacancies within victim assistance subgrants. | OVC Bulletin |