The grant award provides funds from the crime victims fund to enhance state victim compensation payments to eligible crime victims

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs awarded $442,000 under the Crime Victim Compensation formula grant program to the West Virginia Legislative Claims Commission from October 2021 through September 2025. The grant funds will enhance West Virginia's victim compensation payments to eligible crime victims through the state's Crime Victims Compensation Fund, as administered by the Claims Commission. The Crime Victim Compensation program aims to supplement state efforts in providing financial assistance to victims of federal and state crimes for costs resulting from criminal acts and to encourage victim cooperation and participation in the criminal justice system. The $442k in funding will support West Virginia's delivery of compensation payments to victims over the four-year grant period.

Victims of crime act (voca) compensation funds provide financial assistance to federal and state victims of crime. NC/NCF