Formula Grant 15POVC22GG00570COMP

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime awarded $1,045,000 to the District of Columbia Superior Court through the Crime Victim Compensation Formula Grant program. The grant provides funding from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025 to enhance state victim compensation payments to eligible crime victims in Washington D.C. Specifically, the Victims of Crime Act Compensation funds will be used to provide $1.045 million in financial assistance to federal and local victims of crime through the District of Columbia Superior Court. The primary purpose of this Crime Victim Compensation program is to supplement state efforts in compensating victims throughout the nation for costs resulting from crime and encourage victim cooperation and participation in the criminal justice system.