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

The Illinois Court of Claims was awarded a $860,000 Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the Crime Victim Compensation federal grant program (CFDA 16.576). The award will provide funding from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025 to enhance state victim compensation payments to eligible crime victims in Illinois. Specifically, the grant will supplement state efforts to provide $860K in direct financial assistance to both federal and state victims of crime for costs resulting from criminal acts, such as medical expenses, lost wages, and counseling. The primary goal is to encourage victim cooperation and participation in the criminal justice system by helping to offset expenses incurred as a direct result of criminal offenses.

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