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 Victims of Crime awarded $32.39 million to the California Victim Compensation Board through September 2025 under the Crime Victim Compensation (CFDA 16.576) federal formula grant program. The grant provides funding to enhance state victim compensation payments to eligible crime victims in California through the state's Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board and State Controller's Office. Specifically, Victims of Crime Act compensation funds will offer $32.39 million in direct financial assistance to both federal and state victims of crime in California for costs resulting from criminal acts through FY2025. The funding supplements the state's efforts to provide compensation to crime victims throughout the state and encourages their cooperation and participation in the criminal justice system.

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