This applicant will provide funds from the crime victims fund to enhance crime victim services in the state

This $3.2 million formula grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime provides funding to the Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025 under the Crime Victim Assistance (CFDA 16.575) federal grant program. The Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services will enhance crime victim services in Vermont by distributing Victims of Crime Act Assistance funds to twenty-seven community-based organizations across the state that directly provide services to crime victims. Notable sub-awardees include Disability Rights Vermont, Inc., Vermont Legal Aid Inc., and organizations focused on domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse prevention, and advocacy for underserved populations. This funding supports critical direct services for crime victims in Vermont communities.

Victims of crime act (voca) assistance funds typically are typically competitively awarded by the state to local community-based organizations that provide direct services to crime victims. NC/NCF.