Project Grant 2006VNCX0004

Summary The Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime awarded the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Victim & Witness Assistance Board a $239,300 Cooperative Agreement under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This award funds a technology modernization initiative titled "Technology Upgrades to Improve Victim Compensation," which will upgrade the state's victim compensation case...

This $1.5 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime will support implementation of the Measures for Providers Responding to Victimization Experiences (IMPROVE) platform nationwide. Funded under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582), key objectives include bringing awareness of IMPROVE to victim service providers (VSPs), distributing and sustaining the free-to-use platform, and collecting and analyzing...

This $100,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs' Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) Office will support the Massachusetts Department of Public Safety in enhancing its sex offender registry and victim notification system. Specifically, the grant will fund the development of a Victim Referral and Communication Portal that will modernize the Department's outdated manual victim enrollment,...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Center for Victims of Crime, Inc. (NCVC) received a $600,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Office for Victims of Crime under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The project addresses a critical service gap, as only 11% of police agencies nationwide maintain in-house victim services programs, leaving many crime survivors without timely access to support and...

Cooperative Agreement Summary The Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services (VCCVS) received a $218,385 Cooperative Agreement from the Office for Victims of Crime under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The award funds the Enhanced Database and Accounting System & Paper Reduction Project, which modernizes the technological infrastructure supporting Vermont's victim compensation program. Key...

The North Carolina Department of Public Safety's Governor's Crime Commission has been awarded $500,000 under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) administered by the Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime. The three-year Cooperative Agreement, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028, funds the development of a centralized, trauma-informed digital platform designed to enhance statewide access to crime victim services. The platform will...

This $500,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime will support the implementation of technology programs and initiatives by the Office of the Attorney General of Guam to enhance victim services. Funded under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582), key deliverables include the acquisition and use of a centralized case management system/database for the Victim Service Center; implementation of online...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Center for Victims of Crime, Inc. (NCVC) received a $2.0 million Cooperative Agreement under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582), administered by the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime, to maintain and enhance the VictimConnect National Hotline through October 30, 2028. The award supports the delivery of 24/7 crisis intervention services, safety planning, information and referrals, and...

The Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through the Victim & Witness Assistance Board, will provide $29.8 million in direct services to crime victims through September 2025 under a Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs. The funding supports the Crime Victim Assistance program (CFDA #16.575), which provides annual grants from the Crime Victims Fund to states and territories to financially support eligible crime victim assistance programs....

The National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators (NAVAA) was awarded a $1,750,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582). The purpose of this 3-year award, spanning from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, is for NAVAA to manage the provision of financial and technical assistance to approximately 300 communities to conduct public education and awareness...