Crime Victims' Rights Act

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime funded crime victim legal clinics and enforcement initiatives under Assistance Listing 16.747, with the most recent grant award disbursed on November 1, 2007.

This program is not currently active. The portfolio contains only three awards, all issued in November 2007, with no grant opportunities posted since that time. No subsequent funding activity is documented in the nearly 19 years following the initial award round.

When active, the program funded the establishment and enhancement of crime victim legal clinics designed to enforce victims' rights at the federal, state, and tribal levels. Funded activities included placing social workers and community liaisons within clinics to conduct outreach and education strategies targeting participants in the criminal justice system. Representative awards demonstrate the scope: the Victims' Rights Enforcement Project ($1.6 million), the Ohio Victims Rights Legal Clinic ($185,024), and a Native American victims' legal representation initiative ($184,693).

All three awards were structured as Cooperative Agreements, representing 100 percent of the assistance-type mix. The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime was the sole funding source, obligating $2 million in combined federal dollars across the portfolio. Individual award magnitudes ranged from approximately $185 thousand to $1.6 million, with obligations extended through early 2009.

The program description notes that FY 2007 objectives focused on enhancing legal clinics and enforcing victim rights, while specific objectives for FY 2008 were not established at the time the documentation was written. No subsequent grant opportunities or awards are evident in the available record.