VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program
Active
- Assistance listing
- 16.841
- Agency
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Office of Justice Programs
Department of Justice
- Grant awards
- 1,246 $630,993,532 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Also known as
- VOCA Tribal Set-Aside Program
- Assistance types
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- Project Grant
- Block Grant
- Cooperative Agreement
- Formula Grant
- Treasury account
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- 15-5041-0-1-754
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, through its Victims of Crime division, administers the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841), which funds direct victim services in American Indian and Alaska Native communities through a formula-based, non-competitive grant program with the most recent award dated January 1, 2026.
The program distributes funding from a statutory five-percent set-aside of the Crime Victims Fund to federally recognized Indian Tribes applying individually or as consortia, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act regional corporations, and their authorized designees. Awarded grants support a broad range of victim service expenses including staff salaries, counseling and case management, emergency assistance, transportation, shelter, and infrastructure improvements for victim services facilities. Recent grants have funded victim advocates serving domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, child advocacy center operations, elder abuse advocacy programs, missing and murdered Indigenous persons (MMIP) services, and trauma-informed multidisciplinary responses to child abuse.
Over the past five years, the program has disbursed roughly 160 to 211 awards annually, with 1,246 total awards since 2001 and $631 million combined federal dollars obligated. The portfolio is dominated by Project Grants at 89 percent of awards, with smaller shares of Block Grants (9 percent) and Cooperative Agreements (2 percent). The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime division funds 1,208 awards representing $615.4 million, while the Bureau of Justice Assistance and Office on Violence Against Women together account for the remaining 38 awards and $15.6 million. Award sizes vary widely, ranging from under $220 thousand to $513 thousand for single-year grants, with multi-year agreements sometimes supporting larger commitments.
An open opportunity—OVC FY 2026 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program (O-OVC-2026-172622)—carries a Grants.gov deadline of August 13, 2026, and a JustGrants deadline of August 20, 2026. The program is not competitive; eligible applicants need only submit applications demonstrating tribal status. Tribes may also fund construction or facility improvements through this program.
Objective and description
- Objective
Program goal(s) name: Support Victims of Crime Program goal(s) description: Provide support to Tribal communities to develop, expand, and enhance services for victims of crime through activities that address the needs of a wide variety of crime vict
- Description
This program provides support to American Indian/Alaska Native communities to develop victim service projects and provide training and technical assistance services to eligible crime victim's assistance programs. The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, provides for five percent of funds made available for obligation from the Crime Victims Fund to be used to support a broad set-aside program for Indian tribes to improve services for victims of crime. The program is open only to federally recognized Indian Tribes (applying individually or as consortia), ANCSA regional corporations, and their authorized designees.
Eligibility
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Award periods for Office of Justice programs generally range from 12 to 36 months, but the VOCA 3% Tribal Victim Services Program award period may be expanded. For specifics pertaining to this program, please see the current fiscal year's program solicitation available at the Office of Justice Programs web site (http://ojp.gov/funding/Explore/CurrentFundingOpportunities.htm). For additional information, see the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide section on "Period of Availability of Funds" at http://ojp.gov/financialguide/DOJ/PostawardRequirements/chapter3.2a.htm.
How to apply
- Preapplication coordination
OVC will use information from prior listening sessions and consultations, as well as expedited processes to consult with tribal governments, leaders, and representatives; experts in the field; and other governmental agencies, to expand current programming and work to create a fair, comprehensive, and responsive program.
- Criteria for selecting proposals
Criteria for selecting proposals is determined as part of the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO).
- Award procedure
All final award decisions will be made by the Assistant Attorney General, unless a statute explicitly authorizes award decisions by another official or there is written delegation of authority to another official. For successful applicants, JustGrants will send a system-generated email to the Application Submitter, Authorized Representative, and Entity Administrator with information on accessing their official award package in JustGrants. The award package will include key information (such as funding amount and period of performance) as well as award conditions that must be followed. The Authorized Representative for the entity should accept or decline the award within 45 days of the notification.
- Time to approval or disapproval
The review procedure for applications is specified in the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and generally includes eligibility and responsiveness, merit, programmatic, budget, and risk reviews.
- Renewals
In some cases, award periods may be extended if specific criteria are met. For details, please review the discussion of no-cost extensions in the Criteria for Award Extension section of the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide available at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/overview
- Appeals
Applicable rights to appeal are provided in the notice of denial of funding.
Grant opportunities
Show all 24
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 1,246 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Congress Of American Indians Fund | $13,000,000 | 2% |
| 2 | Muscogee Creek Nation | $10,989,244 | 2% |
| 3 | Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc. | $10,664,952 | 2% |
| 4 | Dena Nena Henash | $10,387,174 | 2% |
| 5 | Inter-Tribal Council Of Nevada | $8,506,319 | 1% |
| 6 | Central Council Tlingit And Haida Indian Tribes Of Alaska | $7,966,868 | 1% |
| 7 | Quinault Indian Nation | $6,887,397 | 1% |
| 8 | Maniilaq Association | $6,886,540 | 1% |
| 9 | Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community Of The Trinidad Rancheria | $6,844,524 | 1% |
| 10 | Iowa Tribe Of Oklahoma | $6,665,355 | 1% |
10 of 372 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | -$16,165,776 |
| FY2025 | -$16,587,263 |
| FY2024 | $51,912,131 |
| FY2023 | $77,266,357 |
| FY2022 | $120,893,839 |
| FY2021 | $205,838,744 |
| FY2020 | $6,330,079 |
| FY2019 | $106,282,704 |
| FY2018 | $95,325,110 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 16.841?
Assistance Listing 16.841 is VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program, a federal grant program run by Office of Justice Programs (Department of Justice).
What is the CFDA number for VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program?
Its CFDA number is 16.841: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 16.841 awarded?
1,246 grant awards under 16.841 have obligated $630,993,532 in federal funds to 372 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 16.841?
The recipients obligated the most under VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program are National Congress Of American Indians Fund ($13,000,000), Muscogee Creek Nation ($10,989,244) and Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc. ($10,664,952).
How much did 16.841 obligate in fiscal year 2025?
Grants under 16.841 obligated -$16,587,263 in federal funds in fiscal year 2025.
Are there open grant opportunities under 16.841?
No opportunity listed under 16.841 is open now. The latest, OVC FY 2026 Invited to Apply - Administrative Funding Adjustment to Previously Funded OVC Awards, was posted on July 29, 2026.
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