State Of Utah - Utah Office For Victims Of Crime

The State of Utah – Utah Office for Victims of Crime (UOVC), operating as the Office of Crime Victim Reparations, is a state government entity that serves as a critical conduit for federal funding supporting victim services and assistance throughout Utah. As a division of the State of Utah, UOVC administers comprehensive programs designed to provide financial compensation, advocacy, and direct services to crime victims across the state. The organization functions as a prime grantee for multiple federal formula grant programs administered by the U.S. Department of Justice, receiving substantial annual allocations to support victim compensation programs, sexual assault services, and violence against women initiatives. UOVC distributes these federal funds through subawards to local community-based organizations, government agencies, rape crisis centers, and nonprofit entities that deliver frontline services to victims throughout Utah.

UOVC's federal grant portfolio is diverse and substantial, encompassing four primary funding streams from the Department of Justice. The organization manages Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding under two related programs: VOCA Compensation (CFDA 16.576) and VOCA Assistance (which supports direct victim services), both providing financial assistance to crime victims and funding for local service providers. Under the Office on Violence Against Women, UOVC administers the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program (CFDA 16.588), which in fiscal year 2025 included $2,215,400 in total funding—comprising $2,028,362 in base STOP funding plus $187,038 in Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights (SASBR) funding—supporting law enforcement, prosecution, court strategies, and victim services for domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases. UOVC also manages the Sexual Assault Services Formula Program (CFDA 16.017), which awarded $868,389 in fiscal year 2025 for services to sexual assault victims provided through rape crisis centers and nonprofit organizations. Through these programs, UOVC has consistently made subawards to support internal victim advocate programs and crime victim rights complaint assistance services, while also distributing funding to numerous subgrantees that provide crisis intervention, advocacy, counseling, forensic nursing, legal assistance, and culturally specific services to underserved populations across Utah.