Victims of Crime Act: Victim Assistance Grant Program Fact Sheet. Office for Victims of Crime Fact Sheet Victims of Crime Act Victim Assistance Grant Program Maria.s husband hit her in the face, breaking her nose in front of their three children. With no resources of her own, she knew leaving him would not be easy. She called her local domestic violence shelter, which provided housing and counseling for her and the children and helped her obtain a restraining order. Throughout the United States, more than 8,000 organizations provide services to crime victims like Maria. These organizations include domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, child abuse programs, victim services in law enforcement agencies and prosecutor.s offices, hospitals, and social service agencies. The services provided include crisis intervention, counseling, emergency shelter, court notification, case information, and referral for services. These services are funded in part by the Federal Government. The 1984 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) established the Crime Victims Fund in the U.S. Treasury. This Fund receives fines, penalty assessments, and bond forfeitures from convicted Federal criminals.not taxpayers. The Office for Victims of Crime oversees the distribution of these dollars and uses part of the money to award annual victim assistance grants to the States. States, in turn, award VOCA subgrants to nearly 3,000 community-based public and private nonprofit organizations that serve crime victims. All States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau receive an annual VOCA victim assistance grant. Each State and Territory (except Palau) receives a base amount of $200,000. The remainder of the available funds are then distributed to the States on the basis of population. From 1986 through 1994, States and Territories have received more than $477.7 million in VOCA victim assistance grant funds. States and Territories are required to give priority to programs serving victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse. Additional funds must be set aside for other violent crime victims such as survivors of homicide victims and victims of intoxicated drivers. For additional information, contact the Office for Victims of Crime, State Compensation and Assistance Division, 633 Indiana Avenue NW., Number 1352, Washington, DC 20531, (202) 307.5947. State Victim Assistance Administrators in the United States and U.S. Territories ALABAMA Department of Economic and Community Affairs Law Enforcement Planning Division 205.242.5891 ALASKA Department of Public Safety Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault 907.465.4356 AMERICAN SAMOA Criminal Justice Planning Agency 011.684.633.5221 ARIZONA Department of Public Safety 602.223.2000 ARKANSAS Prosecutor Coordinator.s Office 501.682.3671 CALIFORNIA Office of Criminal Justice Planning 916.324.9140 COLORADO Division of Criminal Justice Department of Public Safety 303.239.4442 CONNECTICUT Office of Policy and Management Policy Development and Planning Division 203.566.4298 DELAWARE Criminal Justice Council 302.577.3437 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Department of Human Services 202.729.6002 FLORIDA Division of Victim Services and Criminal Justice Programs Office of the Attorney General Department of Legal Affairs 904.488.0848 GEORGIA Criminal Justice Coordinating Council 404.559.4949 GUAM Department of Law Government of Guam 011.671.475.3406 HAWAII Office of the Attorney General 808.586.1282 IDAHO Department of Health and Welfare Council on Domestic Violence 208.334.5580 ILLINOIS Criminal Justice Information Authority 312.793.8550 INDIANA Criminal Justice Institute 317.232.1233 IOWA Department of Justice Crime Victim Assistance Program 515.281.5044 KANSAS Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services Crime Victim Assistance Program 913.296.3271 KENTUCKY Kentucky Justice Cabinet 502.564.7554 LOUISIANA Commission on Law Enforcement 406.444.3604 MAINE Department of Human Services Bureau of Social Services 207.289.5060 MARYLAND Women.s Services Programs Community Services Administration Maryland Department of Human Resources 410.767.7477 MASSACHUSETTS Victim and Witness Assistance Board Office for Victims Assistance 617.727.5200 MICHIGAN Grants Management Division Office of Contract Management 517.373.1826 MINNESOTA Department of Corrections 612.642.0395 MISSISSIPPI Department of Public Safety Division of Public Safety and Planning 601.359.7880 MISSOURI Department of Public Safety 503.378.5348 MONTANA Board of Crime Control Division 504.925.1997 NEBRASKA Crime Victims Reparation Board Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice 402.471.2194 NEVADA Department of Human Resources Division of Child and Family Services 702.688.1628 NEW HAMPSHIRE Department of Justice 603.271.1297 NEW JERSEY Department of Law and Public Safety Division of Criminal Justice Office of Victim/Witness Advocacy 609.984.3880 NEW MEXICO Crime Victims Reparation Commission 505.841.9432 NEW YORK Crime Victims Board 518.457.1779 NORTH CAROLINA Governor.s Crime Commission Department of Crime Control and Public Safety 919.571.4736 NORTH DAKOTA Division of Parole and Probation Department of Corrections Crime Victims Reparations 701.328.6195 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Criminal Justice Planning Agency 011.670.322.9350 OHIO Office of the Attorney General 614.466.5610 OKLAHOMA District Attorneys Council 405.557.6700 OREGON Office of the Attorney General Special Compensation Program 314.751.4905 PALAU Ministry of Health 680.488.2813 or 488.2553 PENNSYLVANIA Commission on Crime and Delinquency 717.787.8559 PUERTO RICO Department of Justice 809.723.4949 RHODE ISLAND Governor.s Justice Commission 401.277.2620 SOUTH CAROLINA Division of Public Safety Programs Office of the Governor 803.734.0425 SOUTH DAKOTA Department of Social Services Office of the Secretary 605.773.3178 TENNESSEE Department of Human Services 615.741.3241 TEXAS Criminal Justice Division Office of the Governor 512.463.1919 UTAH Office of Crime Victim Reparations 801.533.4000 VERMONT Center for Crime Victim Services 802.828.3374 VIRGINIA Department of Criminal Justice Services 804.786.4000 VIRGIN ISLANDS Law Enforcement Planning Commission 809.774.6400 WASHINGTON Department of Social and Health Services 206.753.3395 WEST VIRGINIA Criminal Justice and Highway Safety Office West Virginia Development Office 304.558.8814 WISCONSIN Office of Crime Victims Services Department of Justice 608.266.2251 WYOMING Crime Victims Compensation Commission Office of the Attorney General 307.635.4050 -----------