Victims of Crime Act
Victim Compensation Grant Program
Fiscal Year 2001

This Program Instruction and Application Kit concerns Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) crime victim compensation program grants. According to the Crime Victim Compensation Final Program Guidelines, "The primary purpose of these grants is to supplement state efforts to provide financial assistance and reimbursement to crime victims throughout the nation for costs associated with being a victim of a crime and to encourage victim cooperation and participation in the criminal justice system."

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 crime victim compensation grant program project period is October 1, 2000, through September 30, 2004.

To apply for a VOCA crime victim compensation grant, state grantees must submit a number of documents. To ensure that all are included, please use the Application Kit Checklist in Attachment H. Do not use forms from a previous year's application kit for a FY 2001 grant.

Send an original and one copy of the application, including all attachments, to the following address:

State Compensation and Assistance Division
Office for Victims of Crime
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
810 Seventh Street NW.
Washington, DC 20531-0001

Applications must be received by close of business December 29, 2000.

Contact your assigned Program Specialist listed in Attachment A.

This program is not subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs. Information requirements have been reviewed and approved by the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3504(h).

Upon issuance.