Victims of Crime Act ( VOCA ) Victim Assistance Formula Grant Program

2026-11-03

The primary purpose of the VOCA Grant is to support the provision of direct services to victims of crime . The VOCA Grant is administered by the United States Department of Justice , Office of Justice Programs , Office for Victims of Crime (“ OVC ”). OVC makes annual grants from the Fund to states to support the provision of services to victims of crime . The State Administering Agency for the VOCA Grant in Hawaii is the Department of the Attorney General ( the “ Department ”), Crime Prevention and Justice Assistance Division (“ CPJAD ”). In FY 2025 , the Department received approximately $ 5 . 7 million in VOCA grant funds , which includes administrative funds to manage the VOCA grant as the State Administering Agency . The Department will continue to fund the services provided by the victim witness units in county prosecutors ’ offices to assist crime victims , and , through their conduit system , their nonprofit subgrantees . The amount to be awarded to the victim witness units of the county prosecutors ’ offices is approximately $ 2 . 9 million of FY 2025 VOCA Grant funds . After subtracting its administrative funds , the Department will use an open , competitive Request for Proposals ( RFP ) solicitation process to disburse the remaining unallocated funds to allow nonprofit organizations and government agencies , or a combination of both , to apply directly to the Department for VOCA Grant funding to support the provision of direct services to victims of crime . Projects not eligible to apply for funding under this RFP are 1 ) the victim witness units of the county prosecutors ’ offices , and 2 ) currently awarded two - year VOCA projects from the FY 2024 RFP funding year . Refer to Section 2 . 1 G , Eligible Applicants .

Hawaii

2026-04-08