| **State Crime Victim Compensation and Assistance Grant Programs****April 2004**

**Contents**

**Funding History**  OVC distributes money from the Crime Victims Fund, established by the 1984 Victims of Crime Act  (VOCA), to states to support victim compensation and assistance programs.

**Victim Compensation**  Compensation programs reimburse victims for crime-related expenses such as    medical costs, mental health counseling, funeral and burial costs, and lost    wages or support.

**Victim Assistance**  Approximately 5,600 grants support community-based organizations that serve crime victims.

**State Compensation and Assistance Programs in the United States and U.S. Territories**  See phone numbers and Web sites of state administrators.

**For More Information**OVC Resource Center:                               301-519-5500                              Toll-Free: 1-800-851-3420                              TTY: 1-877-712-9279OVC Training and Technical                            Assistance Center:1-866-OVC-TTAC                            (1-866-682-8822)                             TTY: 1-866-682-8880                            **Related OVC Links**- Victims of Crime Act Victims Fund    
- What Is the Office for Victims of Crime?    
- What You Can Do If You Are a Victim of Crime

**FS                                          000306**              is available online only. The					      Office for Victims of Crime is a component of the Office of Justice					      Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the					      Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, andthe Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.               
This document was last updated on April 20, 2004 |
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