VOCA also provides for compensation and assistance to victims of terrorism or mass violence See This was amended to allow the Director to make supplemental grants to States for eligible crime victim compensation and assistance programs and to victim service organizations public agencies including Federal State or local governments and non governmental organizations that provide assistance to victims of crime The funds could be used to provide emergency relief including crisis response efforts assistance compensation training and technical assistance for investigations and prosecutions of terrorism USA PATRIOT Act U S H R 3162 Public Law 107 56 Title VI Subtitle B Sec 624