She did not know that her State.s victim compensation program would pay for crime-related expenses. This Fund receives fines, penalty assessments, and bond forfeitures from convicted Federal criminals.not taxpayers. All 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Virgin islands, and Guam have established victim compensation programs. Each of these programs reimburse victims of violent crime for expenses such as lost wages and medical, counseling, and funeral costs that are not covered by other resources such as medical insurance or offender restitution. Although each State compensation program is administered independently, most programs have similar eligibility requirements and offer a comparable range of benefits.
Some States have higher or lower award limits.
Certain expenses are not covered by most compensation programs. These include property loss, theft, and damage. To be eligible to receive compensation, victims must comply with State rules, which generally require that they cooperate with the reasonable requests of law enforcement and submit a timely application with the State compensation program. Each year, OVC uses VOCA funds to supplement State resources that are dedicated to compensating crime victims. States receive a grant based on 40 percent of the amount of compensation payments made by the State in a previous year.