OVC periodically posts notifications, updates, and resources for state VOCA administrators. View the latest information for VOCA administrators or search for past notifications.
Visit the VOCA Administrators Training and Technical Assistance page to learn about improving the management of VOCA funds or our VOCA Administrators FAQs page for answers to frequently asked questions. If you have questions which are not answered on our website, please contact the OVC Resource Center at [email protected].
The Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice conducts audits of OVC grants to ensure that award recipients are complying with applicable statutes and are accomplishing the goals of the awards. Watch a five-part Grant Award Audit Process Webinar for an overview of the grant audit lifecycle.
New Grants and Payment Management Systems Now Available!
The Justice Grants System (JustGrants) and the Department of the Treasury’s Automated Standard Application for Payments (ASAP) are now available for all award management and payment activities. Award recipients with the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) can login to JustGrants or visit the informational website for further resources and support. Additionally, ASAP is now available for enrolled Department of Justice award recipients to request funds. For more information on how to request funds in ASAP, please reference the user guide.
News for VOCA Administrators
Early September Updates: Automated Standard Application for Payments, VOCApedia, and Compensation Clarifications
September 17, 2020
A Copy of an Email Sent by Kathrina S. Peterson, OVC Deputy Director, on September 2, 2020
Good Evening Everyone,
I hope you are enjoying the conference so far. It is so exciting that we have almost 900 people to learn from – what a unique opportunity. In the midst of the conference activities, we have some important announcements we wanted to share with you. Please see the below list of items, some of which we have discussed during the conference.
If you have any questions, please let us know. We always appreciate hearing from you. We wish you and your families health and safety.
FY 2020 VOCA Victim Compensation and Victim Assistance Formula Application Attachments and More
April 29, 2020
A Copy of an Email Sent by Kathrina S. Peterson, OVC Deputy Director, on April 20, 2020
Good Afternoon VOCA Administrators,
This email contains information about the Compensation and Assistance applications and related required attachments; the FY 2020 Training and Technical Assistance Solicitation for Administrators and Subrecipients; and the recently launched DOJ National Elder Fraud hotline.
Second Quarter PMT Extension of Deadline
April 14, 2020
A Copy of an Email Sent by Kathrina S. Peterson, OVC Deputy Director, on March 26, 2020
Dear Administrators,
We wanted to let you know that OVC is extending the second quarter PMT reporting deadline to June 30, 2020.
More News for VOCA Administrators
Visit our VOCA Administrators Announcements page for additional news.
Events for VOCA Administrators
There are no planned events at this time.