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Victims of Crime Act
(VOCA)
Crime Victims
Fund-amentals
2009 Budget
Parents of
Murdered
Children
What is the Crime Victims Fund?
 Created in 1984 as revenue source for the
Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) to support state
victim assistance and crime victim
compensation.
 Separate account; self-sufficient.
 Paid entirely by Federal criminal offenders; no
taxpayer dollars.
 Only Federal funding for direct services to
victims of all types of crimes.
Unlike other programs…
 Permanent authorization, no sunset.
 Continuing appropriation.
 Cap on Fund delays amounts otherwise
available for obligation.
 Unobligated amounts remain in Fund for future
victim services.
How Crime Victims Fund works…
Crime Victims Fund
Year One
Year Two
Services
VOCA Program Areas
 State Compensation
Formula Grants (1984)
 State Victim Assistance
Formula Grants (1984)
 OVC Discretionary
Grants (1984)
 Children’s Justice Act
(1986)
 U.S. Attorneys’
Victim/Witness (2000)
Services
 FBI Victim Assistance
Specialists (2001)
 Federal Victim
Notification System
(2002)
 Antiterrorism Emergency
Reserve (1996; 2001)
 OJP Offices; OAAM, CCDO
(2006)
 OJP Management &
Administration (2008)
State Victim Assistance Grants
Non-Profit
70%
56 jurisdictions grant:
base $+ % pop.
Other
Public
4%
4,400 public and nonprofit agencies…
Nat. Am.
1%
CJS
25%
provide direct victim assistance services…
•crisis intervention and counseling
•support groups and therapy/treatment
•emergency shelter
•Information/referral and hotlines
to 3.8 million victims of
all types of crimes each year.
•legal advocacy and emergency financial assist.
•criminal justice system (case status/disposition
information, restitution assistance)
•personal advocacy and case management
DUI/DWI
Crashes
1%
Child Sexual
Abuse
9%
Domestic
Violence
49%
Adult Sexual
Assault
5%
Child Phy .
Abuse
3%
Other
18%
Assault
7%
Surv /Hom.
Victims
Robbery
3%
2%
Adults
Mol/Child
2%
Elder Abuse
1%
Fund Deposits/Caps
1985-2007 = $9 Billion
increase
drawdown
Prev. Yr. Deps.
Cap
900
Est. FY 09 Opening Balance
$1.9 Billion
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Millions
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2009 Budget Request
 Rescinds $2.024 billion.
 Sets cap at $590 million.
 Includes $50 million Antiterrorism Emergency
Reserve “under the cap.”
 Transforms Fund from special account into
revenue-offset account.
$2.024 billion Rescission
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Opening balance, 2009 (“rainy day” balance)
plus amounts to be collected during 2009
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less new budget authority (cap)
less rescission
Opening balance, 2010
What happens in 2010?
Millions
Opening Fund Balance
2,000
1,800
1,600
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1,200
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2002
2003
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2007
$1,904
710
2,614
-590
-2,024
-0-
2008
2009
2010
VOCA Allocation Sequence
Under the cap (2008 estimate)
$590.0
 OJP Management & Administration – 5.5%
32.5
 OJP Office of Audit, Assessment and Management – 1.5%
8.9
 Children’s Justice Act
20.0
 U.S. Atty’s Victim/Witness Coord.
25.2
 FBI Victim Assistance Specialists
13.1
 Federal Victim Notification System
5.5
Of amounts remaining:
454.8
 OVC Discretionary Grants – 5%
24.2
 State Compensation Grants - 60% of previous year’s
state-funded payout ($285.5m)
171.3
 State Victim Assistance Grants - whatever’s left over!
289.3
Above the Cap (except 2009 request)
Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve – ($50m); replenished with up to 5% of fund
balance after other allocations.
VOCA Program Funding
$770*
Cap
$625
$625
$590
Other VOCA
Programs/
OJP Costs
State
Victim
Assistance
Grants
$254
$229
$590*
$374
$301 $354
$396
$396
$371
$289
$236
In millions
* Includes $ 50 million AER
2006
2007
2008
est.
2009
Request
2009
est.
VOCA Program Funding
$770*
Cap
Other VOCA
Programs/
OJP Costs
State
Victim
Assistance
Grants
In millions
* Includes $ 50 million AER
$625
$625
2006
2007
VOCA
$374
$590
$590*
Victim Assistance Grants
$354
$301
$254
cut by
$229
$159 million (40%)
$396
$396
since 2006
$371
$289
$236
2008
est.
2009
Request
2009
est.
Millions
Fund Availability
2000
1800
Available in Fund
Annual cap
Victim assistance grants
1600
1400
1200
$1.3b
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2009
Restore VOCA Assistance
 $770 million cap = FY 2006 state victim assistance grants.
 $717 million cap, if AER kept above the cap.
 $677 million cap, if OJP M&A direct appropriation ($32.4
million).
 Money already collected from Federal offenders and kept in
Fund to maintain stable funding for victim services.
 Does not include increases in:
 Crime rates.
 Demands for services.
 Types of crimes (e.g. stalking, human trafficking, identity
theft, etc.).
 Costs of operations (e.g. gas, heat/utilities, stamps, etc.).
 Direct funding for state victim assistance grants.
What Cut Means…
 Some will turn away victims needing services.
 Some will lose staff.
 Some programs will close entirely.
Steve Derene
email: [email protected]
tel: 608-233-2245
web: www.navaa.org