Office for Victims of Crime · Department of Justice
OVC FY 2026 Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Assistance Formula Grant
Key facts
- Deadline
- Next round: about May 29 – Jul 8, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
- Award size
- Not stated: see the official notice
- Match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- State government
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
Before you apply: federal grants require an active SAM.gov registration (Unique Entity ID) and a Grants.gov account. Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Get-ready checklist
How this fits you
- Available in Rhea County (nationwide program)
- No match required
- Past Tennessee awards on file: 135
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/a5a1f99c-7cdd-4d2c-a1df-32d029eb9313 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/fcff2e6e-43bb-4c2c-83ec-2b67983bfa5b
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About this grant
Writing the need statement? Rhea County facts with citations.
See how others wrote it
The agency posted this example. Read them for structure and level of detail. Don't copy their words: funders treat copied text as plagiarism, and requirements change from year to year, so follow the current notice.
- Any OJP grant (sample for a rural police department)
Sample budgets
A sample budget summary and budget narrative. Not a full application · Link checked Oct 7, 2026
Who in Tennessee has won this program
9 awards to Tennessee groups in 5 counties since 2022 · 0 in Rhea County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $22.1M spent that year | 2025 |
| The Hope Center, Inc. | Athens | $556K spent that year | 2023 |
| Avalon Center, Inc. | Crossville | $383K spent that year | 2023 |
| City of Chattanooga | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | $213K spent that year | 2025 |
| Jmc Gen Hosp Dist Dba West Tennessee Healthcare and Related Affiliates | Jackson, Madison County | $198K spent that year | 2024 |
| Upper Cumberland Development District | Cookeville, Putnam County | $66K spent that year | 2024 |
| South Central Tennessee Development District | Mt Pleasant, Maury County | $56K spent that year | 2024 |
| Grainger County, Tennessee | Rutledge, Grainger County | $53K spent that year | 2025 |
| Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence | Nashville | $53K spent that year | 2025 |
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration and Tennessee Department of Human Services and Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services pass it on: watch those agencies for applications, not the federal agency. 126 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Rhea County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Department of Human Services | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $5.3M | 2023 |
| Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $2.2M | 2023 |
| Sexual Assault Center | Nashville, Davidson County | State of TN, Office of Criminal Justice Programs | $2.2M spent that year | 2023 |
| Shelby County, TN | Memphis | TN Office of Vilence Against Woment | $1.7M spent that year | 2023 |
| Sexual Assault Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $1.7M | 2026 |
| Exchange Club Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse | Jackson, Madison County | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $1.7M | 2023 |
| Partnership for Families Children and Adults Inc. | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | State of TN | $1.5M spent that year | 2023 |
| Sexual Assault Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $1.4M spent that year | 2025 |
| Sexual Assault Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $1.4M | 2025 |
| Helen Ross Mcnabb Center, Inc | Knoxville, Knox County | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $1.3M spent that year | 2025 |
| Tennessee Department of Human Services | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $1.2M | 2023 |
| Tennessee Department of Human Services | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $1.2M | 2026 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
About the federal program
Crime Victim Assistance
Program number 16.575 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs · Formula grant (amounts set by a formula)
How applications are judged
In each year's official notice: read this year's.
Match
None required (federal program listing).