Assistance Listing 16.575
Crime Victim Assistance
Office of Justice Programs · Department of Justice
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 168 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $14,530,814. Expect about 54 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 0%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 0%
- 0% higher ed · 100% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $15M
- $5.6M – $27M middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 56
- $1.3B committed to them
- Usually posts
- Apr
- annual · 54-day window
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office of Emergency Services | Government | CA | 5 | $669,246,316 |
| Texas Office of the Governor | Government | TX | 5 | $514,494,385 |
| Department of Legal Affairs Florida | Government | FL | 5 | $382,062,219 |
| NYS Office of Victim Services | Government | NY | 5 | $337,108,825 |
| Crime & Delinquency PA Commission on | Government | PA | 5 | $222,789,443 |
| Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority | Government | IL | 5 | $217,187,830 |
| Attorney General of Ohio | Government | OH | 5 | $202,797,888 |
| Criminal Justice Coordinating Council | Government | GA | 5 | $188,033,671 |
| North Carolina Department of Public Safety | Government | NC | 5 | $184,333,677 |
| Michigan Department of Health and Human Services | Government | MI | 5 | $173,343,695 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | $1.0B | $12M | $4.5M – $22M |
| 2022 | 56 | $1.4B | $16M | $6.3M – $30M |
| 2023 | 56 | $1.3B | $16M | $6.0M – $28M |
| 2024 | 56 | $779M | $9.0M | $3.6M – $17M |
| 2025 | 56 | $1.3B | $15M | $5.6M – $27M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | 2026-07-08 | 40 d | O-OVC-2026-172627 · OVC FY 2026 Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Assistance Formula Grant |
| 2025-07-21 | 2025-08-15 | 25 d | O-OVC-2025-172428 · OVC FY25 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Assistance Formula Grant |
| 2024-03-27 | 2024-05-28 | 62 d | O-OVC-2024-172059 · OVC FY24 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant |
| 2023-04-06 | 2023-05-30 | 54 d | O-OVC-2023-171712 · OVC FY 2023 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant |
| 2022-04-29 | 2022-06-23 | 55 d | O-OVC-2022-171314 · OVC FY 2022 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant |
| 2021-05-19 | 2021-07-06 | 48 d | O-OVC-2021-19002 · OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant |
| 2018-05-02 | 2018-05-31 | 29 d | OVC-2018-13701 · OVC FY 2018 VOCA Victim Assistance |
| 2018-03-19 | 2018-05-03 | 45 d | OJJDP-2018-13521 · OJJDP FY 18 Child Abuse Training for Judicial and Court Personnel |
| 2014-06-09 | 2014-07-23 | 44 d | OVC-2014-3945 · OVC FY 2014 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 16.575?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 168 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $14,530,814. Expect about 54 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Crime Victim Assistance award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $15M; the middle half ran from $5.6M to $27M. 56 new awards were made, with $1.3B committed to them.
When does 16.575 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Apr with about 54 days to apply. The most recent round posted May 29, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of Justice (Office of Justice Programs). Assistance Listing 16.575 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.