Justice Department Announces $3.4 Billion in Grants to Aid Crime Victims Nationwide

U.S. Department of Justice press release ---------- The Department of Justice today announced awards totaling more than $3.4 billion to fund thousands of local victim assistance programs across the country and to help compensate victims in every state for crime-related losses. Distributed through two grant programs administered by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), a component of the Department’s Office of Justice Programs, the awards surpass every other single-year grant amount in the program’s 34-year history. To learn more click on the picture below to read the release.