1. VOCA Overview Webinar April 12th, 2016
Wisconsin Department of Justice
Office of Crime Victim Services
VOCA: Victims of Crime Act
Competitive Grant

2. Agenda VOCA Background Program Priorities Match Requirement
Allowable Expenses
Reporting
Frequently Asked Questions

3. Key Points Strong, Clear Narrative
Read Funding Announcement Thoroughly
Study VOCA guidelines

4. VOCA Background Victims of Crime Act Grant Federal Funds
OCVS Pass-Through Agency

5. Purpose of VOCA Direct Services VOCA Goals:
Respond to emotional & physical needs of victims
Assist victims in stabilizing life
Assist victims to participation & understand CJS
Provide victims with measure of safety

6. Program Priorities Enhance cultural competency
Strengthen capacities in rural areas
Enhance mental health of victims

7. Program Priorities Cont’d
Enhance emotional and physical well being of sexual assault victims
Enhance emotional and physical well being of child victims
Strengthen capacities of programs for newly added victim types

8. Match Same guidelines for match expenses Two Forms of Match:
Cash (identify source)
In-Kind
Match Waivers

9. Allowable Expenses Personnel Employee Benefits Staff Development
Travel
Supplies & Operating Expenses
Subcontracts
Other

11. In-kind match example:

12. Allowable Expenses Employee Benefits Staff Development Travel
Personnel
Employee Benefits
Staff Development
Travel
Supplies & Operating Expenses
Subcontracts
Other

13. Supplies & Operating Expenses
Items needed for VOCA project staff
Pro-rate
Group like items together

14. Allowable Expenses Personnel Employee Benefits Staff Development
Travel
Supplies & Operating Expenses
Subcontracts
Other

15. Indirect Cost Rate Uniform Guidance
Federally Negotiated vs. 10% de minimus
Indirect costs vs. Indirect Cost Rate

16. What happens after I receive a VOCA subgrant?

17. Grant Cycle Three year grant cycle Competitive: 2016-2017 grant
Continuation: grant
grant

18. Reporting Requirements
Fiscal
Monthly or Quarterly
Program
Federal Performance Measures – Quarterly
Progress Report – Quarterly
Final (Annual) Report

19. Hyperlinks
VOCA guidelines, Performance Measures, VOCA Overview Webinar, and VOCA FAQs
Egrants
Uniform Guidance: 2 CFR 200
SAM (System for Award Management)

20. Frequently Asked Questions

21. Thank you and good luck!