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Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) is sponsored by Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV) (Administering federal funds from U.S. Department of Justice). This funding provides direct services to victims of domestic violence in Illinois, including legal advocacy, medical advocacy, counseling, and services to specific populations like Latinx survivors and those in rural areas.
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The FY27 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) and FY27 VOCA Chicago Co-Location Project funding for direct services to victims of domestic violence Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), and the FY27 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) STOP NOFO are now available. ICADV is utilizing Euna Grants Powered by AmpliFund, a grant management system, to take the FY27 grants from pre-award and application to closeout.
The system will also be utilized for the merit-based review and application scoring by proposal review teams.
➤ Application Open Date: April 22, 2026 ➤ Application Close Date and Time: May 18, 2026 at 4:30 PM CDT Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Colocation Project Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Overview of Granting Process ICADV administers approximately $10 million in federal Victims of Crime Act and Violence Against Women Act funds each year.
These are federal funds that flow to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). ICJIA contracts with ICADV to administer a portion of those funds for the provision of services to victims of domestic violence and their children.
ICADV funds approximately 50 domestic violence agencies located throughout Illinois each year to provide the following types of services: legal advocacy to survivors seeking orders of protection legal advocacy to survivors seeking criminal prosecution of their abuser services to survivors of domestic violence from rural areas services to survivors of domestic violence who also have chemical dependency issues To learn more, read ICADV’s Policies and Procedures for Grant Administration .
If you are a client or employee of an ICADV funded agency and feel your civil rights have been violated, you may choose to file a written complaint to ICADV using this form. Information in this form will be forwarded to external parties for follow up. Civil Rights Complaint Form Eligibility for each funding opportunity is specifically outlined in the Notice of Funding Opportunity for that project.
Generally for the purposes of funding, ICADV considers a domestic violence victim service provider an agency that: Is a legally incorporated not for profit organization whose principal mission is to provide services to victims of domestic violence. Services consist of one or more of the following: information, crisis intervention, emergency shelter, referral, counseling, advocacy, or emotional support.
Has a record of providing effective, victim-centered services for the past two years. Victim-centered services are those that promote empowerment and self-determination of victims and which hold abusers accountable for their behavior. Provides services that are free, nondiscriminatory and confidential; Provides all staff and volunteers with 40 hours of domestic violence training.
Staff trained after July 1, 2004, must be trained by a site approved by the Illinois Certified Domestic Violence Professionals; Provides 24 hour telephone accessibility by personnel without requiring the victim to make a second phone call or wait for a return phone call; Provides access to safe housing, including access to trained staff and services to effectively meet the needs of victims; Has demonstrated ability to utilize an intake assessment to determine eligible clients and uses appropriate service plans for eligible clients; Assists victims in seeking available crime victim compensation benefits; Promotes coordinated public and private efforts within the local community to aid crime victims; Has credibility within their service community regarding provision of services to domestic violence victims.
Additional criteria may also be outlined in funding opportunity announcements. If you are interested in receiving funding opportunity announcements from ICADV, please contact us .
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Qualifying Illinois agencies that provide direct services to victims of domestic violence. This includes legal advocacy, medical advocacy, counseling, and specialized services. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) is funded by Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV) (Administering federal funds from U.S. Department of Justice). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Illinois. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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