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VOCA GENERAL INFORMATION Background: The Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) was enacted in 1984 to provide federal funding to assist state, local and private nonprofit agencies to provide direct services to crime victims. The United States Department of Justice (USDOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), provides funds to support the provision of services to victims of crime. Services are defined as those efforts that respond to the emotional and physical needs of crime victims, assist victims of crime to stabilize their lives after a victimization, assist victims to understand and participate in the criminal justice system and provide victims of crime with a measure of safety and security. 2. Who May Apply: Any public or nonprofit organization or a combination of such organizations that provides direct services to victims of crime as specified by the VOCA Victim Assistance Grant Final Program Guidelines (Attachment A). Failure to adhere to the guidelines in the past may affect an applicant's eligibility for funding. 2015-2016 VOCA funding is contingent upon an annual appropriation by the Florida Legislature and upon the OAG's Victims of Crime Act award funded through the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime formula grant program. 3. VOCA Grant Application: The instructions, information, references and the attachment contained herein comprise the official VOCA Grant Application. Applicants must sign a certification that they have read all of the VOCA Grant Application materials and that the applicant will comply with all applicable federal and state statutes, administrative rules, procedures and policies established in the application. The VOCA Grant Application packet consists of the following materials: * General Information and Application Instructions * VOCA Grant Application OJP Final Program Guidelines (Attachment A). on-line users go to: http://www.00p.usdoj.gov/ovc/voca/vaguide.htm 4. Funding by Judicial Circuit: VOCA funds will be awarded by judicial circuit. Applicants will apply for funds within the judicial circuit served by the agency. If the agency serves victims of crime in more than one judicial circuit, an individual application must be submitted for each judicial circuit to be served. All components of each application must be specific to the judicial circuit to be served. See (page 9) for a listing of the counties within each judicial circuit. 5. Application Deadline and Submission Instructions: The original application and one exact copy must be received in the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on Friday, February 27, 2015. Only one application per agency per judicial circuit will be accepted. The application containing original signatures must be marked "original" in the top right hand margin of the first page and stapled together. The applicant should retain an exact copy of the VOCA Grant Application. Applications must be mailed or delivered to the following address: Using the U.S. Postal Service: Office of the Attorney General Bureau of Advocacy and Grants Management PL -01, The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1050 Page 3 201