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| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.1.20.1 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | A | Subpart A—International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program | § 94.11 Purpose; construction and severability. | DOJ | [71 FR 52451, Sept. 6, 2006, as amended at 88 FR 3656, Jan. 20, 2023] | (a) The purpose of this subpart is to implement the provisions of VOCA, Title II, Sec. 1404C (34 U.S.C. 20106), which authorize the Director (Director), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), a component of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), to establish a program to reimburse eligible victims of acts of international terrorism that occur outside the United States, for expenses associated with that victimization. (b) Any provision of this part held to be invalid or unenforceable by its terms, or as applied to any person or circumstance, shall be construed so as to give it the maximum effect permitted by law, unless such holding shall be one of utter invalidity or unenforceability, in which event such provision shall be deemed severable from this part and shall not affect the remainder thereof or the application of such provision to other persons not similarly situated or to other, dissimilar circumstances. | ||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.1.20.2 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | A | Subpart A—International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program | § 94.12 Definitions. | DOJ | [71 FR 52451, Sept. 6, 2006, as amended at 88 FR 3656, Jan. 20, 2023] | The following definitions shall apply to this subpart: (a) Child means any biological or legally-adopted child, or any stepchild, of a deceased victim, who, at the time of the victim's death, is— (1) Younger than 18 years of age; or (2) Over 18 years of age and a student, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 8101. (b) Claimant means a victim, or his representative, who is authorized to sign and submit an application, and receive payment for reimbursement, if appropriate. (c) Collateral sources means sources that provide reimbursement for specific expenses compensated under this subpart, including property, health, disability, or other insurance for specific expenses; Medicare or Medicaid; workers' compensation programs; military or veterans' benefits of a compensatory nature; vocational rehabilitation benefits; restitution; and other state, Federal, foreign, and international compensation programs: except that any reimbursement received under this subpart shall be reduced by the amount of any lump sum payment whatsoever, received from, or in respect of the United States or a foreign government, unless the claimant can show that such payment was for a category of expenses not covered under this subpart. To the extent that a claimant has an unsatisfied judgment against a foreign government based on the same act of terrorism, the value of that unsatisfied judgment shall be counted as a lump sum payment for expenses covered under this subpart, unless the claimant agrees to waive his right to sue the United States government for satisfaction of that judgment. (d) Deceased means individuals who are dead, or are missing and presumed dead. (e) Dependent has the meaning given in 26 U.S.C. 152. If the victim was not required by law to file a U.S. Federal income tax return for the year prior to the act of international terrorism, an individual shall be deemed to be a victim's dependent if he was reliant on the income of the victim for over half of his support in that year. (f) Employee of the United States Government … | ||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.1.20.3 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | A | Subpart A—International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program | § 94.13 Terms. | DOJ | The first three provisions of 1 U.S.C. 1 (rules of construction) shall apply to this subpart. | |||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.1.21.4 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | A | Subpart A—International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program | § 94.21 Eligibility. | DOJ | [71 FR 52451, Sept. 6, 2006, as amended at 88 FR 3656, Jan. 20, 2023] | (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, reimbursement of qualified expenses under this subpart is available to a victim of international terrorism or his representative, pursuant to 34 U.S.C. 20106(a)(3)(A). For purposes of eligibility for this program only, the Attorney General shall determine whether there is a reasonable indication that an act was one of international terrorism, within the meaning of that section. (b) Reimbursement shall be denied to any claimant if the Director, in consultation with appropriate Department of Justice (DOJ) officials, determines that there is a reasonable indication that either the victim with respect to whom the claim is made, or the claimant, was criminally culpable for the act of international terrorism. (c) Reimbursement may be reduced or denied to a claimant if the Director, in consultation with appropriate DOJ officials, determines that the victim with respect to whom the claim is made contributed materially to his own death or injury by— (1) Engaging in conduct that violates U.S. law or the law of the jurisdiction in which the act of international terrorism occurred; (2) Acting as a mercenary or “soldier of fortune”; (3) (As a non-U.S. Government employee), acting as an advisor, consultant, employee, or contractor, in a military or political capacity— (i) For a rebel or paramilitary organization; (ii) For a government not recognized by the United States; or (iii) In a country in which an official travel warning issued by the U.S. Department of State related to armed conflict was in effect at the time of the act of international terrorism; or (4) Engaging in grossly reckless conduct. | ||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.1.21.5 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | A | Subpart A—International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program | § 94.22 Categories of expenses. | DOJ | The following categories of expenses, generally, may be reimbursed, with some limitations, as noted in § 94.23: medical care; mental health care; property loss; funeral and burial; and miscellaneous expenses (including temporary lodging, emergency travel, and transportation). Under this subpart, the Director shall not reimburse for attorneys' fees, lost wages, or non-economic losses (such as pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of consortium, etc.). | |||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.1.21.6 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | A | Subpart A—International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program | § 94.23 Amount of reimbursement. | DOJ | Different categories of expenses are capped, as set forth in the chart below. Those caps may be adjusted, from time to time, by rulemaking. The cap in effect within a particular expense category, at the time that the application is received, shall apply to the award. | |||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.1.21.7 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | A | Subpart A—International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program | § 94.24 Determination of award. | DOJ | After review of each application, the Director shall determine the eligibility of the victim or representative and the amount, if any, eligible for reimbursement, specifying the reasons for such determination and the findings of fact and conclusions of law supporting it. A copy of the determination shall be mailed to the claimant at his last known address. | |||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.1.21.8 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | A | Subpart A—International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program | § 94.25 Collateral sources. | DOJ | (a) The amount of expenses reimbursed to a claimant under this subpart shall be reduced by any amount that the claimant receives from a collateral source in connection with the same act of international terrorism. In cases in which a claimant receives reimbursement under this subpart for expenses that also will or may be reimbursed from another source, the claimant shall subrogate the United States to the claim for payment from the collateral source up to the amount for which the claimant was reimbursed under this subpart. (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this section, when a collateral source provides supplemental reimbursement for a specific expense, beyond the maximum amount reimbursed for that expense under this subpart, the claimant's award under this subpart shall not be reduced by the amount paid by the collateral source, nor shall the claimant be required to subrogate the United States to the claim for payment from the collateral source, except that in no event shall the combined reimbursement under this subpart and any collateral source exceed the actual expense. | |||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.1.22.10 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | A | Subpart A—International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program | § 94.32 Application deadline. | DOJ | [76 FR 19910, Apr. 11, 2011] | For claims related to acts of international terrorism that occurred after October 6, 2006, the deadline to file an application is three years from the date of the act of international terrorism. For claims related to acts of international terrorism that occurred between December 21, 1988, and October 6, 2006, the deadline to file an application is October 6, 2009. At the discretion of the Director, the deadline for filing a claim may be tolled or extended upon a showing of good cause. | ||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.1.22.11 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | A | Subpart A—International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program | § 94.33 Investigation and analysis of claims. | DOJ | The Director may seek an expert examination of claims submitted if he believes there is a reasonable basis for requesting additional evaluation. The claimant, in submitting an application for reimbursement, authorizes the Director to release information regarding claims or expenses listed in the application to an appropriate body for review. If the Director initiates an expert review, no identifying information for the victim or representative shall be released. | |||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.1.22.9 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | A | Subpart A—International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program | § 94.31 Application procedures. | DOJ | (a) To receive reimbursement, a claimant must submit a completed application under this program requesting payment based on an itemized list of expenses, and must submit original receipts. (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this Section, in cases involving incidents of terrorism preceding the establishment of this program where claimants may not have original receipts, and in cases in which the claimant certifies that the receipts have been destroyed or lost, the Director may, in his discretion, accept an itemized list of expenses. In each such case, the claimant must certify that original receipts are unavailable and attest that the items and amounts submitted in the list are true and correct to the best of his knowledge. In the event that it is later determined that a fraudulent certification was made, the United States may take action to recover any payment made under this section, and pursue criminal prosecution, as appropriate. | |||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.1.23.12 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | A | Subpart A—International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program | § 94.41 Interim emergency payment. | DOJ | Claimants may apply for an interim emergency payment, prior to a determination under § 94.21(a). If the Director determines that such payment is necessary to avoid or mitigate substantial hardship that may result from delaying reimbursement until complete and final consideration of an application, such payment may be made to cover immediate expenses such as those of medical care, funeral and burial, short-term lodging, and emergency transportation. The amount of an interim emergency payment shall be determined on a case-by-case basis, and shall be deducted from the final award amount. | |||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.1.23.13 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | A | Subpart A—International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program | § 94.42 Repayment and waiver of repayment. | DOJ | A victim or representative shall reimburse the program upon a determination by the Director that an interim emergency award or final award was: Made to an ineligible victim or claimant; based on fraudulent information; or an overpayment. Except in the case of ineligibility pursuant to a determination by the Director, in consultation with appropriate DOJ officials, under § 94.21(b), the Director may waive such repayment requirement in whole or in part, for good cause, upon request. | |||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.1.24.14 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | A | Subpart A—International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program | § 94.51 Request for reconsideration. | DOJ | A victim or representative may, within thirty (30) days after receipt of the determination under § 94.24, appeal the same to the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs, by submitting a written request for review. The Assistant Attorney General may conduct a review and make a determination based on the material submitted with the initial application, or may request additional documentation in order to conduct a more thorough review. In special circumstances, the Assistant Attorney General may determine that an oral hearing is warranted; in such cases, the hearing shall be held at a reasonable time and place. | |||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.1.24.15 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | A | Subpart A—International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program | § 94.52 Final agency decision. | DOJ | In cases that are not appealed under § 94.51, the Director's determination pursuant to § 94.24 shall be the final agency decision. In all cases that are appealed, the Assistant Attorney General shall issue a notice of final determination, which shall be the final agency decision, setting forth the findings of fact and conclusions of law supporting his determination. | |||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.2.25.1 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | B | Subpart B—VOCA Victim Assistance Program | § 94.101 Purpose and scope; future guidance; construction and severability; compliance date. | DOJ | [81 FR 44528, July 8, 2016, as amended at 88 FR 3656, Jan. 20, 2023] | (a) Purpose and scope. This subpart implements the provisions of VOCA, at 34 U.S.C. 20103, which, as of July 8, 2016, authorize the Director to make an annual grant to the chief executive of each State for the financial support of eligible crime victim assistance programs. VOCA sets out the statutory requirements governing these grants, and this subpart should be read in conjunction with it. Grants under this program also are subject to the government-wide grant rules in 2 CFR part 200, as implemented by the Department of Justice at 2 CFR part 2800, and the DOJ Grants Financial Guide. (b) Future guidance. The Director may, pursuant to 34 U.S.C. 20110(a), prescribe guidance for grant recipients and sub-recipients under this program on the application of this subpart. (c) Construction and severability. Any provision of this subpart held to be invalid or unenforceable by its terms, or as applied to any person or circumstance, shall be construed so as to give it the maximum effect permitted by law, unless such holding shall be one of utter invalidity or unenforceability, in which event such provision shall be deemed severable from this part and shall not affect the remainder thereof or the application of such provision to other persons not similarly situated or to other, dissimilar circumstances. (d) Compliance date. This subpart applies to all grants under this program made by OVC after August 8, 2016, except for funds that the SAA obligated before August 8, 2016 ( i.e. pre-award funds under grants made in 2016). SAAs may permit the use of funds that are unobligated as of August 8, 2016 for activities permitted by this subpart, but not by the Guidelines. | ||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.2.25.2 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | B | Subpart B—VOCA Victim Assistance Program | § 94.102 Definitions. | DOJ | [81 FR 44528, July 8, 2016, as amended at 88 FR 3656, Jan. 20, 2023] | As used in this subpart: Crime victim or victim of crime means a person who has suffered physical, sexual, financial, or emotional harm as a result of the commission of a crime. Director means the Director of OVC. Direct services or services to victims of crime means those services described in 34 U.S.C. 20103(d)(2), and efforts that— (1) Respond to the emotional, psychological, or physical needs of crime victims; (2) Assist victims to stabilize their lives after victimization; (3) Assist victims to understand and participate in the criminal justice system; or (4) Restore a measure of security and safety for the victim. OVC means the Office for Victims of Crime, within the United States Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs. Project means the direct services project funded by a grant under this program, unless context indicates otherwise. Spousal abuse includes domestic and intimate partner violence. State Administering Agency or SAA is the governmental unit designated by the chief executive of a State to administer grant funds under this program. Sub-recipient means an entity that is eligible to receive grant funds under this program from a State under this subpart. Victim of child abuse means a victim of crime, where such crime involved an act or omission considered to be child abuse under the law of the relevant SAA jurisdiction. In addition, for purposes of this program, victims of child abuse may include, but are not limited to, child victims of: Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse; child pornography-related offenses; neglect; commercial sexual exploitation; bullying; and/or exposure to violence. Victim of federal crime means a victim of an offense in violation of a federal criminal statute or regulation, including, but not limited to, offenses that occur in an area where the federal government has jurisdiction, whether in the United States or abroad, such as Indian reservations, national parks, federal buildings, and military installations. VOCA means the Victim… | ||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.2.26.3 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | B | Subpart B—VOCA Victim Assistance Program | § 94.103 General. | DOJ | [81 FR 44528, July 8, 2016, as amended at 88 FR 3656, Jan. 20, 2023] | (a) Direct services. SAAs may use VOCA funds to provide direct services through sub-recipients or in their own projects, and to cover administrative and training costs of the SAA. SAAs have sole discretion to determine which organizations will receive funds, and in what amounts, subject to the minimum requirements set forth in VOCA and this subpart. SAAs must ensure that projects provide services to victims of federal crimes on the same basis as to victims of crimes under State or local law. SAAs may fund direct services regardless of a victim's participation in the criminal justice process. Victim eligibility under this program for direct services is not dependent on the victim's immigration status. (b) SAA eligibility certification. Each SAA must certify that it will meet the criteria set forth in VOCA, at 34 U.S.C. 20103(a)(2), and in this subpart . This certification shall be submitted by the chief executive of the State (or a designee) annually in such form and manner as OVC specifies from time to time. As of July 8, 2016, VOCA requires the chief executive to certify that— (1) Priority will be given to programs providing assistance to victims of sexual assault, spousal abuse, or child abuse; (2) Funds will be made available to programs serving underserved victims; (3) VOCA funds awarded to the State, and by the State to eligible crime victim assistance programs, will not be used to supplant State and local government funds otherwise available for crime victim assistance. (c) Pass-through administration. SAAs have broad latitude in structuring their administration of VOCA funding. VOCA funding may be administered by the SAA itself, or by other means, including the use of pass-through entities (such as coalitions of victim service providers) to make determinations regarding award distribution and to administer funding. SAAs that opt to use a pass-through entity shall ensure that the total sum of VOCA funding for administrative and training costs for the SAA and pass-through entity is within the VOCA… | ||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.2.26.4 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | B | Subpart B—VOCA Victim Assistance Program | § 94.104 Allocation of sub-awards. | DOJ | [81 FR 44528, July 8, 2016, as amended by at FR 3656, Jan. 20, 2023] | (a) Directed allocation of forty percent overall. Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, each SAA shall allocate each year's VOCA grant as specified below in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section. Where victims of priority category crimes are determined to be underserved as well, an SAA may count funds allocated to projects serving such victims in either the priority category or the underserved category, but not both. (b) Priority categories of crime victims (thirty percent total). SAAs shall allocate a minimum of ten percent of each year's VOCA grant to each of the three priority categories of victims specified in the certification requirement in VOCA, at 34 U.S.C. 20103(a)(2)(A), which, as of July 8, 2016, includes victims of— (1) Sexual assault, (2) Spousal abuse and (3) Child abuse. (c) Previously underserved category (ten percent total). SAAs shall allocate a minimum of ten percent of each year's VOCA grant to underserved victims of violent crime, as specified in VOCA, at 34 U.S.C. 20103(a)(2)(B). To meet this requirement, SAAs shall identify which type of crime victim a service project assists by the type of crime they have experienced or the demographic characteristics of the crime victim, or both. (d) Exceptions to required allocations. The Director may approve an allocation different from that specified in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, pursuant to a written request from the SAA that demonstrates (to the satisfaction of the Director) that there is good cause therefor. (e) Sub-award process: Documentation, conflicts of interest, and competition of funding to sub-recipients. (1) SAAs have sole discretion to determine which organizations will receive funds, and in what amounts, subject to the requirements of VOCA, this subpart, and the provisions in the DOJ Grants Financial Guide relating to conflicts of interest. SAAs must maintain a documented methodology for selecting all competitive and non-competitive sub-recipients. (2) SAAs are encouraged to award funds throu… | ||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.2.26.5 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | B | Subpart B—VOCA Victim Assistance Program | § 94.105 Reporting requirements. | DOJ | (a) Subgrant award reports. SAAs shall submit, at such times and in such form and manner as OVC may specify from time to time, subgrant award reports to OVC for each project that receives VOCA funds. If an SAA awards funds to a pass-through entity, the SAA also shall submit a report on the pass-through entity, at such times and in such form and manner as OVC may specify from time to time. (b) Performance report. SAAs shall submit, in such form and manner as OVC may specify from time to time, performance reports to OVC on a quarterly basis. (c) Obligation to report fraud, waste, abuse, and similar misconduct. SAAs shall— (1) Promptly notify OVC of any formal allegation or finding of fraud, waste, abuse, or similar misconduct involving VOCA funds; (2) Promptly refer any credible evidence of such misconduct to the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General; and (3) Apprise OVC, in timely fashion, of the status of any on-going investigations | |||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.2.26.6 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | B | Subpart B—VOCA Victim Assistance Program | § 94.106 Monitoring requirements. | DOJ | [81 FR 44528, July 8, 2016, as amended at 88 FR 3657, Jan. 20, 2023] | (a) Monitoring plan. Unless the Director grants a waiver, SAAs shall develop and implement a monitoring plan in accordance with the requirements of this section and 2 CFR 200.332. The monitoring plan must include a risk assessment plan. (b) Monitoring frequency. SAAs shall conduct regular desk monitoring of all sub-recipients. In addition, SAAs shall conduct on-site monitoring of all sub-recipients at least once every two years during the award period, unless a different frequency based on risk assessment is set out in the monitoring plan. (c) Recordkeeping. SAAs shall maintain a copy of site visit results and other documents related to compliance. | ||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.2.27.10 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | B | Subpart B—VOCA Victim Assistance Program | § 94.110 Allowable training costs. | DOJ | VOCA funds may be used only for training activities that occur within the award period, and all funds for training must be obligated prior to the end of such period. Allowable training costs generally include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) Statewide/regional training of personnel providing direct assistance and allied professionals, including VOCA funded and non-VOCA funded personnel, as well as managers and Board members of victim service agencies; and (b) Training academies for victim assistance. | |||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.2.27.7 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | B | Subpart B—VOCA Victim Assistance Program | § 94.107 Administration and training. | DOJ | [81 FR 44528, July 8, 2016, as amended at 88 FR 3657, Jan. 20, 2023] | (a) Amount. No SAA may use more than the amount prescribed by VOCA, at 34 U.S.C. 20103(b)(3), for training and administration. As of July 8, 2016, the amount is five percent of a State's annual VOCA grant. (b) Notification. An SAA shall notify OVC of its decision to use VOCA funds for training or administration, either at the time of application for the VOCA grant or within thirty days of such decision. Such notification shall indicate what portion of the amount will be allocated for training and what portion for administration. If VOCA funding will be used for administration, the SAA shall follow the rules and submit the certification required in § 94.108 regarding supplantation . (c) Availability. SAAs shall ensure that each training and administrative activity funded by the VOCA grant occurs within the award period. (d) Documentation. SAAs shall maintain sufficient records to substantiate the expenditure of VOCA funds for training or administration. (e) Volunteer training. SAAs may allow sub-recipients to use VOCA funds to train volunteers in how to provide direct services when such services will be provided primarily by volunteers. Such use of VOCA funds will not count against the limit described in paragraph (a) of this section. | ||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.2.27.8 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | B | Subpart B—VOCA Victim Assistance Program | § 94.108 Prohibited supplantation of funding for administrative costs. | DOJ | [81 FR 44528, July 8, 2016, as amended at 88 FR 3657, Jan. 20, 2023] | (a) Non-supplantation requirement. SAAs may not use VOCA funding to supplant State administrative support for the State crime victim assistance program. Consistent with the DOJ Grants Financial Guide, such supplantation is the deliberate reduction of State funds because of the availability of VOCA funds. Where a State decreases its administrative support for the State crime victim assistance program, the SAA must submit, upon request from OVC, an explanation for the decrease. (b) Baseline for administrative costs. In each year in which an SAA uses VOCA funds for administration, it shall— (1) Establish and document a baseline level of non-VOCA funding required to administer the State victim assistance program, based on SAA expenditures for administrative costs during that fiscal year and the previous fiscal year, prior to expending VOCA funds for administration; and (2) Submit the certification required by 34 U.S.C. 20110(h), which, as of July 8, 2016, requires an SAA to certify here that VOCA funds will not be used to supplant State funds, but will be used to increase the amount of such funds that would, in the absence of VOCA funds, be made available for administrative purposes. | ||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.2.27.9 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | B | Subpart B—VOCA Victim Assistance Program | § 94.109 Allowable administrative costs. | DOJ | (a) Funds for administration may be used only for costs directly associated with administering a State's victim assistance program. Where allowable administrative costs are allocable to both the crime victim assistance program and another State program, the VOCA grant may be charged no more than its proportionate share of such costs. SAAs may charge a federally-approved indirect cost rate to the VOCA grant, provided that the total amount charged does not exceed the amount prescribed by VOCA for training and administration. (b) Costs directly associated with administering a State victim assistance program generally include the following: (1) Salaries and benefits of SAA staff and consultants to administer and manage the program; (2) Training of SAA staff, including, but not limited to, travel, registration fees, and other expenses associated with SAA staff attendance at technical assistance meetings and conferences relevant to the program; (3) Monitoring compliance of VOCA sub-recipients with federal and State requirements, support for victims' rights compliance programs, provision of technical assistance, and evaluation and assessment of program activities, including, but not limited to, travel, mileage, and other associated expenses; (4) Reporting and related activities necessary to meet federal and State requirements; (5) Program evaluation, including, but not limited to, surveys or studies that measure the effect or outcome of victim services; (6) Program audit costs and related activities necessary to meet federal audit requirements for the VOCA grant; (7) Technology-related costs, generally including for grant management systems, electronic communications systems and platforms ( e.g., Web pages and social media), geographic information systems, victim notification systems, and other automated systems, related equipment ( e.g., computers, software, fax and copying machines, and TTY/TDDs) and related technology support services necessary for administration of the program; (8) Membersh… | |||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.2.28.11 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | B | Subpart B—VOCA Victim Assistance Program | § 94.111 Eligible crime victim assistance programs. | DOJ | [81 FR 44528, July 8, 2016, as amended at 88 FR 3657, Jan. 20, 2023] | SAAs may award VOCA funds only to crime victim assistance programs that meet the requirements of VOCA, at 34 U.S.C. 20103(b)(1), and this subpart. Each such program shall abide by any additional criteria or reporting requirements established by the SAA. | ||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.2.28.12 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | B | Subpart B—VOCA Victim Assistance Program | § 94.112 Types of eligible organizations and organizational capacity. | DOJ | [81 FR 44528, July 8, 2016, as amended at 88 FR 3657, Jan. 20, 2023] | (a) Eligible programs. Eligible programs are not limited to entities whose sole purpose is to provide direct services. There are special considerations for certain types of entities, as described below: (1) Faith-based and neighborhood programs. SAAs may award VOCA funds to otherwise eligible faith-based and neighborhood programs, but in making such awards, SAAs shall ensure that such programs comply with all applicable federal law, including, but not limited to, part 38 of this chapter. (2) Crime victim compensation programs. SAAs may provide VOCA victim assistance funding to compensation programs only for the purpose of providing direct services that extend beyond the essential duties of the staff administering the compensation program, which services may include, but are not limited to, crisis intervention; counseling; and providing information, referrals, and follow-up for crime victims. (3) Victim service organizations located in an adjacent State. SAAs may award VOCA funds to otherwise eligible programs that are physically located in an adjacent State, but in making such awards, the SAA shall provide notice of such award to the SAA of the adjacent State, and coordinate, as appropriate, to ensure effective provision of services, monitoring, auditing of federal funds, compliance, and reporting. (4) Direct service programs run by the SAA. SAAs may fund their own direct services programs, but, under § 94.104(f), may allocate no more than ten percent of the VOCA grant to such programs, and each such program shall adhere to the allowable/unallowable cost rules for sub-recipient projects set out in this subpart at §§ 94.119 through 94.122. (b) Organizational capacity of the program. For purposes of VOCA, at 34 U.S.C. 20103(b)(1)(B), the following shall apply: (1) Record of effective services to victims of crime and support from sources other than the Crime Victims Fund. A program has demonstrated a record of effective direct services and support from sources other than the Crime Victims Fund wh… | ||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.2.28.13 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | B | Subpart B—VOCA Victim Assistance Program | § 94.113 Use of volunteers, community efforts, compensation assistance. | DOJ | [81 FR 44528, July 8, 2016, as amended at 88 FR 3657, Jan. 20, 2023] | (a) Mandated use of volunteers; waiver. Programs shall use volunteers, to the extent required by the SAA, in order to be eligible for VOCA funds. The chief executive of the State, who may act through the SAA, may waive this requirement, provided that the program submits written documentation of its efforts to recruit and maintain volunteers, or otherwise demonstrate why circumstances prohibit the use of volunteers, to the satisfaction of the chief executive. (b) Waiver of use of volunteers. SAAs shall maintain documentation supporting any waiver granted under VOCA, at 34 U.S.C. 20103(b)(1)(C), relating to the use of volunteers by programs. (c) Promotion of community efforts to aid crime victims. Community served coordinated public and private efforts to aid crime victims may include, but are not limited to, serving on federal, State, local, or tribal work groups to oversee and recommend improvements to community responses to crime victims, and developing written agreements and protocols for such responses. (d) Assistance to victims in applying for compensation. Assistance to potential recipients of crime victim compensation benefits (including potential recipients who are victims of federal crime) in applying for such benefits may include, but are not limited to, referring such potential recipients to an organization that can so assist, identifying crime victims and advising them of the availability of such benefits, assisting such potential recipients with application forms and procedures, obtaining necessary documentation, monitoring claim status, and intervening on behalf of such potential recipients with the crime victims' compensation program. | ||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.2.28.14 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | B | Subpart B—VOCA Victim Assistance Program | § 94.114 Prohibited discrimination. | DOJ | [81 FR 44528, July 8, 2016, as amended at 88 FR 3657, Jan. 20, 2023] | (a) The VOCA non-discrimination provisions specified at 34 U.S.C. 20110(e) shall be implemented in accordance with 28 CFR part 42. (b) In complying with VOCA, at 34 U.S.C. 20110(e), as implemented by 28 CFR part 42, SAAs and sub-recipients shall comply with such guidance as may be issued from time to time by the Office for Civil Rights within the Office of Justice Programs. | ||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.2.28.15 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | B | Subpart B—VOCA Victim Assistance Program | § 94.115 Non-disclosure of confidential or private information. | DOJ | (a) Confidentiality. SAAs and sub-recipients of VOCA funds shall, to the extent permitted by law, reasonably protect the confidentiality and privacy of persons receiving services under this program and shall not disclose, reveal, or release, except pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section— (1) Any personally identifying information or individual information collected in connection with VOCA-funded services requested, utilized, or denied, regardless of whether such information has been encoded, encrypted, hashed, or otherwise protected; or (2) Individual client information, without the informed, written, reasonably time-limited consent of the person about whom information is sought, except that consent for release may not be given by the abuser of a minor, incapacitated person, or the abuser of the other parent of the minor. If a minor or a person with a legally appointed guardian is permitted by law to receive services without a parent's (or the guardian's) consent, the minor or person with a guardian may consent to release of information without additional consent from the parent or guardian. (b) Release. If release of information described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section is compelled by statutory or court mandate, SAAs or sub-recipients of VOCA funds shall make reasonable attempts to provide notice to victims affected by the disclosure of the information, and take reasonable steps necessary to protect the privacy and safety of the persons affected by the release of the information. (c) Information sharing. SAAs and sub-recipients may share— (1) Non-personally identifying data in the aggregate regarding services to their clients and non-personally identifying demographic information in order to comply with reporting, evaluation, or data collection requirements; (2) Court-generated information and law-enforcement-generated information contained in secure governmental registries for protection order enforcement purposes; and (3) Law enforcement- and prosecution-generated information nece… | |||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.2.29.16 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | B | Subpart B—VOCA Victim Assistance Program | § 94.116 Purpose of VOCA-funded projects. | DOJ | VOCA funds shall be available to sub-recipients only to provide direct services and supporting and administrative activities as set out in this subpart. SAAs shall ensure that VOCA sub-recipients obligate and expend funds in accordance with VOCA and this subpart. Sub-recipients must provide services to victims of federal crimes on the same basis as to victims of crimes under State or local law. Sub-recipients may provide direct services regardless of a victim's participation in the criminal justice process. Victim eligibility under this program for direct services is not dependent on the victim's immigration status. | |||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.2.29.17 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | B | Subpart B—VOCA Victim Assistance Program | § 94.117 Cost of services; sub-recipient program income. | DOJ | (a) Cost of services. Sub-recipients shall provide VOCA-funded direct services at no charge, unless the SAA grants a waiver allowing the sub-recipient to generate program income by charging for services. Program income, where allowed, shall be subject to federal grant rules and the requirements of the DOJ Grants Financial Guide, which, as of July 8, 2016, require in most cases that any program income be restricted to the same uses as the sub-award funds and expended during the grant period in which it is generated. (b) Considerations for waiver. In determining whether to grant a waiver under this section, the SAA should consider whether charging victims for services is consistent with the project's victim assistance objectives and whether the sub-recipient is capable of effectively tracking program income in accordance with financial accounting requirements. | |||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.2.29.18 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | B | Subpart B—VOCA Victim Assistance Program | § 94.118 Project match requirements. | DOJ | (a) Project match amount. Sub-recipients shall contribute ( i.e., match) not less than twenty percent (cash or in-kind) of the total cost of each project, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section. (b) Exceptions to project match requirement. The following are not subject to the requirement set forth in paragraph (a) of this section: (1) Sub-recipients that are federally-recognized American Indian or Alaska Native tribes, or projects that operate on tribal lands; (2) Sub-recipients that are territories or possessions of the United States (except for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico), or projects that operate therein; and (3) Sub-recipients other than those described in paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this section, that have applied (through their SAAs) for, and been granted, a full or partial waiver from the Director. Waiver requests must be supported by the SAA and justified in writing. Waivers are entirely at the Director's discretion, but the Director typically considers factors such as local resources, annual budget changes, past ability to provide match, and whether the funding is for new or additional activities requiring additional match versus continuing activities where match is already provided. (c) Sources of project match. Contributions under paragraph (a) of this section shall be derived from non-federal sources, except as may be provided in the DOJ Grants Financial Guide, and may include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Cash; i.e., the value of direct funding for the project; (2) Volunteered professional or personal services, the value placed on which shall be consistent with the rate of compensation (which may include fringe benefits) paid for similar work in the program, but if the similar work is not performed in the program, the rate of compensation shall be consistent with the rate found in the labor market in which the program competes; (3) Materials/Equipment, but the value placed on lent or donated equipment shall not exceed its fair market value; (4) … | |||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.2.30.19 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | B | Subpart B—VOCA Victim Assistance Program | § 94.119 Allowable direct service costs. | DOJ | Direct services for which VOCA funds may be used include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) Immediate emotional, psychological, and physical health and safety —Services that respond to immediate needs (other than medical care, except as allowed under paragraph (a)(9) of this section) of crime victims, including, but not limited to: (1) Crisis intervention services; (2) Accompanying victims to hospitals for medical examinations; (3) Hotline counseling; (4) Safety planning; (5) Emergency food, shelter, clothing, and transportation; (6) Short-term (up to 45 days) in-home care and supervision services for children and adults who remain in their own homes when the offender/caregiver is removed; (7) Short-term (up to 45 days) nursing-home, adult foster care, or group-home placement for adults for whom no other safe, short-term residence is available; (8) Window, door, or lock replacement or repair, and other repairs necessary to ensure a victim's safety; (9) Costs of the following, on an emergency basis ( i.e., when the State's compensation program, the victim's (or in the case of a minor child, the victim's parent's or guardian's) health insurance plan, Medicaid, or other health care funding source, is not reasonably expected to be available quickly enough to meet the emergency needs of a victim (typically within 48 hours of the crime): Non-prescription and prescription medicine, prophylactic or other treatment to prevent HIV/AIDS infection or other infectious disease, durable medical equipment (such as wheel-chairs, crutches, hearing aids, eyeglasses), and other healthcare items are allowed; and (10) Emergency legal assistance, such as for filing for restraining or protective orders, and obtaining emergency custody orders and visitation rights; (b) Personal advocacy and emotional support —Personal advocacy and emotional support, including, but not limited to: (1) Working with a victim to assess the impact of the crime; (2) Identification of victim's needs; (3) Case management; (4) Manageme… | |||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.2.30.20 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | B | Subpart B—VOCA Victim Assistance Program | § 94.120 Allowable costs for activities supporting direct services. | DOJ | Supporting activities for which VOCA funds may be used include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) Coordination of activities —Coordination activities that facilitate the provision of direct services, include, but are not limited to, State-wide coordination of victim notification systems, crisis response teams, multi-disciplinary teams, coalitions to support and assist victims, and other such programs, and salaries and expenses of such coordinators; (b) Supervision of direct service providers —Payment of salaries and expenses of supervisory staff in a project, when the SAA determines that such staff are necessary and effectively facilitate the provision of direct services; (c) Multi-system, interagency, multi-disciplinary response to crime victim needs —Activities that support a coordinated and comprehensive response to crime victims needs by direct service providers, including, but not limited to, payment of salaries and expenses of direct service staff serving on child and adult abuse multi-disciplinary investigation and treatment teams, coordination with federal agencies to provide services to victims of federal crimes and/or participation on Statewide or other task forces, work groups, and committees to develop protocols, interagency, and other working agreements; (d) Contracts for professional services —Contracting for specialized professional services ( e.g., psychological/psychiatric consultation, legal services, interpreters), at a rate not to exceed a reasonable market rate, that are not available within the organization; (e) Automated systems and technology —Subject to the provisions of the DOJ Grants Financial Guide and government-wide grant rules relating to acquisition, use and disposition of property purchased with federal funds, procuring automated systems and technology that support delivery of direct services to victims ( e.g., automated information and referral systems, email systems that allow communications among victim service providers, automated case-tracking and managem… | |||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.2.30.21 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | B | Subpart B—VOCA Victim Assistance Program | § 94.121 Allowable sub-recipient administrative costs. | DOJ | Administrative costs for which VOCA funds may be used by sub-recipients include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) Personnel costs —Personnel costs that are directly related to providing direct services and supporting activities, such as staff and coordinator salaries expenses (including fringe benefits), and a prorated share of liability insurance; (b) Skills training for staff —Training exclusively for developing the skills of direct service providers, including paid staff and volunteers (both VOCA-funded and not), so that they are better able to offer quality direct services, including, but not limited to, manuals, books, videoconferencing, electronic training resources, and other materials and resources relating to such training. (c) Training-related travel —Training-related costs such as travel (in-State, regional, and national), meals, lodging, and registration fees for paid direct-service staff (both VOCA-funded and not); (d) Organizational Expenses —Organizational expenses that are necessary and essential to providing direct services and other allowable victim services, including, but not limited to, the prorated costs of rent; utilities; local travel expenses for service providers; and required minor building adaptations necessary to meet the Department of Justice standards implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or modifications that would improve the program's ability to provide services to victims; (e) Equipment and furniture —Expenses of procuring furniture and equipment that facilitate the delivery of direct services ( e.g. , mobile communication devices, telephones, braille and TTY/TDD equipment, computers and printers, beepers, video cameras and recorders for documenting and reviewing interviews with children, two-way mirrors, colposcopes, digital cameras, and equipment and furniture for shelters, work spaces, victim waiting rooms, and children's play areas), except that the VOCA grant may be charged only the prorated share of an item that is not used exclusively fo… | |||||
| 28:28:2.0.1.1.40.2.30.22 | 28 | Judicial Administration | I | 94 | PART 94—CRIME VICTIM SERVICES | B | Subpart B—VOCA Victim Assistance Program | § 94.122 Expressly unallowable sub-recipient costs. | DOJ | Notwithstanding any other provision of this subpart, no VOCA funds may be used to fund or support the following: (a) Lobbying —Lobbying or advocacy activities with respect to legislation or to administrative changes to regulations or administrative policy ( cf. 18 U.S.C. 1913), whether conducted directly or indirectly; (b) Research and studies —Research and studies, except for project evaluation under § 94.121(j); (c) Active investigation and prosecution of criminal activities —The active investigation and prosecution of criminal activity, except for the provision of victim assistance services ( e.g., emotional support, advocacy, and legal services) to crime victims, under § 94.119, during such investigation and prosecution; (d) Fundraising —Any activities related to fundraising, except for fee-based, or similar, program income authorized by the SAA under this subpart. (e) Capital expenses —Capital improvements; property losses and expenses; real estate purchases; mortgage payments; and construction (except as specifically allowed elsewhere in this subpart). (f) Compensation for victims of crime —Reimbursement of crime victims for expenses incurred as a result of a crime, except as otherwise allowed by other provisions of this subpart; (g) Medical care —Medical care, except as otherwise allowed by other provisions of this subpart; and (h) Salaries and expenses of management —Salaries, benefits, fees, furniture, equipment, and other expenses of executive directors, board members, and other administrators (except as specifically allowed elsewhere in this subpart). |
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