The Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet is the Commonwealth of Kentucky's state administering agency for the
Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Crime Victim Assistance Grant Program. VOCA Assistance is a formula grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). VOCA Assistance funds may be used to provide direct services to victims of crime, to coordinate activities that facilitate the provision of direct services on a local, regional, or statewide basis, and to implement prevention programming integrated with direct service provision. Priority is given to projects that provide services to victims of child abuse, sexual assault, and domestic violence. In addition to these priority categories, the VOCA program funds projects that serve other groups such as victims of burglary or theft, survivors of victims of homicide, victims of drug and alcohol-related crime, elderly victims, and adult survivors of child sexual abuse. Services to these groups focus on crisis intervention and assistance in obtaining benefits from compensation programs.