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Summary

History of Funding

In FY 16 the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration was awarded $44,979,475 in VOCA funds.

Additional Information

State Specific Requirements:

• Additional Allowable Cost Information:
  • VOCA Administrative Time: VOCA funds may support administrative time to complete VOCA-required time and attendance sheets and programmatic documentation, reports, and statistics; administrative time to collect and maintain crime victim's satisfaction surveys and needs assessments used to improve victim services delivery in the VOCA funded project; and the prorated share of audit costs if eligible.
  • Gift cards to clients are only allowable to the extent that they are used for allowable costs under VOCA such as the purchase of emergency food for VOCA clients or gas for victims to attend court, appointments etc. related to the victimization. However, agencies must acquire a receipt from the client which documents only allowable items (food or gas-in the example) were purchased. Without copies of these receipts, these costs will be deemed unallowable by OCJP and repayment of these funds will be required.
• Prior Approval:
  • Training Related Travel: VOCA funds can support costs such as travel, meals, lodging, and registration fees to attend training within the state or a similar geographical area. Subrecipients are encouraged to first look for available training within their immediate geographical area. However, when needed training is unavailable within the immediate area, OCJP must be contacted for prior approval for travel outside the state. Expenses and reimbursements for all in state and out of state travel must follow the State of Tennessee Comprehensive Travel Regulations or the subrecipient travel regulations/rates, if lower.
  • Equipment and Furniture: VOCA funds may be used to purchase furniture and equipment that provides or enhances direct services to crime victims. Costs must be pro-rated if the equipment is not used exclusively for victim-related activities. Clothing, furniture and appliance costs must be pre-approved by OCJP before a purchase is made. Subrecipients cannot use VOCA funds to purchase equipment for another organization or individual to perform a victim-related service. Equipment is defined as tangible non-expendable personal property having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more per unit. Sensitive Minor Equipment” defined as moveable, high-risk, sensitive property items purchased with a cost between $500.00 and $5,000.00, such as computers (i.e., laptops, tablets), weapons, TVs, and cameras, acquired, used and managed for criminal justice and victim services grant purposes.
  • Purchasing or Leasing Vehicles: Subrecipients may use VOCA funds to purchase or lease vehicles if they can demonstrate to OCJP that such expenditure is essential to delivering services to crime victims. OCJP must give PRIOR approval for all such purchases.

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