Victim Compensation Formula Grants

E378330

crime victim compensation program federal grant program

Victim Compensation Formula Grants are federal funding awards that support state programs in reimbursing crime victims for expenses such as medical costs, mental health counseling, and lost wages.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
District of Columbia victim compensation program	1
VOCA compensation formula grants	1
Victim Compensation Formula Grants canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3676503 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Victim Compensation Formula Grants
Context triple: [Office for Victims of Crime, administers, Victim Compensation Formula Grants]

A. Trust Fund for Victims
The Trust Fund for Victims is an institution linked to the International Criminal Court that provides reparations and support to individuals and communities affected by crimes under the Court’s jurisdiction.
B. Damages
Damages is a critically acclaimed legal thriller television series known for its complex storytelling, morally ambiguous characters, and Glenn Close’s powerful performance as ruthless attorney Patty Hewes.
C. Norwegian System of Patient Injury Compensation
The Norwegian System of Patient Injury Compensation is a national scheme that provides no-fault financial compensation to patients who suffer injuries as a result of healthcare services in Norway.
D. Victims Participation and Reparations Section
The Victims Participation and Reparations Section is a specialized unit of the International Criminal Court responsible for facilitating victims’ involvement in proceedings and managing processes related to reparations for harm suffered.
E. War Hazards Compensation Act
The War Hazards Compensation Act is a U.S. federal law that provides reimbursement and compensation for injuries, death, or detention of civilian employees caused by war-risk hazards while working in support of U.S. military or government operations abroad.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Victim Compensation Formula Grants
Target entity description: Victim Compensation Formula Grants are federal funding awards that support state programs in reimbursing crime victims for expenses such as medical costs, mental health counseling, and lost wages.

A. Trust Fund for Victims
The Trust Fund for Victims is an institution linked to the International Criminal Court that provides reparations and support to individuals and communities affected by crimes under the Court’s jurisdiction.
B. Damages
Damages is a critically acclaimed legal thriller television series known for its complex storytelling, morally ambiguous characters, and Glenn Close’s powerful performance as ruthless attorney Patty Hewes.
C. Norwegian System of Patient Injury Compensation
The Norwegian System of Patient Injury Compensation is a national scheme that provides no-fault financial compensation to patients who suffer injuries as a result of healthcare services in Norway.
D. Victims Participation and Reparations Section
The Victims Participation and Reparations Section is a specialized unit of the International Criminal Court responsible for facilitating victims’ involvement in proceedings and managing processes related to reparations for harm suffered.
E. War Hazards Compensation Act
The War Hazards Compensation Act is a U.S. federal law that provides reimbursement and compensation for injuries, death, or detention of civilian employees caused by war-risk hazards while working in support of U.S. military or government operations abroad.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	crime victim compensation program ⓘ federal grant program ⓘ
administeredAs	VOCA compensation formula grants ⓘ linked to: Victim Compensation Formula Grants
administeredBy	Office for Victims of Crime ⓘ Office of Justice Programs ⓘ
allocationMethod	statutory formula based on state population and other factors ⓘ
beneficiary	crime victims ⓘ surviving family members of homicide victims ⓘ
benefitType	financial assistance to crime victims ⓘ
category	criminal justice grant ⓘ victim services funding ⓘ
costSharing	state matching or maintenance-of-effort requirements ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
excludes	property loss reimbursement in most cases ⓘ
fundingMechanism	formula grant ⓘ
fundingSource	Crime Victims Fund ⓘ linked to: Victims of Crime Act of 1984 United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
fundingType	non-competitive grant ⓘ
funds	crime-scene cleanup costs ⓘ funeral and burial costs for crime victims ⓘ lost wages for crime victims ⓘ medical expenses for crime victims ⓘ mental health counseling for crime victims ⓘ other out-of-pocket expenses related to victimization ⓘ relocation expenses for crime victims ⓘ
goal	alleviate financial burden on crime victims ⓘ increase access to compensation for underserved victims ⓘ
grantee	District of Columbia victim compensation program ⓘ linked to: Victim Compensation Formula Grants state victim compensation programs ⓘ territorial victim compensation programs ⓘ
jurisdiction	District of Columbia ⓘ U.S. states ⓘ U.S. territories ⓘ linked to: United States territories
legalBasis	Victims of Crime Act of 1984 ⓘ
monitoredBy	Office for Victims of Crime compliance reviews ⓘ
partOf	U.S. Department of Justice programs ⓘ
purpose	reimburse crime victims for eligible expenses ⓘ support state crime victim compensation programs ⓘ
relatedProgram	Victim Assistance Formula Grants ⓘ
reportingRequirement	performance and financial reports to the Office for Victims of Crime ⓘ
requires	non-discrimination in providing compensation ⓘ state compliance with federal victim compensation guidelines ⓘ state laws or rules establishing eligibility criteria for victims ⓘ state-operated victim compensation program ⓘ
supports	payment of claims filed by eligible crime victims ⓘ
timePeriod	annual grant awards ⓘ
typeOfSupport	reimbursement of eligible expenses ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office for Victims of Crime → administers → Victim Compensation Formula Grants ⓘ

Victim Compensation Formula Grants → grantee → District of Columbia victim compensation program ⓘ

linked to: Victim Compensation Formula Grants

Victim Compensation Formula Grants → administeredAs → VOCA compensation formula grants ⓘ