Montana Board of Crime Control

VOCA Rubric

Section I – Qualifying Information / Yes / No / N/A
Agency is a public or nonprofit organization (Type:
Is Uniform Crime Data being reported to MBCC
Agency is compliant with quarterly reporting requirements
Agency demonstrates substantial financial support: $
Program utilizes volunteers: #
Program provides services to victims of federal crime
Program provides direct services to victims of crime
Program does not provide disallowed programs, services, or costs
Program demonstrates a record of providing effective services to crime victims
Program assists victims with Crime Victims Compensation
Program provides services at no cost
Proposal includes 20% match
Section II – Application Requirements / Yes / No
Face sheet, project budget, budget narrative, project narrative, special assurances and conditions, signature page, letter(s) of support, position description(s), nonprofit status, and the VOCA Addendum were submitted on time
If no, please explain:
Section III – Scoring Criteria / Possible Points / Points Awarded
Proposed expenses are essential, justified and logically related to direct victim services as described in the project narrative / 10
Budgeted amounts are reasonable in light of the nature and scope of proposed activities and number of victims to be served / 15
Justification on the value of all in-kind matches is reasonable / 5
Executive summary provides a clear, concise summary of proposal (i.e. describes/justifies services) / 5
Need is clearly established / 10
Goals relate to the stated problem or need; address long-range effect of project / 10
Objectives are challenging, realistic, attainable, measurable and verifiable; project is likely to succeed / 10
Implementation plan is reasonable and achievable; includes a timeline with costs, responsible party, etc. / 10
Evaluation plan clearly describes how project success will be measured; includes who, how and when data will be collected / 15
Proposal includes a realistic sustainability plan and seeks funding outside of VOCA / 5
Program is a continuation project / 5
TOTAL POINTS / 100
Section IV – Statistical Information
General Information / Population Served / %
Number of Paid Staff / Child Physical Abuse
# of Services Rendered in Previous Grant Year / Child Sexual Abuse
Cost Per Service / DUI/DWI Crashes
# of Clients Served in Previous Grant Year / Domestic Violence
Cost Per Client / Adult Sexual Assault
Rural or Urban Agency / Elder Abuse
# of Letters of Support / Adults Molested as Children
Survivors of Homicide Victims
Robbery
Assault
Other Violent Crimes
Other
Section V – Description of services and program
Services provided, types of clients served, on-site visit/desk audit compliance, reporting compliance, etc. is inserted here.