Project Grant 15JOVW23GG00507LEGA
- Through the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524) administered by the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, the Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice (LACLJ) was awarded a $600,000 project grant to provide comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to underserved, low-income survivors of sexual assault in Los Angeles County, California. Under this 2-year grant, LACLJ will partner with several local organizations to deliver a range of legal...
- The $750,000 Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women will fund a 3-year project by Queens Legal Services Corporation to provide comprehensive legal services to youth victims of sexual assault and intimate partner violence in New York City. The project will deliver direct legal assistance in matters such as family, immigration, housing, employment, and criminal justice proceedings related to or arising from the abuse...
- Through the Department of Justice's Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524), Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance (MMLA) and its partners will provide $750,000 in comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in 21 counties across central Minnesota. The 3-year project, beginning October 1, 2023, will offer holistic legal representation in matters such as family law, immigration, housing, public...
- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524) to the Victim Rights Law Center Inc., a non-profit organization based in Boston, Massachusetts. This funding will enable the Victim Rights Law Center to provide comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking aged 11 and older in Oregon's...
- The Florida Council Against Sexual Violence, Inc. (FCASV) received a $900,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women's Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524). This 3-year grant will enable FCASV, in partnership with 5 sub-grantees, to provide comprehensive civil and criminal legal representation to victims of sexual assault in 5 major metropolitan areas and adjacent counties across Florida. The grant will fund the following...
- The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $750,000 Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA #16.524) to Community Legal Aid SoCal to provide comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to adult and youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Orange County, California. Through this 3-year Project Grant awarded on October 1, 2023, Community Legal Aid SoCal will partner with Human Options, Inc. to deliver direct...
- This $600,000 Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program award, issued by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, will enable the Network for Victim Recovery of the District of Columbia (NVRDC) to provide comprehensive civil and criminal legal services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Washington, D.C. The LAV program, authorized under 34 U.S.C. 20121, aims to increase the availability of legal assistance for...
- The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded $600,000 to Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation under the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) grant program (CFDA 16.524) to increase the availability of comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in matters relating to or arising from the abuse or violence. The 36-month project will implement, expand, and/or...
- The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to 1736 Family Crisis Center under the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) program (CFDA 16.524). The three-year award will fund the delivery of comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in matters relating to or arising from the abuse or violence. Services will include assistance with...
- The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $750,000 Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524) to Legal Services of North Florida, Inc. (LSNF) to provide comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to survivors of sexual assault, stalking, dating and domestic violence in 16 Florida panhandle counties. Through this 3-year project grant, LSNF will collaborate with Refuge House, Gulf Coast Sexual Assault Program, and the Florida Council Against...
THE LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS (LAV) GRANT PROGRAM, AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 20121, IS INTENDED TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE NEEDED TO EFFECTIVELY AID ADULT AND YOUTH (AGES 11 TO 24) VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, STALKING, OR SEXUAL ASSAULT BY PROVIDING FUNDS FOR COMPREHENSIVE DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS IN LEGAL MATTERS RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THAT ABUSE OR VIOLENCE. LEGAL ASSISTANCE IS ASSISTANCE IN: A) DIVORCE, PARENTAL RIGHTS, CHILD SUPPORT, TRIBAL, TERRITORIAL, IMMIGRATION, EMPLOYMENT, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY, HOUSING, CAMPUS, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, PRIVACY, CONTRACT, CONSUMER, CIVIL RIGHTS, PROTECTION OR OTHER INJUNCTIVE PROCEEDINGS, RELATED ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS, AND OTHER SIMILAR MATTERS; B) CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVESTIGATIONS, PROSECUTIONS, AND POST-CONVICTION MATTERS (INCLUDING SENTENCING, PAROLE, AND PROBATION) THAT IMPACT THE VICTIMS SAFETY, PRIVACY, OR OTHER INTERESTS AS A VICTIM; C) ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, RESTORATIVE PRACTICES, OR OTHER PROCESSES INTENDED TO PROMOTE VICTIM SAFETY, PRIVACY, AND AUTONOMY, AND OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY, REGARDLESS OF COURT INVOLVEMENT; OR D) POST-CONVICTION RELIEF PROCEEDINGS IN STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, OR TERRITORIAL COURT WITH RESPECT TO A CONVICTION OF A VICTIM RELATING TO OR ARISING FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, OR SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIMIZATION OF THE VICTIM. THROUGH THIS CONTINUATION LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS PROJECT, CENTER FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CASA CORNELIA LAW CENTER AND THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WILL PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES IN NINE AREAS OF LAW (SAFETY, IMMIGRATION, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, EDUCATION, PRIVACY, CHILD CUSTODY AND SUPPORT, CONSUMER FINANCE/CREDIT RESTORATION, AND VICTIMS' BILL OF RIGHTS/MARSYS LAW) TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND DATING VIOLENCE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS PRIORITY AREA 2: INCREASING LEGAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, WITH LEGAL SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF NON-INTIMATE PARTNER SEXUAL ASSAULT COMPRISING AT LEAST 80% OF FUNDED ACTIVITIES. THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT WILL BE DEVELOPED DURING THE PROJECT PERIOD: A SEXUAL ASSAULT-SPECIFIC PUBLICATION (ENGLISH/SPANISH) ADDRESSING IDENTIFIED LEGAL NEEDS BASED ON VICTIM AND COMMUNITY INPUT.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 9/4/25 | ||
| Not listed | $600.0k | 9/8/23 |