The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $700,000 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) grant to Safe Journeys, a nonprofit domestic violence shelter and service provider in Illinois. This 36-month project, titled "Safe Journeys", will expand and enhance services and collaboration to respond to and prevent sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in...
The Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program, authorized under CFDA 16.524 and administered by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, has awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to Legal Aid Chicago, a non-profit organization in Illinois. Through this 3-year continuation grant, Legal Aid Chicago will provide comprehensive legal representation and assistance to survivors of sexual violence in Cook County, Illinois. The project aims to strengthen efforts to prevent and...
The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Legal Assistance for Victims (CFDA 16.524) program to Life-Span, a non-profit organization in Illinois. The funds will be used to provide civil and criminal legal assistance to adult and youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Cook County. Services include legal representation and aid in matters such as protection orders, divorce, child custody...
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 project grant to the Illinois Prison Project's Women & Survivors Project. This 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2023, will provide post-conviction legal assistance and representation to incarcerated survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Illinois. The project will focus on serving survivors of color, LGBTQ survivors, and survivors with...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $750,000 Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524) to Wisconsin Judicare Inc., a non-profit law firm. The 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2023, will enable Wisconsin Judicare to provide comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to adult and youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking across Wisconsin. Legal assistance will cover matters such as...
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 U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $734,500 Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant to Anishinabe Legal Services, Inc. and its partners Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota, Family Safety Network, and Northwoods Battered Women's Shelter. This 3-year project grant (CFDA 16.524), running from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026, will enable the provision of comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to adult and youth victims of domestic...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $500,000 Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant (CFDA 16.524) to the Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc. The grant will fund the provision of direct, holistic civil legal services to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in 40 counties served by the organization's Gainesville and Augusta regional offices. Legal services to be provided include assistance with protective...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524) to The Legal Aid Society in New York City. Through this 3-year continuation grant, The Legal Aid Society, in partnership with Garden of Hope, Sakhi for South Asian Women, and VIP Mujeres, will provide comprehensive civil and criminal legal assistance to survivors of domestic violence in New York City. The project aims to...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $350,000 Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant (CFDA 16.524) to Safe Journeys, a non-profit domestic shelter organization, to establish a comprehensive legal services program in two rural Illinois counties. Through this project, Safe Journeys will provide legal representation to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault in matters related to family, housing, employment, campus administration, protective orders, and crime victims' rights enforcement. The funding will enable Safe Journeys to develop policies, procedures, and a supervision/mentoring plan for the project attorney to deliver these critical legal services to underserved populations in LaSalle and Livingston Counties. The project period is from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2026.