This $550,000 Project Grant awarded on October 1, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (CFDA 16.736) will enable Tapestri, Inc., a non-profit organization in Tucker, Georgia, to provide transitional housing and support services to 11 survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and their...
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 Noor Family Services Corp, a non-profit organization in Suwanee, Georgia. The grant will fund the provision of culturally and linguistically appropriate legal services and legal representation for victims within the diverse immigrant and refugee communities of a five-county area of Metro Atlanta. Specifically, the grant...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $500,000 Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524) to the Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc. The funding will enable the organization, in partnership with Rape Response and Sexual Assault Response Center, to provide direct, holistic, civil legal services to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in 40 counties served by the Georgia Legal Services Program's...
The Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc. was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women. The award is part of the Legal Assistance for Victims program (CFDA 16.524) and will provide comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The goal of this program is to increase availability of...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524) to Raksha Inc., a Georgia-based nonprofit organization. The grant will support the establishment of a new legal assistance program to provide civil and criminal legal services for South Asian and immigrant survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Georgia. Key services to be delivered...
This $750,000 Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524), will enable the Tahirih Justice Center, in partnership with Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse (Avda), to deliver comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to marginalized and underserved immigrant victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the Greater Houston, Texas area....
The Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation Inc. was awarded a $599,999 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women to deliver legal assistance services for survivors in Fulton County, GA as part of the Legal Assistance for Victims program. This grant will support the Purple Door Project which provides comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking from...
This Project Grant award for $750,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524). The funding will support Tubman, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit organization, in partnership with the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, Esperanza United, and the Aurora Center for Advocacy & Education, to provide comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to victims of domestic violence, dating...
This $750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Legal Assistance for Victims (CFDA 16.524) program will provide comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to low-income immigrant survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Northern Virginia. The prime recipient, Northern Virginia Family Service, Inc. (NVFS), will partner with Doorways, The Women's Center, and Legal Services of Northern Virginia to deliver...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $750,000 Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program grant (CFDA 16.524) to the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) to provide legal consultation and representation for immigrant domestic violence survivors in North Texas. The 3-year project will deliver comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to victims aged 11 and older in matters relating to or arising from domestic violence, dating...
The federal Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524) will provide $400,000 to Tapestri, Inc., a non-profit organization in Tucker, Georgia, to establish a comprehensive legal services program. Through this new initiative, Tapestri will plan and implement a program to deliver linguistically and culturally appropriate case management and holistic legal services to immigrant and refugee communities in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The project aims to address barriers such as limited personal and community resources, lack of language access, unfamiliarity with the U.S. legal process, and immigration status that these vulnerable populations face when seeking legal representation related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The award period is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026.