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 victims…

This Project Grant award, provided by the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Legal Assistance for Victims (CFDA 16.524) program, will fund the Ohio Alliance To End Sexual Violence (OAESV) to deliver trauma-informed legal services for survivors of sexual assault in Ohio. The $600,000 award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will support OAESV in providing legal assistance in areas such as civil protection orders, housing, Title IX, privacy, employment discrimination, and criminal investigations and prosecutions. At least 80% of the services will be for survivors of non-intimate partner sexual assault. OAESV will also develop written materials to educate pro se survivors about their rights, legal remedies, and processes. This award continues previous funding under grant 15JOVW-21-GG-00388-LEGA.

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 victims (ages 11 and older) of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking 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 includes assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in: a) family, tribal, territorial, immigration, employment, administrative agency, housing matters, campus administrative, or protection or stay away order proceedings, and other similar matters; b) criminal justice investigations, prosecutions, and post-trial matters (including sentencing, parole, and probation) that impact the victims safety and privacy; c) alternative dispute resolution, restorative practices, or other processes intended to promote victim safety, privacy, and autonomy; and d) post-conviction relief proceedings in state, local, tribal, or territorial court where the conviction of a victim is related to or arising from domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or SEX trafficking. 34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(24)(c) and (d). Through this continuation legal assistance to victims project, the ohio alliance to end sexual violence will provide trauma-informed legal services for survivors of sexual assault in ohio. Legal services will include assistance with civil protection orders, housing insecurity, title IX, privacy, employment discrimination and sexual harassment, guidance in criminal investigations and prosecutions, adoptions, and family law. The project will address the following priority area: increase legal services to victims of sexual assault with 80% of services for survivors of non-intimate partner sexual assault. The following products will be developed during the project period: written materials to educate pro SE survivors about their rights, common legal remedies they may seek, and the processes to reach their goals. This award is a continuation of 15JOVW-21-GG-00388-lega.