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 of $750,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Legal Assistance for Victims (CFDA 16.524) program will enable the Native Alliance Against Violence, Inc. (Naav) to provide comprehensive civil legal services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking within Oklahoma's tribal communities. The project aims to advance equity and tribal sovereignty through the provision of legal assistance in matters such as family law, immigration, housing, and protection orders, as well as support in criminal justice proceedings. As part of the project, Naav will develop one brochure to distribute in tribal communities, providing general information about the available civil legal services and the benefits of legal representation for sexual assault victims. This award represents a continuation of Naav's previous project funded under grant 2020-WL-AX-0055 and will be active from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027.

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 for victims project, the native alliance against violence, INC., will provide civil legal services within the tribal service areas in oklahoma indian country. The project will address the following priority area: advance equity and tribal sovereignty. The following products will be developed during the project period: one brochure to distribute in the tribal communities that will provide general information about the civil legal services for domestic and sexual violence victims, and how an attorney can be beneficial to a sexual assault victim. This award is a continuation of 2020-WL-AX-0055.