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…

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded Alaska Institute for Justice $750,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Legal Assistance for Victims program (CFDA 16.524) to provide comprehensive civil legal services to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault in Anchorage, Alaska through September 30, 2028.

Alaska Institute for Justice, in partnership with Standing Together Against Rape (STAR), delivers direct legal services addressing family law, immigration, employment, housing, protection orders, and criminal justice matters arising from abuse or violence. The project allocates at least fifty percent of grant-funded activities to sexual assault survivors, including victims of non-intimate partner sexual assault. STAR refers sexual assault survivors to Alaska Institute for Justice for legal representation and provides advocacy services including safety planning, court accompaniment, and preparation for court appearances. Performance occurs in Anchorage, Alaska.

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). Through this new legal assistance for victims project, alaska institute for justice in partnership with standing together against rape (star), will provide comprehensive civil legal services to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and/or sexual assault in anchorage, alaska. The project will address the following statutory consideration: improve the availability of legal services for sexual assault survivors by focusing fifty percent of grant-funded activities for victims of sexual assault, including victims of non-intimate partner sexual assault.