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 the Urban Justice Center $750,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524) to provide civil legal assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking ages 11 and older in New York City.

The award funds comprehensive direct legal services covering family law, immigration, employment, housing, protection and stay-away order proceedings, criminal justice investigations and prosecutions, post-trial matters including sentencing and parole, alternative dispute resolution and restorative practices, and post-conviction relief proceedings where the victim's conviction relates to or arises from the abuse or violence. The LAV Grant Program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 20121 and is intended to increase the availability of civil and criminal legal assistance needed to effectively aid victims in legal matters relating to or arising out of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

The Urban Justice Center, a nonprofit organization headquartered in New York City, will deliver the services. The performance period runs through September 30, 2028, with place of performance at New York, NY 10006. The assistance type is a Project Grant.

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, urban justice center will provide civil legal assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking in new york city.