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 $500,000 to the Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati on October 1, 2025, under the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524) to provide comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to victims and survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking aged 11 and older in Hamilton and Butler Counties, Ohio.

The award funds legal representation in family law, tribal, territorial, immigration, employment, administrative agency, housing, and campus administrative matters; protection and stay-away order proceedings; criminal justice investigations, prosecutions, and post-trial matters including sentencing, parole, and probation; 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 Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati, doing business as Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati, delivers services in partnership with Casa de Paz and YWCA Greater Cincinnati. Performance runs through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Cincinnati, Ohio. This is a continuation award following a prior grant (15JOVW-21-GG-00387-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). Through this continuation legal assistance for victims project, legal aid society of cincinnati, in partnership with casa DE PAZ and ywca greater cincinnati, will provide legal representation to victims and survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking in hamilton and butler counties in ohio. This award is a continuation of 15JOVW-21-GG-00387-lega.