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 Office on Violence Against Women awarded Mosaic Family Services, Inc. $750,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Legal Assistance for Victims program (CFDA 16.524) to provide direct legal services to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex through September 30, 2028.

The award funds comprehensive legal representation in family law, immigration, employment, housing, protection order proceedings, criminal justice investigations and prosecutions, and post-conviction relief matters relating to abuse or violence. Mosaic will serve survivors ages 11 and older, with particular focus on underserved populations including refugees, immigrants, and limited English proficient individuals across multiple North Texas counties.

This is a continuation of the prior LAV award (15JOVW-22-GG-00321-LEGA), which concluded September 30, 2025. Mosaic Family Services is a nonprofit, woman-owned victim services organization serving the Dallas-Fort Worth region and surrounding areas. Performance occurs at the organization's Dallas, Texas location.

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, mosaic family services will provide direct legal services to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the dallas/fort worth metroplex. This award is a continuation of 15JOVW-22-GG-00321-lega.