Florida legal services, INC., a statewide non-profit law firm, will provide civil legal services to crime victims across the entire state of florida

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime awarded Florida Legal Services, Inc. $500,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) to provide civil legal services to crime victims across Florida.

Florida Legal Services will deliver individualized, high-quality, trauma-informed civil legal assistance to crime victims statewide who are critically underserved by the state's victim and legal services systems. The project will be led by a supervising attorney, project attorney, and project paralegal. Work is performed at the organization's location in Newberry, Florida.

The award period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This is a project grant, the assistance type supporting development, expansion, and strengthening of victim service programs. The program's funding derives from discretionary grants made from deposits into the Crime Victims Fund and is available to states, local units of government, tribal communities, individuals, educational institutions, and private nonprofit organizations.

This project will increase the quantity and quality of civil legal assistance available for floridas crime victims, who are critically underserved by the state's victim and legal services systems. The project will be led by a supervising attorney, project attorney, and project paralegal. Activities will include individualized, high-quality, trauma-informed civil legal assistance to crime victims.