Project Grant 2010WLAX0066

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $400,000 Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program Project Grant to Proyecto Matria, Inc. in Caguas, Puerto Rico. The grant will fund the establishment of a comprehensive legal services program to provide civil and criminal legal assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the Caguas judicial region. The project aims to address the priority area of advancing...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $475,000 Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) grant to Mujeres Unidas En Justicia Educacion Y Reforma, Inc. (M.U.J.E.R.), a minority-owned, woman-owned non-profit organization in Florida. The grant supports M.U.J.E.R.'s project to provide culturally and linguistically specific services to Hispanic victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Miami-Dade...

Through the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023) awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, Latin Women In Action will provide $495,000 in culturally relevant services to Hispanic victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in the Chicago area over a 4-year period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2027. Key services include counseling, therapy, medical and legal advocacy, immigration assistance,...

This $400,000 project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524) will enable Esperanza United to establish a new legal assistance program. This initiative aims to increase the availability and accessibility of legal information, assistance, and representation for Latina survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in family court matters in...

This is a $900,000 continuation Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524). Through this three-year grant, Florida Legal Services, Inc., in partnership with the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence, will provide civil legal assistance and representation to people who have been sexually assaulted while incarcerated in Florida's jails or prisons. The project aims to...

This federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524), will enable Nuevo Sendero, Inc., a woman-owned non-profit organization in Orlando, Florida, to establish a program providing comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to adult and youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The $400,000 award, with a project period...

Through the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524) administered by the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, the Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice (LACLJ) was awarded a $600,000 project grant to provide comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to underserved, low-income survivors of sexual assault in Los Angeles County, California. Under this 2-year grant, LACLJ will partner with several local organizations to deliver a range of legal...

The Alliance of Local Service Organizations (ALSO) was awarded a $400,000 Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.524). This 2-year project will enable ALSO to establish a new program providing culturally-specific, comprehensive legal assistance in matters such as divorce, custody, protection orders, and economic security to predominantly Latinx and Black/African American survivors of domestic violence, dating...

The Florida Council Against Sexual Violence, Inc. (FCASV) received a $900,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women's Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524). This 3-year grant will enable FCASV, in partnership with 5 sub-grantees, to provide comprehensive civil and criminal legal representation to victims of sexual assault in 5 major metropolitan areas and adjacent counties across Florida. The grant will fund the following...

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to Chicanos POR La Causa, Inc. (CPLC), an Arizona-based non-profit organization. Through this 3-year award effective October 1, 2023, CPLC will implement a project to enhance traditional domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking services for Latina victims and their families in Maricopa County,...