OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Legal Assistance for Victims
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-OVW-2024-171904
- Agency
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Office on Violence Against Women
Offices Boards and Divisions, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- $600,000 to $900,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 16.524 Legal Assistance for Victims
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Other
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This grant opportunity from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women seeks to increase the availability of legal assistance for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through the Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, institutions of higher education, tribal organizations and governments to provide comprehensive direct legal services to victims ages 11 and older in matters relating to family law, immigration, housing, criminal justice, and post-conviction relief. Applications will be evaluated based on the proposed plan, organizational capacity and impact, and are due by February 13, 2024.
While award amounts are not specified, the grants will fund comprehensive direct legal services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in all 50 states. Legal service providers, courts, and law enforcement agencies are expected places of performance to ensure victims have access to legal representation and advocacy in legal matters relating to or arising from abuse and violence.
Synopsis
The Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524) 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 victim's 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) and (D).
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