Asista Immigrant Assistance

Asista Immigrant Assistance is a woman-owned, non-profit corporate entity based in Des Moines, Iowa, registered in SAM.gov since 2010, with a primary focus on providing legal support and technical assistance for immigrant survivors of violence. The organization specializes in immigration law training and technical assistance, working primarily with legal professionals to support immigrant survivors through complex legal mechanisms. While specific details about its full organizational mission are not provided, the entity's federal grant awards consistently demonstrate a commitment to supporting attorneys and legal advocates in understanding immigration law protections for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other forms of gender-based violence.

Through federal grant awards from the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), Asista Immigrant Assistance has consistently delivered comprehensive technical assistance and training initiatives focused on immigration law. Their most recent federal grant award, a five-year cooperative agreement starting October 1, 2023, involves providing technical assistance and training on survivor-based immigration law for attorneys and legal advocates, including developing webinars, trainings, case consultations, and written resources. Previously, they received a similar OVW Technical Assistance Initiative cooperative agreement from October 2021 to September 2023, which supported training to help the legal community assist immigrant survivors of violence through immigration law mechanisms. The organization also engages in sub-grant partnerships, such as a November 2024 sub-award with Esperanza United to provide culturally specific services resource consortium support, demonstrating their collaborative approach to addressing immigrant survivor legal needs across different organizational networks.