Peace Over Violence

Peace Over Violence, doing business as Lacaaw, is a Los Angeles-based tax-exempt nonprofit victim services organization that operates primarily as a federal grant recipient (30% of recent awards as prime recipient) and as a sub-recipient under state and local grant pass-throughs (70% of awards). The organization delivers direct services to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, with specialized focus on underserved and marginalized populations including Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, LGBTQ+ populations, and people with disabilities.

Peace Over Violence's customer base concentrates almost entirely within the Department of Justice. The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women accounts for 23 awards across the recent footprint, while the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office for Victims of Crime accounts for 17 awards, representing the totality of its direct federal grant relationships. The remaining awards derive from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (2 awards). All five identified customer agencies are within DOJ or HHS.

As a prime grant recipient, Peace Over Violence holds five active or recently completed Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women grants awarded between October 2022 and August 2026. These include a $600,000 Education, Training, and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities award (CFDA 16.529) running through July 2029, supporting direct services to Deaf and hard-of-hearing survivors and training for American Sign Language interpreters on domestic violence and sexual assault response; a $500,000 Transitional Housing Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Stalking, or Sexual Assault award (CFDA 16.736) through September 2028, providing scattered-site transitional housing and victim-centered support services in Los Angeles in collaboration with the Center for the Pacific Asian Family; a $750,000 Legal Assistance for Victims award (CFDA 16.524) through September 2028, delivering comprehensive legal services covering protection orders, family law, public benefits, employment law, and housing law in Los Angeles County; a youth-focused intervention and prevention grant supporting the Para Los Ninos Youth Workforce Services program for vulnerable youth ages 11–24 experiencing homelessness, foster care, or exploitation, with a 36-month performance period; and a $450,000 Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations award (CFDA 16.889) through September 2025, delivering outreach and victim services to LGBTQ+ individuals and strengthening capacity of traditional providers to serve underserved populations.

Sub-recipient activity dominates the organization's footprint — 31 of 44 total awards are sub-awards, predominantly flowing through the California Office of Emergency Services and the City of Los Angeles. These sub-awards support sexual assault victim services, domestic violence response coordination, trauma-informed law enforcement training for the Los Angeles Police Department, culturally appropriate victim services for underserved crime survivors, rapid rehousing for domestic violence victims, and Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) advocacy positions. Activity has grown materially: two awards in 2022, six in 2023, thirteen in 2024, eight in 2025, and seven awards through October 2026. Only two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure in that window. The organization has worked with the Department of Justice continuously since at least 2008 and remains focused exclusively on victim services delivery in the violence-against-women and crime-victim assistance space, with all work performed in Los Angeles County and the greater urban California region.