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OVW FY 2015 Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program

Agency: Office on Violence Against Women

Assistance Listings
  • 16.524 -- Legal Assistance for Victims

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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Description

The Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program is intended to increase the availability of civil and criminal legal assistance needed to effectively aid adult and youth victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking who are seeking relief in legal matters relating to or arising out of that abuse or violence, at minimum or no cost to the victims. LAV Grant Program funds may not be used to provide criminal defense services.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Business

  • For-profit organizations other than small businesses

Nonprofit

  • Other Native American tribal organizations
  • Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Additional information

The LAV Grant Program makes awards to law school clinics, domestic violence victims’ programs and shelters, bar associations, rape crisis centers and other sexual assault services programs, private nonprofit entities, Indian Tribal governments and Tribal organizations, Territorial organizations, legal aid or statewide legal services, and faith- and/or community-based legal service providers.

Grantor contact information

Description

Shannon R. Gaskins, JD Phone 202-307-6026

Email

ovw.lav@usdoj.gov

ovw.lav@usdoj.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

OVW FY 2015 Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program

Archived: April 10, 2015

Application process

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Award

$34,000,000

Program Funding

77

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$800,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

OVW-2015-4036

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Law justice and legal services

Category Explanation:

--

History

Version:

3

Posted date:

January 14, 2015

Archive date:

April 10, 2015

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