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OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Legal Assistance for Victims

Agency: Office on Violence Against Women

Assistance Listings
  • 16.524 -- Legal Assistance for Victims

Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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Description

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...

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Nonprofit

  • Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
  • Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
  • Other Native American tribal organizations

Education

  • Public and state institutions of higher education
  • Private institutions of higher education

Government

  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

Eligible applicants are limited to: Private nonprofit entities, publicly funded organizations not acting in a governmental capacity, territorial organizations, Indian tribal governments, and tribal organizations in the United States or U.S. territories. For more information, see the Eligibility Information section of this solicitation.

Grantor contact information

Description

For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, email OVW at OVW.LAV@usdoj.gov. Alternatively, interested parties may call OVW at 202-307-6026 hanna.katz@usdoj.gov

Email

hanna.katz@usdoj.gov

hanna.katz@usdoj.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

Full Announcement

Closed: February 13, 2024

Application process

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Award

$31,800,000

Program Funding

45

Expected awards

$600,000

Award Minimum

$900,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

O-OVW-2024-171904

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Law justice and legal services

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

1

Posted date:

December 14, 2023

Archive date:

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