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OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program

Agency: Office on Violence Against Women

Assistance Listings: 16.524 -- Legal Assistance for Victims

Last Updated: December 6, 2024

Description

The Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program (LAV) is intended to increase the availability of legal assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by funding comprehensive legal services projects. The legal services projects should include organizations that have a mission and history of providing direct services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations; publicly funded entities acting in a nongovernmental capacity, such as law schools; Indian Tribal governments; Indian Tribal organizations; and territorial organizations.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Education

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

Government

  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Nonprofit

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

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

Private nonprofit entities, Indian Tribal governments and Tribal organizations, territorial organizations, and publicly funded organizations not acting in a governmental capacity such as law schools.

Grantor contact information

Description

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

Email

OVW.LAV@usdoj.gov

OVW.LAV@usdoj.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

Full announcement

Closed: January 28, 2025

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$33,000,000

Program Funding

46

Expected awards

$600,000

Award Minimum

$900,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

O-OVW-2025-172269

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 6, 2024

Archive date:

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