OVW FY 2016 Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program

Agency: Office on Violence Against Women

16.524 -- Legal Assistance for Victims

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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. Grant funds may be used to provide direct legal services to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in matters relating to or arising out of that abuse or violence. The objective of...

the LAV Grant Program is to develop innovative, collaborative projects that provide quality representation to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Education

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

Nonprofit

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

Government

Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

Territorial organizations: For the purposes of this solicitation, a “territorial organization” is defined as a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization addressing sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and/or stalking within a United States territory.

Grantor contact information

Description

Neelam J. Patel Phone 202-307-6026

Email

OVW.LAV@usdoj.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

OVW FY 2016 Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program

Archived: March 9, 2016

Application process

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Award

$32,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$400,000

Award Minimum

$800,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

OVW-2016-9148

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Other

Law justice and legal services

Category Explanation:

The Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program supports projects 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.

History

Version:

Posted date:

December 15, 2015

Archive date:

March 9, 2016