OVW Fiscal Year 2011 Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program

The summary for the OVW Fiscal Year 2011 Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.

	Federal Grant Title:	OVW Fiscal Year 2011 Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program
	CFDA Number:	16.524
	CFDA Description:	Legal Assistance for Victims
	Federal Agency Name:	Office of Violence Against Women
	Category of Funding Activity:	Law Justice and Legal Services
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	OVW-2011-2899
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jan 11, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jan 11, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 23, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 23, 2011
	Archive Date:	Mar 25, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	80
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$600,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant

Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) - Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education

Additional Information on Eligibility

Information not provided

Grant 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 arising as a consequence of that abuse or violence. Criminal legal assistance is limited to criminal matters relating to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. LAV Grant Program funds may not be used to provide criminal defense services. 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. Grant funds may be used to provide direct legal services to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in matters arising from abuse or violence and to provide enhanced training for lawyers representing these victims as well as advocates. 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.

Link to Full Grant Announcement

http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/docs/lav.pdf

Grant Announcement Contact

OVW Main Line 202-307-6026

OVW.LAV@usdoj.gov [OVW.LAV@usdoj.gov]

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