Closed · OVW-2020-17672 · CFDA 16.524 · Discretionary

OVW FY 2020 Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Office on Violence Against Women, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$600K-$800K
Award range
Closed
Status
January 29, 2020
Close date
58
Expected awards

The verdict

OVW FY 2020 Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from Office on Violence Against Women that offered $600,000 -- $800,000 across 58 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 414 other opportunities from Office on Violence Against Women.

$600K-$800K
award range
Closed
application status
58
expected awards
16.524
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

OVW FY 2020 Legal Assistance for Victims Gran… is closed (last close January 29, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Office on Violence Against Women still indexes 414 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed January 29, 2020

Posted Nov 21 Closes Jan 29

Est. Total Funding

$34,000,000

Expected Awards

58

Instrument

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 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 provide criminal defense services. Grant funds may be used to provide direct legal services to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in matters related 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.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 6 doors

OVW FY 2020 Legal Assistance for Victims Gran… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (6 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Federally recognized tribal governments; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); +2 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Law, Justice and Legal Services (LJL). Only 6 other Office on Violence Against Women listings share this exact eligibility-code string (1% of 415).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 11
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Shannon R. Maultsby Grant Program Specialist 202-307-6026 OVW.LAV@USDOJ.GOV

What to do next

OVW FY 2020 Legal Assistance for Victims Gran… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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