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Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Program is sponsored by Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The LAV Program funds comprehensive, direct legal services for adult and youth victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking in legal matters relating to or arising out of that abuse or violence.
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Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) | Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Information for Victims in Large Cases Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Notice to DOJ Grantees Regarding Funding Pause – Temporary Restraining Order Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women Hosts 20th Annual Tribal Consultation and Announces Awards of more than $75M in Grants to Support Public Safety in Indian Country Carrying the Water, Demanding Justice: More than 20 Years of VAWA in Indian Country and Alaska The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) provides federal leadership in developing the nation's capacity to reduce violence against women and administer justice for and strengthen services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
2024 Report to Congress on the Effectiveness of Grant Programs Training and Technical Assistance Find Resources for Victims and Survivors If you are in immediate danger, call 911. The Office on Violence Against Women does not provide services directly to the general public. To find help, see our state-by-state guide to see who serves your area, or you can find the number to a national hotline.
Find Resources for Victims and Survivors OVW's grant programs are authorized by the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 1994 and subsequent legislation. Read about each of our programs, learn about eligibility, and access resources to apply for and manage your grants.
Learn More About Our Grant Programs Learn more about how domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking harm individuals and communities, and find out how to get help.
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Applications for Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Program are due August 4, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Program is funded by Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (Rural) Program is sponsored by Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). This program supports projects designed to enhance the safety of rural victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking and prevent these crimes in rural areas.
Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Grant Program is sponsored by Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). This program helps states and territories, Indian Tribes, local governments, and nonprofits to enhance safety and justice for child, youth, and adult victims in rural communities. It funds victim services (such as advocacy, legal assistance, and shelter), investigation, prosecution, adjudication, parole and probation, and other ways of addressing domestic and sexual violence.
The SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest is a competitive program from Social Capital Inc. that funds youth-led community improvement projects in Greater Boston. Teams of high school students in grades 9 through 12 residing in Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, or Suffolk counties develop project ideas through coaching from local professionals, then pitch their proposals to a live panel of judges. Winning teams receive $1,000 to $2,000 in grant funding to execute their community-strengthening visions. The program builds career skills including public speaking, project management, and team collaboration, while cultivating cross-socioeconomic connections among peers and mentors throughout the region.
The System Innovations Grant (Youth Opportunities Fund) is a multi-year funding opportunity from the Ontario Trillium Foundation that supports collaborative projects working to understand and strengthen systems so they function better for young people. Grants of up to $1,250,000 over five years fund collaboratives of two or more Ontario-based nonprofits aiming to create lasting systemic change that expands opportunities for youth ages 12 to 29, with a particular emphasis on Indigenous, Black, and other racialized youth facing systemic barriers. Eligible applicants are not-for-profit organizations incorporated for at least five years in Ontario with a mandate to serve youth, forming a formal collaborative. Indigenous- and Black-led organizations and collaboratives are prioritized. Applications were due March 11, 2026—check the Ontario Trillium Foundation website for upcoming intake cycles.
The DOJ Bureau of Justice Assistance FY2026 Project Safe Neighborhoods formula program anticipates $19 million with a $1 million award ceiling and a requirement that 30% of funds support gang task forces. With a Grants.gov deadline of August 20, 2026, here is how the formula pass-through actually works, why the U.S. Attorney and the state administering agency both matter, and how community-based partners get funded.
Read articleThe FY2026 COPS School Violence Prevention Program offers up to $500,000 per award across roughly 200 grants, with a 25% match and a $100,000 microgrant lane for rural and tribal schools. But the statute limits it to physical security and law enforcement coordination — not mental health. Here is what SVPP actually funds, who can apply, and how to build a competitive application before August 4, 2026.
Read articleThe Justice Department's new Model Cities Initiative will hand 2 to 4 American cities roughly $300 million in 36-month cooperative agreements to rebuild public safety from the ground up. Applications are due September 1, 2026. The catch that will decide who wins: this is not a police grant, a prosecutor grant, or a behavioral-health grant. It is a single citywide proposal that has to braid all of them together. Here is who is eligible, what the money actually funds, and how a mayor's office should build a proposal that survives DOJ review.
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