INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE
OVW FY 2010 Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program
US Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)

Program: This program assists in developing innovative, collaborative projects that
provide quality representation to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating
violence, and stalking. OVW will give priority to applications that provide victims with
“holistic” legal representation. Holistic representation includes representation in other
legal proceedings directly related to the victim’s safety and security such as: child
support, child custody, legal separation/divorce, unemployment compensation,
immigration matters and/or housing.
Award: Total available funding: $49 million; 90 awards at a maximum of $650,000
each, the award period for these grants is 24 months
Eligibility: Domestic violence victims’ shelters, rape crisis centers and other sexual
assault services programs, private nonprofits, Indian Tribal governments, Tribal
organizations, or Indian Tribal Consortia, Territorial organizations, legal aid/statewide
legal services, faith- and community-based legal service providers, law school clinics,
bar associations.
Deadline: Letter of Intent Deadline (LOI): January 21, 2010;
Application Deadline: February 4, 2010
Application Guidelines/Submission: Visit the website for complete application
guidelines/submission.
Website: http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/docs/fy10-lav-solicitation.pdf