# OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ovw-2025-172269-ovw-fiscal-year-2025-legal-assistance-for-victims/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/357577

> Office on Violence Against Women offered grants of up to $900,000 (at least $600,000) to nonprofits, colleges and universities and tribes. It expected to make about 46 awards worth $33.0 million in total. Applications closed on January 28, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OVW-2025-172269 |
| Agency | Office on Violence Against Women |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | January 28, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $900,000 |
| Award floor | $600,000 |
| Expected awards | 46 |
| Total funding | $33.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.524 |

## Who can apply

- 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
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Private nonprofit entities, Indian Tribal governments and Tribal organizations, territorial organizations, and publicly funded organizations not acting in a governmental capacity such as law schools.

## What the grant funds

The Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program (LAV) is intended to increase the availability of legal assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by funding comprehensive legal services projects. The legal services projects should include organizations that have a mission and history of providing direct services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations; publicly funded entities acting in a nongovernmental capacity, such as law schools; Indian Tribal governments; Indian Tribal organizations; and territorial organizations.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OVW-2025-172269 still open?

No. It closed on January 28, 2025.

### Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program?

Office on Violence Against Women accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program?

Closed January 28, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $900,000 each. About $33.0 million in total across about 46 awards.

### Who has won Legal Assistance for Victims grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Victim Rights Law Center Inc, Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corp, Ayuda. The program made 300 awards worth $193 million in that time.