Get Up To $4M for Victim Legal Access & Innovations
Summary
Are you a non-profit or legal service provider enhancing access to justice for crime victims? This grant offers funding to expand legal aid programs, explore tech solutions for rural areas, and boost advocacy through training and technical assistance.
Eligibility
Full Description
OVC will provide, in total, approximately $8.15 million in funding for legal services for three distinct projects that will enhance legal access for crime victims, foster technological innovation, and provide training and technical assistance to those involved in the initiatives. OVC anticipates that it will make awards under three distinct purpose areas. •Purpose Area 1 – Increase Capacity and Access to Civil Legal Help for Crime Victims Through Legal Fellows Program (Legal Fellows Program) - one award, up to $4,000,000, for a 2-year performance period. •Purpose Area 2 – Using Technology/Other Innovations to Increase Legal Access in Rural Areas - one award, up to $3,150,000, for a 3-year performance period.
•Purpose Area 3 – Training and Technical Assistance – Legal Partnerships Increasing Medical Care Advocacy to Crime Victims - one award, up to $1,000,000, for a 2-year performance period.