The program supports: (1) transitional housing; (2) short-term housing assistance, including rental or utilities payment assistance and assistance with related expenses. Projects must also include support services (legal aid is eligible) designed to enable victims of human trafficking and any dependents to locate and secure permanent housing and find employment. There is express language for legal aid.
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DOJ – Rural DV, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (2020)
This program seeks to enhance the safety of rural victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and support projects uniquely designed to address and prevent these crimes in rural areas. This program encourages collaboration to overcome the problems of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in rural communities. There is express language for legal aid.
DOJ – Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Domestic Violence (2020)
This program is designed to enhance law enforcement responses, targeted responses to sexual assault, coordinated community responses, enhanced prosecution responses, and improved judicial handling of cases. There is express language for legal services and advocacy (though activities are restricted).
DOJ – Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations (2020)
This program is designed to support the development and implementation of outreach strategies targeted at adult or youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in underserved populations and to provide victim services to those victims. Applicants are encouraged to address stalking and propose projects in rural communities.
DOJ – Legal Assistance for Victims (2020)
Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) is designed to increase the availability of legal assistance to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in matters related to or arising out of violence. The goal of this program is to develop innovative and collaborative projects that provide quality representation to victims.
DOJ – Justice for Families Program (2020)
The goal of this program is to improve the capacity of courts and communities to respond to families with a history of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, child sexual abuse, and stalking. There is express language for legal aid.
DOJ – Second Chance Act – Contracting to Lower Recidivism and Homelessness (2019)
Applications Due: October 15, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. ET This program is designed to assist state, local, and tribal governments enter into outcomes-based contracts to reduce recidivism and homelessness (as measured through the number of nights housed in permanent supportive… Read More ›
DOJ – Grants to Tribal Governments to Exercise Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Solicitation (2019)
POST DATE: November 29, 2018 APPLICATION DUE DATE: February 14, 2019 Description: Through this grant program, Indian tribes receive support and technical assistance for planning and implementing changes in their criminal justice systems necessary to exercise special domestic violence criminal… Read More ›
DOJ – Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (2019)
POST DATE: November 28, 2018 APPLICATION DUE DATE: February 26, 2019, 9:00 p.m., Eastern Time Description: This solicitation provides federally recognized tribes and tribal consortia an opportunity to apply for funding to aid in developing a comprehensive and coordinated approach… Read More ›
DOJ – Enhancing Access to Services Program (2018)
Applications Due: July 16, 2018, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time Description: This program seeks to enhance services to crime victims in linguistically specific communities by breaking down barriers that prevent millions of Deaf, hard-of-hearing, and limited English proficient (LEP) crime victims… Read More ›