Putting the award page together from the records…
Putting the award page together from the records…
West Tennessee Legal Services Inc received this grant or assistance award from Offices, Boards and Divisions: $600.0K obligated so far for legal assistance for victims. Its latest action was on 2026-07-09.
Key facts · data as of Oct 23, 2026
Source: USAspending.gov prime award records (obligations: money committed, not outlays), data as of Oct 23, 2026.
Cite this page: SpendQuery, Award 15JOVW23GG00547LEGA, data as of Oct 23, 2026, https://spendquery.com/award?id=ASST_NON_15JOVW23GG00547LEGA_015
West Tennessee Legal Services Inc: all federal awards · Department of Justice: spending
THE LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS (LAV) GRANT PROGRAM, AUTHORIZED BY AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 20121, IS INTENDED TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE NEEDED TO EFFECTIVELY AID ADULT AND YOUTH (AGES 11 TO 24) VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, STALKING, OR SEXUAL ASSAULT, BY PROVIDING FUNDS FOR COMPREHENSIVE DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS IN LEGAL MATTERS RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THAT ABUSE OR VIOLENCE. LEGAL ASSISTANCE IS ASSISTANCE IN: A) DIVORCE, PARENTAL RIGHTS, CHILD SUPPORT, TRIBAL, TERRITORIAL, IMMIGRATION, EMPLOYMENT, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY, HOUSING, CAMPUS, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, PRIVACY, CONTRACT, CONSUMER, CIVIL RIGHTS, PROTECTION OR OTHER INJUNCTIVE PROCEEDINGS, RELATED ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS, AND OTHER SIMILAR MATTERS; B) CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVESTIGATIONS, PROSECUTIONS, AND POST-CONVICTION MATTERS (INCLUDING SENTENCING, PAROLE, AND PROBATION) THAT IMPACT THE VICTIMS SAFETY, PRIVACY, OR OTHER INTERESTS AS A VICTIM; C) ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, RESTORATIVE PRACTICES, OR OTHER PROCESSES INTENDED TO PROMOTE VICTIM SAFETY, PRIVACY, AND AUTONOMY, AND OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY, REGARDLESS OF COURT INVOLVEMENT; OR D) POST-CONVICTION RELIEF PROCEEDINGS IN STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, OR TERRITORIAL COURT, WITH RESPECT TO A CONVICTION OF A VICTIM RELATING TO OR ARISING FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, OR SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIMIZATION OF THE VICTIM. THROUGH THIS CONTINUATION LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS PROJECT, WEST TENNESSEE LEGAL SERVICES, INC., IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WOMENS RESOURCE AND RAPE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, FAMILY JUSTICE CENTERS (SAFE HOPE CENTER IN URBAN JACKSON AND 1 SAFE PLACE IN RURAL HAYWOOD COUNTY), TENNESSEE EQUALITY PROJECT, WEST TENNESSEE LGBTQ+ SUPPORT, A STEP AHEAD, AND ALL SAINTS IMMIGRATION SERVICES, WILL PROVIDE HOLISTIC CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF INTIMATE AND NON-INTIMATE PARTNER SEXUAL ASSAULT AND LGBTQ VICTIMS OF INTIMATE PARTNER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND STALKING IN WEST TENNESSEE. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING PRIORITY AREA PRIORITY AREAS: 1) PRIORITY AREA 2: INCREASING LEGAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND 2) PRIORITY AREA 3: UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
SpendQuery holds FY2023 on; earlier years are on USAspending.gov.
No subawards reported for this award. Primes report subawards of $30,000 or more; many awards have none.
2 actions since 2023-09-08. Each is a modification or amendment with the money it added or took back.
| Date | Amendment | Kind | Amount | What the agency wrote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | 00-1 | Revision | $0 | THE LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS (LAV) GRANT PROGRAM, AUTHORIZED BY AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 20121, IS INTENDED TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE NEEDED TO EFFECTIVELY AID ADULT AND YOUTH (AGES 11 TO 24) VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC… |
| 2023-09-08 | 00 | New award | $600.0K | THE LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS (LAV) GRANT PROGRAM, AUTHORIZED BY AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 20121, IS INTENDED TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE NEEDED TO EFFECTIVELY AID ADULT AND YOUTH (AGES 11 TO 24) VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC… |
Source: USAspending.gov prime award transactions and FSRS subaward reports, as loaded by SpendQuery (data as of 2026-10-23). Amounts are obligations (money committed), not outlays. The official record on USAspending.gov ↗