OVC FY 10 Enforcing Victims' Rights: Direct Representation Through Legal Clinics

This competitive program will award one cooperative agreement of $800,000 to support the efforts of one nonprofit organization or educational institution to provide legal counsel and support services for victims who are involved in state, federal, and tribal criminal court cases as authorized under the Crime Victims’ Rights Act. Such legal counsel and support services will be provided through multiple pro bono victim legal clinics that afford victims with direct representation in the enforcement of their statutory and constitutional rights in criminal court. The grantee will provide intensive financial, administrative, and programmatic technical assistance and training to the legal clinics.