34 USC 20124 - Enhancing culturally specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 18, 2024

§ 20124.

Enhancing culturally specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking

(a)

Establishment

(1)

In general

(2)

Programs covered

The programs covered by paragraph (1) are the programs carried out under the following provisions:

(A)

Section 10461 of this title (Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders).

(B)

Section 20121 of this title 1

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(Legal Assistance for Victims).

(C)

Section 12341 of this title (Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Child Abuse Enforcement Assistance).

(D)

Section 14041a of title 42 (Enhanced Training and Services to End Violence Against Women Later in Life).¹

(E)

Section 20122 of this title (Education, Training, and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities).

(3)

Additional authorization of appropriations

(4)

Distribution

(A)

In general

(B)

Alternative allocation

(b)

Purpose of program and grants

(1)

General program purpose

The purpose of the program required by this section is to promote:

(A)

The maintenance and replication of existing successful services in domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking community-based programs providing culturally specific services and other resources.

(B)

The development of innovative culturally specific strategies and projects to enhance access to services and resources for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who face obstacles to using more traditional services and resources.

(2)

Purposes for which grants may be used

The Director shall make grants to community-based programs for the purpose of enhancing culturally specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Grants under the program shall support community-based efforts to address distinctive cultural responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including—

(A)

working with State and local governments and social service agencies to develop and enhance effective strategies to provide culturally specific services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;

(B)

increasing communities’ capacity to provide culturally specific resources and support for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking crimes and their families;

(C)

strengthening criminal justice interventions, by providing training for law enforcement, prosecution, courts, probation, and correctional facilities on culturally specific responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;

(D)

enhancing traditional services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through the leadership of culturally specific programs offering services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;

(E)

working in cooperation with the community to develop education and prevention strategies highlighting culturally specific issues and resources regarding victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;

(F)

providing culturally specific programs for children exposed to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;

(G)

providing culturally specific resources and services that address the safety, economic, housing, and workplace needs of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including emergency assistance; or

(H)

examining the dynamics of culture and its impact on victimization and healing.

(3)

Technical assistance and training

(c)

Eligible entities

Eligible entities for grants under this Section 3

 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized.

include—

(1)

community-based programs whose primary purpose is providing culturally specific services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and

(2)

community-based programs whose primary purpose is providing culturally specific services who can partner with a program having demonstrated expertise in serving victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

(d)

Reporting

(e)

Evaluation

(f)

Non-exclusivity

(g)

Definitions and grant conditions

(Pub. L. 109–162, title I, § 121, Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 2991; Pub. L. 109–271, §§ 1(c)(3), 2(k), Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 751, 753; Pub. L. 113–4, title I, § 109, Mar. 7, 2013, 127 Stat. 80; Pub. L. 117–103, div. W, title I, § 108, title IX, § 901(e), Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 852, 911.)

cite as: 34 USC 20124