Sec. 108. Grants supporting healthy family partnerships for domestic violence intervention and preventions
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Section 403(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 603(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: The Secretary shall award grants on a competitive basis to healthy family partnerships to develop and implement promising practices for— assessing and providing services to individuals and families affected by domestic violence, including through caseworker training, the provision of technical assistance to community partners, and the implementation of safe visitation and exchange programs; or preventing domestic violence, particularly as a barrier to economic security, and fostering healthy relationships.
In awarding grants under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall ensure that 10 percent of the funds made available under such grants are used for high schools and other secondary educational institutions and institutions of higher education to provide education services on the value of healthy relationships, responsible parenting, and healthy marriages characterized by mutual respect and nonviolence, and the importance of building relationships skills such as communication, conflict resolution, and budgeting.
The respective entity and organization of a healthy family partnership entered into for purposes of receiving a grant under this paragraph shall submit a joint application to the Secretary, at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall specify, containing— a description of how the partnership intends to carry out the activities described in subparagraph (A); an assurance that funds made available under the grant shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other funds used by the entity or organization to carry out programs, activities, or services described in subparagraph
(A)or (B); and such other information as the Secretary may require. The rules of section 404, other than subsection
(b)of that section, shall not apply to a grant made under this paragraph. In this paragraph: The term domestic violence has the meaning given that term in section 402(a)(7)(B). The term healthy family partnership means a partnership between— an entity receiving funds under a grant made under paragraph
(2)to promote healthy marriage or responsible fatherhood; and an organization with demonstrated expertise working with survivors of domestic violence. Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, $25,000,000 for purposes of awarding grants to healthy family partnerships under this paragraph. .
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