Sec. 3. Strengthening housing resources protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall take the following measures to improve services provided to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking: For purposes of scoring applicants in the notice of funding availability for the Continuum of Care program authorized under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) in any fiscal year, the Secretary shall give equal consideration to— rapid re-housing projects; projects that provide permanent supportive housing; and domestic violence projects that maximize client choice, including transitional housing that provide services and help participants to secure permanent housing.
The Secretary shall authorize any defunded transitional housing project to reapply for funding. The Secretary shall consider a program receiving funds under section 40299 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12351 ) to be a rapid re-housing project if the program— provides not less than 6 months of housing assistance to survivors; and meets other criteria established by the Secretary. The Secretary shall develop— measurable criteria upon which applicants are evaluated to demonstrate their collaboration with victim service providers to develop local policy priorities focused on survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including survivor-centered coordinated entry processes that appropriately assess and prioritize those survivors and take into account the safety and confidentiality needs of those survivors; and mechanisms that promote the provision of technical assistance and support for programs to improve outcomes instead of reallocating or not awarding funds.
The Secretary shall develop a research agenda that focuses on survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and the housing modalities that best support them, especially the critical safety concerns and the link between trauma and residential stability.
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Strengthening housing resources protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking
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