Sec. 108. Grants for lethality assessment programs
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The Attorney General may make grants to States, units of local government, Indian tribes, domestic violence victim service providers, and State or Tribal Domestic Violence Coalitions for technical assistance and training in the operation or establishment of a lethality assessment program. In this section, the term lethality assessment program means a program that— rapidly connects a victim of domestic violence to local community-based victim service providers; helps first responders and other entities in the criminal justice system, including courts, law enforcement agencies, and prosecutors of tribal government and units of local government, identify and respond to possibly lethal circumstances; and identifies victims of domestic violence who are at high risk of being seriously injured or killed by an intimate partner.
To be eligible for a grant under this section, an applicant shall demonstrate experience in developing, implementing, evaluating, and disseminating a lethality assessment program. There are authorized to be appropriated $5,500,000 to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2029.