Sec. 17. Domestic violence prevention enhancement and leadership
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Section 314 ( 42 U.S.C. 10414 ) is amended to read as follows: The purposes of this section are— to continue efforts to build evidence about effective primary and secondary prevention practices, programs, and policies that reduce and end family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence; to build capacity at the State, Tribal, territorial, and local levels to meet the objectives described in subparagraph (A); and to advance primary and secondary prevention efforts related to domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence nationally.
From the amounts appropriated under this section, the Secretary shall— acting through the Division of Violence Prevention of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in consultation with the Director of the Division of Family Violence Prevention and Services of the Administration for Children and Families— provide core grants under subsection (b)(1) to support primary and secondary prevention of domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence; and enter into cooperative agreements under subsection (b)(2) with State, territorial, and Tribal domestic violence coalitions that are in partnerships with entities carrying out local and culturally specific programs, to test, evaluate, or, as appropriate, scale up innovative domestic violence, dating violence, or family violence primary and secondary prevention models, particularly those programs serving culturally specific or traditionally underserved populations; and acting through the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program of the Administration for Children and Families, award grants under subsection
(c)to enhance the capacity of communities and systems to engage in effective primary and secondary prevention efforts. Of the amounts appropriated under this section for a fiscal year the Secretary may use— not more than 7 percent of the amounts for each fiscal year for evaluation, monitoring, and other administrative costs under this section; and not more than 3 percent of the amounts for each fiscal year for technical assistance under this section. The Secretary shall provide a core grant for each eligible State, territorial, and Tribal coalition. The Secretary shall provide such a grant to build organizational capacity and leadership for primary and secondary prevention of domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence, including work with other systems central to primary and secondary prevention at the local, State, territorial, and Tribal levels. To be eligible to receive a grant under this paragraph, a State, territorial, or Tribal coalition shall be a State domestic violence coalition, territorial domestic violence coalition, or Tribal domestic violence coalition, respectively, that has not entered into a cooperative agreement under section 314 of this title (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2021) or under paragraph (2). Each coalition seeking a grant under this paragraph shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. The application submitted by the coalition for the grant shall provide documentation of the coalition’s primary prevention work, satisfactory to the Secretary, demonstrating that the coalition— meets all of the applicable requirements of this paragraph; and demonstrates the ability to conduct appropriately the primary and secondary prevention activities described in this paragraph. Of the amounts made available to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary shall allot an equal share to each qualified entity receiving funds under section 311 or section 311A to carry out evidence-informed prevention activities. A coalition that receives a grant under this paragraph— shall use the grant funds to— build the coalition's organizational capacity and enhance its State or Tribal leadership to advance evidence-informed primary and secondary prevention of domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence; provide primary and secondary prevention-focused training, technical assistance, peer learning opportunities, and other support to local domestic violence programs and other community-based and culturally specific programs working to address domestic violence, dating violence, or family violence; provide training and advocacy to other State, Tribal, and local public and private systems on how to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence, and help victims, including through health services, housing and shelter services, early childhood programs, economic support programs, schools, child welfare, workforce development, community-based programs primarily serving racial and ethnic minority groups, community-based programs serving Deaf individuals and individuals with disabilities, community-based programs primarily serving other underserved populations, faith-based programs, and youth programs; and support dissemination of primary and secondary prevention strategies and approaches throughout the State, territorial, or Tribal communities; and may use the grant funds to provide subgrants to local programs to support the dissemination of primary and secondary prevention programs or initiatives. Each coalition receiving a grant under this paragraph shall submit a report to the Secretary at such time as the Secretary requires. Such report shall describe the activities that have been carried out with such grant funds and the effectiveness of such activities, and provide such additional information as the Secretary may require. The Secretary may use a portion of the funds provided under this paragraph to provide primary and secondary prevention-focused training, technical assistance, and other support to coalitions described in subparagraph
(B)or State or local entities that are in partnerships with such coalitions. The Secretary shall enter into cooperative agreements with qualified State, territorial, and Tribal domestic violence coalitions that are in partnerships with entities carrying out local and culturally specific programs, to test, evaluate, or, as appropriate, scale up innovative domestic violence, dating violence, or family violence primary and secondary prevention strategies and models, particularly those serving culturally specific or traditionally underserved populations. To be qualified to enter into a cooperative agreement under subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii), an organization shall be a State, territorial, or Tribal domestic violence coalition and include representatives of pertinent sectors of the local community, which may include— health care providers (including mental health providers and substance use disorder treatment providers) and Tribal, State, or local health departments; the education community; a faith-based community; the juvenile justice system; domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence service program advocates; public human service entities; business and civic leaders; child and youth-serving organizations; community-based organizations whose primary purpose is to provide culturally appropriate services to underserved populations, including racial and ethnic minority communities; and other pertinent sectors. The Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement under this paragraph for a period of not more than 5 fiscal years. The provision of payments under a cooperative agreement under this paragraph shall be subject to— annual approval by the Secretary; and the availability of appropriations for each fiscal year to make the payments. An organization that desires to enter into a cooperative agreement under this paragraph shall submit to the Secretary an application, in such form and in such manner as the Secretary shall require, that— identifies models and strategies to be tested and partner organizations who will be implementing programs to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, or family violence; demonstrates that the applicant has developed effective and collaborative relationships with diverse communities, including with organizations primarily serving racial and ethnic minority populations or other underserved populations; identifies other partners and sectors who will be engaged to meet the primary and secondary prevention goals; includes a description of the expected outcomes from the primary and secondary prevention activities and how the strategy is expected to achieve those outcomes; describes the method to be used for identification and selection of project staff and a project evaluator; describes the method to be used for identification and selection of a project council consisting of representatives of the community sectors listed in subparagraph (B); demonstrates that the applicant has the capacity to carry out collaborative community initiatives to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence; describes the applicant’s plans to evaluate the models and strategies it intends to implement, including demonstrating that the methods selected are rigorous; describes the applicant’s existing capacity to collect and analyze data to monitor performance and support evaluation and other evidence-building activities or how they will use the grant to develop such capacity; and contains such other information, agreements, and assurances as the Secretary may require. The Secretary shall enter into cooperative agreements under this paragraph with organizations in States, territories, and Tribes geographically dispersed throughout the Nation. An organization that enters into a cooperative agreement under this paragraph shall use the funds made available through the agreement to establish, operate, and maintain implementation and evaluation of coordinated community response to reduce risk factors for domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence perpetration and enhance protective factors to promote positive development and healthy relationships and communities. The Secretary may use a portion of the funds provided under this paragraph for evaluation, monitoring, administration, and technical assistance described in subsection (a)(3) with respect to the prevention projects. In establishing and operating a project under this paragraph, an organization shall— utilize evidence-informed primary and secondary prevention project planning; recognize and address the needs of underserved populations, including racial and ethnic minority groups, and individuals with disabilities; use not less than 30 percent or more than 50 percent of awarded funds to subcontract with local domestic violence programs or other community-based programs to develop and implement such projects; in the case of a new grantee, use the funds for up to 1 year for planning and capacity building without subcontracting as described in clause (iii); and use up to 8 percent of the funds awarded under this paragraph to procure technical assistance from a list of providers approved by the Secretary and peer-to-peer technical assistance from other grantees under this paragraph. Each organization entering into a cooperative agreement under this paragraph shall submit a report to the Secretary at such time as shall be reasonably required by the Secretary. Such report shall describe activities that have been carried out with the funds made available through the agreement and the effectiveness of such activities, and provide such additional information as the Secretary may reasonably require. The Secretary shall make the evaluations received under this subparagraph publicly available on the Department of Health and Human Services internet website, and shall submit such reports to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives. The Secretary shall establish a grant program to expand the capacity of communities and systems to engage in effective primary and secondary prevention efforts. The Secretary may award grants to eligible entities through the program established under paragraph
(1)for periods of not more than 4 years. If the Secretary determines that an entity has received such a grant and been successful in meeting the objectives of the grant application so submitted, the Secretary may renew the grant for 1 additional period of not more than 4 years. To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an entity shall— be a private nonprofit, nongovernmental organization (which may include faith-based and charitable organizations) or a Tribal organization that is— a community-based organization whose primary purpose is providing culturally specific services to racial and ethnic minority groups or other underserved populations; a community-based organization with a program focused on serving youth or serving children and their parents or caregivers; or a community-based organization that offers legal services to help victims of domestic violence, dating violence, or family violence and that works to serve the needs of racial or ethnic minority groups, other underserved populations, youth, or children and their parents or caregivers; and have a demonstrated record of serving victims of domestic violence, dating violence, or family violence, or demonstrate a partnership with another organization that has such a record. An entity seeking a grant under this subsection shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require, including— a description of how the entity will develop, expand, or replicate evidence-informed primary and secondary prevention strategies and approaches in their communities, including culturally and linguistically appropriate primary and secondary prevention programming; documents that the entity meets all of the applicable requirements set forth in this subsection; and demonstrates the ability to conduct appropriately the primary and secondary prevention activities described in this section. An entity that receives a grant under this subsection shall use the grant funds to— build their organizational capacity and enhance their leadership of the organization within the community to promote community engagement in and advancement of evidence-informed primary and secondary prevention of domestic violence, dating violence, or family violence; promote strategic primary and secondary prevention partnership development, including between any of domestic violence programs and health programs, early childhood programs, economic support programs, schools, child welfare programs, workforce development, culturally specific community-based organizations, faith-based programs, community-based organizations serving Deaf individuals and individuals with disabilities, and youth programs; support dissemination of primary and secondary prevention strategies and approaches to States, territories, Tribal organizations, and Tribes; and use up to 5 percent of funds awarded under this subsection to procure technical assistance from a list of providers approved by the Secretary, from peer-to-peer technical assistance from other grantees under this section, or from both. The Secretary may use a portion of the funds provided under this subsection for evaluation, monitoring, administration, and technical assistance with respect to the prevention projects. Each entity receiving a grant under this subsection shall submit a report to the Secretary at such time as shall be reasonably required by the Secretary. Such report shall describe the activities that have been carried out with such grant funds, contain an evaluation of the effectiveness of such activities, and provide such additional information as the Secretary may reasonably require. .
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