The strengthening culturally specific campus approaches to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking initiative (CSC initiative) supports historically black colleges and…

Mount Saint Mary's University, a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) in Los Angeles, California, received a $499,868 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (CFDA #16.525). The funding will enable the university, in collaboration with campus partners, to develop culturally-specific strategies and establish a coordinated community response to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campus, with a focus on supporting first-generation and LGBTQ+ students. Key activities include building institutional capacity, creating an action plan, and forming a coordinated community response team to oversee project implementation. The award period runs from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2027.

The strengthening culturally specific campus approaches to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking initiative (CSC initiative) supports historically black colleges and universities (hbcus), hispanic-serving institutions (hsis), and tribal colleges and universities (tcus) to strengthen their institutional response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campus. The CSC initiative focuses on building the capacity of these institutions to establish culturally relevant strategies to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including the development of effective response protocols and prevention programming. Mount ST. Marys university is a private HSI located in LOS angeles, california. With this new award, mount ST. Marys university, in collaboration with its campus partners, will create culturally specific strategies tailored to first-generation and lgbtq+ students, and work with the designated campus technical assistance provider to: 1) build the capacity of the institution to develop a culturally specific, coordinated community response to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by securing relevant partnerships, conducting trainings, and developing resources tailored to the campus community; 2) develop an action plan to outline key strategies necessary to establish a coordinated community response; and 3) establish a coordinated community response team that will oversee and implement project activities.