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

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College a $500,000 Project Grant under the Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (CFDA #16.525). The funding will enable the college, in collaboration with campus partners, to:

1. Build the capacity 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 tailored resources for the campus community.

2. Establish a coordinated community response team to oversee and implement project activities, including creating an action plan outlining key strategies for the coordinated response.

This initiative supports Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) in strengthening their institutional response to gender-based violence through culturally relevant strategies and programming. The grant period runs from October 1, 2023 through 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. Keweenaw BAY ojibwa community collegeis a tribalcommunity collegelocated in baraga, michigan. With this new award, keweenaw BAY ojibwa community college, in collaboration with its campus partners, will create culturally specific strategies tailored to native and two-spirit/lgbtq+ individuals 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.