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

This Project Grant award of $494,611 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) will enable Central State University, a historically black university in Wilberforce, Ohio, to strengthen its institutional response to addressing these crimes on campus. The grant will support Central State in developing culturally relevant strategies, response protocols, and prevention programming tailored to its African American student population. Key activities include building capacity through relevant partnerships and trainings, creating an action plan for a coordinated community response, and establishing a dedicated team to oversee and implement project initiatives. This award aims to enhance victim safety, security, and accountability through a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking at the university.

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. Central state university (CSU) is ohios only public, hbculocated in wilberforce, ohio. With this new award, central state university, in collaboration with its campus partners, will create culturally specific strategies tailored to african american students andwork 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.