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 Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Benedict College, a private Historically Black College and University (HBCU) located in Columbia, South Carolina, under the FY 2024 Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (CFDA #16.525). Through this funding, Benedict College will work to strengthen its institutional response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campus. Key activities include: 1) Building the college's capacity to develop a culturally-specific, coordinated community response by securing relevant partnerships, conducting trainings, and developing resources tailored to the campus community; 2) Developing an action plan to outline strategies for establishing a coordinated community response; and 3) Establishing a coordinated community response team to oversee and implement project activities. The award period is 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. Benedict college is a private, hbculocated in columbia, SC. With this new award, benedict college, in collaboration with its campus partners, will create culturally specific strategies tailored to african american andhispanicstudents, 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.