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 Southern University Law Center, a historically black college and university (HBCU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was awarded a $499,990 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (CFDA 16.525). The grant will enable the Law Center, in collaboration with campus partners, to create culturally specific strategies tailored to LGBTQ+ students and women of color to build the institution's capacity to develop a coordinated community response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Key activities include securing relevant partnerships, conducting trainings, developing resources for the campus community, and establishing a coordinated community response team to oversee and implement project initiatives over the four-year award period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2028.

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. Southern university agricultural and mechanical college DBA southern university law center is a private, historically black college and university (HBCU) located in baton rouge, LA. With this new award, southern university law center, in collaboration with its campus partners, will create culturally specific strategies tailored to lgbtq+ students and women of color 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.