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 a $500,000 Project Grant under the Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (CFDA 16.525) to Harris-Stowe State University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in St. Louis, Missouri. The funding will enable Harris-Stowe State University, in collaboration with campus partners, to create culturally specific strategies tailored to first-year women and first-generation students to: 1) build the university's capacity to develop a coordinated community response to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; 2) develop an action plan for the coordinated community response; and 3) establish a coordinated community response team to oversee and implement project activities. The award period is 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. Harris-stowe state university is a public, 4-year, historically black college and university (HBCU) in ST. Louis, missouri. With this new award, harris-stowe state university in collaboration with its campus partners, will create culturally specific strategies tailored to first-year women and first-generation 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.