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 has awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Texas Southern University (TSU), a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) located in Houston, TX. The grant is provided under the Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (CFDA 16.525).

Through this 4-year award, TSU will create culturally specific strategies tailored to Black students and other underserved populations to build the university's capacity to develop a coordinated community response to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campus. Key activities include securing relevant partnerships, conducting trainings, developing resources for the campus community, establishing a coordinated community response team, and implementing project activities. The grant aims to enhance victim services, strengthen security and investigation approaches, and implement prevention and education programs at TSU.

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. Texas southern university is a public, four-year, historically black college and university (HBCU) located in houston, TX. With this new award, texas southern university, in collaboration with its campus partners, will create culturally specific strategies tailored to black students and other underserved populations, 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.