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 Talladega College, a private Historically Black College and University (HBCU) located in Talladega, Alabama, a $500,000 Project Grant under the Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (CFDA 16.525). The grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2028, will enable Talladega College, in collaboration with campus partners, to create culturally specific strategies tailored to students with disabilities and the LGBTQ+ community to:

1. Build the college's capacity to develop a coordinated community response to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by securing relevant partnerships, conducting trainings, and developing resources for the campus community;
2. Develop an action plan to outline key strategies for establishing a coordinated community response; and
3. Establish a coordinated community response team to oversee and implement project activities.

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. Talladega college is a private, four-year, historically black college and university (hbcu) located in talladega, AL. With this new award, talladega college, in collaboration with its campus partners, will create culturally specific strategies tailored to students with disabilities and lgbtq+ community 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.