The grants to reduce domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campus program (campus program) is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 20125

The program provides a unique opportunity for institutions of higher education to establish multidisciplinary approaches to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campuses. These comprehensive efforts are designed to enhance victim services (including legal services), implement prevention and education programs, and develop and strengthen security and investigation strategies to prevent, prosecute, and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The campus program supports activities that develop campus-based coordinated responses among campus victim services, campus law enforcement, health care providers, housing officials, administrators, student leaders, faith-based organizations, student organizations, and disciplinary boards, enhance victim safety and the provision of assistance, and hold offenders accountable. To be effective, these responses must be linked to local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors offices, courts, and nonprofit, nongovernmental victim advocacy and victim services organizations. ST. Bonaventure university is a private, faith-based institution located in ST. Bonaventure, NY. With this continuation award, ST. Bonaventure university, in collaboration with connecting communities in action (CCA), cattaraugus county sheriff's office, and the new york state police's campus sexual assault unit, will continue to meet the statutory and programmatic requirements. In addition, the project will: 1) implement specific programs for empower and coordinated community response team (ccrt) members to better develop understanding on healthy relationships and boundaries; 2) improve connections and confidence with lgbtqia+ students by utilizing members of spectrum, the lgbtqia+ affinity group on campus, to help improve communications and innovate program ideas; and 3) maintain engagement with students beyond their first year, especially those in advanced classes.