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

This Project Grant award of $380,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.525 - Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus) will enable Juniata College, in collaboration with the Huntingdon House, the Abuse Network, Huntingdon Borough Police Department, and Huntingdon County Office of the District Attorney, to continue their efforts to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on the college campus. Key activities funded under this 3-year award include: 1) identifying and training 5 staff members to facilitate support groups for underrepresented student groups; 2) conducting 25 focus groups to gather feedback from these student populations; 3) expanding prevention programming tailored to the needs of each underrepresented group; 4) integrating lessons learned into the coordinated community response team; 5) engaging athletic coaches as prevention partners, with a focus on male athletes; and 6) providing victim-centered counseling for all athletes. The award will also support continued and expanded partnerships with community-based victim services and student identity groups.

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. Juniata college is a private, four-year institution located in huntingdon, PA. With this continuation award, juniata college, in collaboration with the huntingdon house, the abuse network, huntingdon borough police department, and huntingdon county office of the district attorney, will continue to meet the statutory and programmatic requirements. In addition, the project will: 1) identify and train fivestaff members to work as group facilitators for the targeted underrepresented student groups (bipoc, international, rural commuters, lgbtq+, and neurodivergent); 2) hold 5 focus groups on each of the underrepresented student groups; 3) expand prevention programming to create identity aligned prevention and outreach appropriate for each underrepresented student group; 4) bring lessons learned from each underrepresented student group to the coordinated community response team; 5) further prevention work with athletes by identifying coaches to serve as athletic prevention partners, with a focus on working with male athletes; 6) provide available victim centered counseling for all athletes; and 7) continue and expand partnerships with community-based victim services and student identity groups.