The grants to enhance culturally specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 20124

The New Mexico Asian Family Center (NMAFC) was awarded a $475,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). The grant will fund NMAFC's efforts to provide culturally and linguistically specific support services to Asian, Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in New Mexico over a 3-year project period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. Key services to be delivered include case management, counseling, and legal assistance tailored to the unique needs of these communities. The grant supports NMAFC's mission to enhance traditional victim services through the leadership of culturally specific programs, increase community capacity to provide culturally relevant resources, and address the safety, economic, housing, and workplace needs of Asian, Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian survivors.

This program supports the maintenance and replication of existing successful community-based programs providing culturally specific services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, as well as the development of innovative culturally specific strategies to enhance access to services and resources for victims who face obstacles to using more traditional programs. Culturally specific services means community-based services that include culturally relevant and linguistically specific services and resources to culturally specific communities which are statutorily defined as american indians (including alaska natives, eskimos, and aleuts); asian americans; native hawaiians and other pacific islanders; blacks; and hispanics. Projects must address at least one of the programs statutory purpose areas. Through this continuation culturally specific services program project, new mexico asian family center will implement a project addressing the following purpose area(s): purpose area 2 - increasing communities capacity to provide culturally specific resources and support for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking crimes and their families; purpose area 4 - enhancing traditional services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through the leadership of culturally specific programs offering services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and purpose area 7 - providing culturally specific resources and services that address the safety, economic, housing, and workplace needs of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including emergency assistance for asian, pacific islander, and native hawaiian survivors in new mexico. The project will address priority area 2: strengthening efforts to prevent and end sexual assault. Specific activities will include: 1) case management, 2) counseling, and 3) legal assistance.