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

This $400,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) will support a 3-year initiative by Asians Against Domestic Abuse Inc (AADA) to provide culturally and linguistically tailored services to Asian American survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Houston, TX. Specific activities will include outreach to targeted populations, case management services, and culturally competent group therapy sessions. The grant will enable AADA, a Houston-based nonprofit organization, to enhance traditional victim services, promote healthy family relations, and support survivors through comprehensive assistance programs that address unique cultural and linguistic barriers faced by this population.

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 new culturally specific services program project, asians against domestic violence will address multiple purpose areas including: 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; purpose area 6 - providing culturally specific programs for children exposed to 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. Specific activities will include: 1) outreach to targeted populations; 2) case management services; and 3) culturally competent group therapy sessions.