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 Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded $400,000 to Empowering Pacific Island Communities, Inc. on August 1, 2026, under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). The award funds case management and behavioral health services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through September 31, 2029. Empowering Pacific Island Communities, Inc., a tax-exempt non-profit organization based in Pago Pago, American Samoa, delivers culturally competent support services to vulnerable populations in the American Samoa region, with particular emphasis on rural, Asian American, and Pacific Islander communities. The organization collaborates with local partners including Pacific Youth and Community Development and the American Samoa Workforce Development Board to provide safety planning, legal assistance, and other support services. Place of performance is the United States.

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. Projects must address at least one of the program's statutory purpose areas. This project will provide case management and behavioral health services.