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 Mixteco / Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP) on August 1, 2026, under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016).

MICOP will deliver case management, safety planning, court accompaniment, and peer support groups for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, along with a stalking prevention workshop for youth. The organization provides these services to indigenous migrant communities in California's Central Coast, with particular focus on the Mixtec community and immigrant farmworker women in Ventura County.

The award runs through July 31, 2029, with performance in Oxnard, California. The Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program supports maintenance and replication of existing successful community-based programs delivering culturally specific services to domestic violence victims, as well as development of innovative strategies to enhance access for victims facing obstacles to traditional programs. The program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 20124.

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. The project will provide case management, safety planning, court accompaniment, and peer support groups, as well as a stalking prevention workshop for youth.