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 Office on Violence Against Women awarded Kingdom Builders' Family Life Center $400,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to support the Strengths to Success (S2S) Initiative. The initiative delivers trauma-informed support, family and work-life balance strategies for victims, and comprehensive employment readiness services with on-the-job training. Kingdom Builders' Family Life Center, a Colorado Springs-based nonprofit, serves victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through culturally specific programming with particular focus on African American survivors. Performance of work occurs in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with a period of performance running through July 31, 2029.

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 support the strengths to success (S2S) initiative, offering trauma-informed support, family/work-life balance strategies for victims, and comprehensive employment readiness with on-the-job training.