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 Ayuda, a Washington, DC–based nonprofit, on August 1, 2026, under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to deliver case management, therapy, support groups, and job readiness training to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through culturally responsive services. The award supports the maintenance and replication of existing community-based programs providing culturally specific services to underserved victims and the development of innovative strategies to enhance access for those facing obstacles to traditional programs. Performance runs through July 31, 2029, at Ayuda's place of performance in Washington, DC. Ayuda, a nonprofit established in 2005, specializes in delivering trauma-informed, linguistically appropriate legal and social services to low-income immigrant victims of violence and trafficking across the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. The organization currently holds multiple active grants from the Office on Violence Against Women and the Victims of Crime office supporting victim services, including a Legal Assistance for Victims grant, a Transitional Housing Assistance grant, and a Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program grant, alongside human trafficking survivor services.

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 include case management, therapy, support groups, and job readiness training.