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 Hispanics United Of Buffalo Inc. on August 1, 2026, under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). The award funds culturally specific victim services for domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through August 1, 2029.

The recipient will deliver counseling, a 24/7 victim hotline, support groups, court accompaniment, transportation assistance, help with seeking protection orders, case management, parenting classes, referrals, housing support, senior services, and food pantry access for victims. Hispanics United Of Buffalo is a Buffalo, New York–based minority-owned nonprofit that has held prior Office on Violence Against Women funding and serves the Hispanic community through homelessness and domestic violence victim support programming. Performance occurs in Buffalo, NY 14201.

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 support counseling, a 24/7 victim hotline, support groups, court accompaniment, transportation assistance, help with seeking protection orders, case management; parenting classes, referrals, housing support, senior services, and food pantry access for victims.