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 API Chaya, a Seattle-based nonprofit serving Pacific Islander, South Asian, Asian, and immigrant communities across Washington state, $500,000 under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) on August 1, 2026. The award funds mobile advocacy and peer-based support services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, with API Chaya working with community leaders to identify victims and refer them to services. The period of performance runs through July 31, 2029. The program supports maintenance and replication of existing culturally specific community-based programs and development of innovative strategies to enhance service access for victims facing obstacles to traditional programs.

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 provides mobile advocacy and peer-based support, and the organization works with community leaders to help them identify victims and refer victims to services.