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 Alaafia Women Corp $500,000 under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) on August 1, 2026. The recipient will establish transitional housing and other victim services tailored to the complex needs of victims of sex trafficking and sexual assault. Performance runs through July 31, 2029, with work performed in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Alaafia Women Corp is a woman-owned, Black American-owned nonprofit organization serving African immigrant communities. The program supports maintenance and replication of existing community-based programs providing culturally specific services to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking victims, as well as development of innovative strategies to enhance access to services for victims who face obstacles to using 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. This project will establish transitional housing and other victim services tailored to the complex needs of victims of SEX trafficking and sexual assault.