Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders In Solidarity

NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF API ENDING SEXUAL VIOLENCE: CULTURALLY RELEVANT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ENHANCE SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES TO API VICTIMS/SURVIVORS.

NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF ASIANS & PACIFIC ISLANDERS ENDING SEXUAL VIOLENCE (NAPIESV): NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE ASIANS & PACIFIC ISLANDERS COMMUNITIES

THE LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS (LAV) GRANT PROGRAM, AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 20121, IS INTENDED TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE NEEDED TO EFFECTIVELY AID ADULT AND YOUTH (AGES 11 TO 24) VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, STALKING, OR SEXUAL ASSAULT BY PROVIDING FUNDS FOR COMPREHENSIVE DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS IN LEGAL MATTERS RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THAT ABUSE OR VIOLENCE. LEGAL ASSISTANCE IS ASSISTANCE IN: A) DIVORCE, PARENTAL RIGHTS, CHILD SUPPORT, TRIBAL, TERRITORIAL, IMMIGRATION, EMPLOYMENT, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY, HOUSING, CAMPUS, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, PRIVACY, CONTRACT, CONSUMER, CIVIL RIGHTS, PROTECTION OR OTHER INJUNCTIVE PROCEEDINGS, RELATED ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS, AND OTHER SIMILAR MATTERS; B) CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVESTIGATIONS, PROSECUTIONS, AND POST-CONVICTION MATTERS (INCLUDING SENTENCING, PAROLE, AND PROBATION) THAT IMPACT THE VICTIMS SAFETY, PRIVACY, OR OTHER INTERESTS AS A VICTIM; C) ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, RESTORATIVE PRACTICES, OR OTHER PROCESSES INTENDED TO PROMOTE VICTIM SAFETY, PRIVACY, AND AUTONOMY, AND OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY, REGARDLESS OF COURT INVOLVEMENT; OR D) POST-CONVICTION RELIEF PROCEEDINGS IN STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, OR TERRITORIAL COURT WITH RESPECT TO A CONVICTION OF A VICTIM RELATING TO OR ARISING FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, OR SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIMIZATION OF THE VICTIM. THROUGH THIS CONTINUATION LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS PROJECT, MONSOON ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN SOLIDARITY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IOWA MIGRANT MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE, WILL PROVIDE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC LEGAL SERVICES IN FAMILY LAW AND IMMIGRATION LAW TO ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING IN IOWA, PARTICULARLY TO ASIAN POPULATIONS IN DES MOINES, AMES, WEST DES MOINES, CEDAR RAPIDS, AND IOWA CITY AND TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER POPULATIONS IN DUBUQUE, WATERLOO, MARSHALLTOWN, SIOUX CITY, STORM LAKE, OTTUMWA, AND ATLANTIC. AT LEAST FIFTY PERCENT OF AWARD FUNDS WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS OF NON-INTIMATE PARTNER SEXUAL ASSAULT. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING PRIORITY AREAS: 1) PRIORITY AREA 1: ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY; 2) PRIORITY AREA 2: INCREASING LEGAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT; AND 3) PRIORITY AREA 3: UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WILL BE DEVELOPED DURING THE PROJECT PERIOD: A ONE-PAGE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PAMPHLET IN ENGLISH, MANDARIN, HINDI, BURMESE, KAREN, VIETNAMESE, NEPALI, LAO, ARABIC, POHNPEIAN, MARSHALLESE, AND CHUUKESE FOR DISSEMINATION DURING OUTREACH EVENTS.

MONSOON ASIANS & PACIFIC ISLANDERS LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR API (LAPAPI)

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. 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.CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES MEANS COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES THAT INCLUDE CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND LINGUISTICALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES WHICH ARE STATUTORILY DEFINED AS AMERICAN INDIANS (INCLUDING ALASKA NATIVES, ESKIMOS, AND ALEUTS); ASIAN AMERICANS; NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS; BLACKS; AND HISPANICS.PROJECTS MUST ADDRESS AT LEAST ONE OF THE PROGRAMS STATUTORY PURPOSE AREAS. THROUGH THIS CONTINUATION CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES PROGRAM PROJECT, MONSOON WILL IMPLEMENT APROJECT ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING PURPOSE AREAS: INCREASE COMMUNITIES CAPACITY TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING CRIMES AND THEIR FAMILIES; WORK IN COOPERATION WITH THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP EDUCATION AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES HIGHLIGHTING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ISSUES AND RESOURCES; PROVIDE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC RESOURCES AND SERVICES THAT ADDRESS THE SAFETY, ECONOMIC, HOUSING, AND WORKPLACE NEEDS OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, ORSTALKING, INCLUDING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE; AND EXAMINE THE DYNAMICS OF CULTURE AND ITS IMPACT ON VICTIMIZATION AND HEALING.THE PROJECT WILL ALSO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING PRIORITY AREA: PRIORITY 2 - STRENGTHENING EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND END SEXUAL ASSAULT.MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICES THROUGH ITS RURAL MOBILE MULTILINGUAL ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH TO INCREASE CAPACITY IN SERVING ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER (API) COMMUNITIES IN IOWA. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: CRISIS INTERVENTION, ADVOCACY-BASED COUNSELING, LEGAL PROTECTIONS, APPLYING FOR GOVERNMENT BENEFITS, HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, FAMILY CARE, REFERRALS AND CO-ADVOCACY, AND CULTURALLY ROOTED SUPPORT CIRCLES, SUCH AS SEWING, THEATRE AND COMMUNITY GARDENING.

MONSOON UNITED ASIAN WOMEN OF IOWA MOBILE MULTILINGUAL ADVOCATES PROJECT

THE GRANTS TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND SEX TRAFFICKING AGAINST CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAM SUPPORTS COMPREHENSIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS THAT DEVELOP OR EXPAND PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RESPONSE STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH IMPACTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND SEX TRAFFICKING, INCLUDING SUPPORT FOR THEIR NON-ABUSING PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND LEGAL GUARDIANS. WITH THIS FUNDING, MONSOON ASIANS & PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN SOLIDARITY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EVELYN K. DAVIS CENTER FOR WORKING FAMILIES, WILL PROVIDE SERVICES TO YOUTH AGES 11 24 IN CENTRAL IOWA. SPECIFICALLY, THIS PROJECT WILL: 1) DEVELOP THE ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER (API) YOUTH WELLNESS & SAFETY PROGRAM WITH A GOAL TO EXPAND PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RESPONSE STRATEGIES THAT ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH IMPACTED BY VAWA; 2) PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO YOUTH VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND/OR SEX TRAFFICKING; 3) DEVELOP AND DELIVER TRAINING ON CULTURALLY SPECIFIC DIRECT SERVICES AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMMING TO ASSIST LAW ENFORCEMENT,PROSECUTORS, COURTS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, AND THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM; AND 4) PARTNER WITH EVELYN K. DAVIS CENTER FOR WORKING FAMILIES TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC ADVOCACY AND HELPING YOUTHS PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION, DEVELOP THEIR CAREER PATHS, SECURE EMPLOYMENT MENTORS, AND GAIN WORK-READINESS, JOB SKILLS TRAINING FOR API YOUTH BEING SERVED. THE PROJECT PERIOD FOR THIS AWARD IS 36 MONTHS.

OVW TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (OVW) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) INITIATIVE PROVIDES OVW GRANTEES AND SUBGRANTEES WITH THE EXPERTISE AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT SUCCESSFUL STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND CAMPUS PROJECTS; INCREASE VICTIM SAFETY; AND BOLSTER OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY. THROUGH COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, OVW SUPPORTS EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, CONFERENCES, PEER-TO-PEER CONSULTATIONS, AND TARGETED ASSISTANCE THAT ALLOW CURRENT AND POTENTIAL GRANTEES AND SUBGRANTEES TO LEARN FROM EXPERTS AND ONE ANOTHER ABOUT HOW TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES AND INCORPORATE PROMISING PRACTICES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. IN ADDITION, OVW IS FOCUSED ON BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEMS AND VICTIM SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING AND TO FOSTER PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE NOT TRADITIONALLY WORKED TOGETHER TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. WITH FY 2023 TA INITIATIVE FUNDING, MONSOON ASIANS & PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN SOLIDARITY (MONSOON) WILL IMPLEMENT THE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES PROGRAM COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL ASSAULT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO GRANTEES AND POTENTIAL GRANTEES OF THE OVW'S GRANTS TO ENHANCE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING PROGRAM (CSSP) ON DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING CULTURALLY RELEVANT SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL ADDRESS ALL CSSP STATUTORY PURPOSE AREAS AND FOCUS ON NON-INTIMATE PARTNER SEXUAL ASSAULT. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT PERIOD, MONSOON WILL PROVIDE TOPIC-SPECIFIC IN-PERSON AND/OR VIRTUAL TRAININGS, HOST IN-PERSON AND/OR VIRTUAL REGIONAL WORKSHOPS, AND COORDINATE PEER-TO-PEER CONSULTATIONS. THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS FY 2023 TA INITIATIVE PURPOSE AREA 38: CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES PROGRAM COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL ASSAULT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. THIS AWARD IS FOR YEARS 1 AND 2 OF A FIVE-YEAR COMPREHENSIVE TA PROJECT, AWARDED COMPETITIVELY IN FY 2023. THIS IS A NEW AWARD.

THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING PROGRAM (TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM) IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 12351. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING WHO ARE HOMELESS, AS DEFINED BY 34 U.S.C. 12473(6), OR IN NEED OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING OR OTHER HOUSING ASSISTANCE, AS A RESULT OF THEIR VICTIMIZATION, AND FOR WHOM EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES OR OTHER CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES ARE UNAVAILABLE OR INSUFFICIENT. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS HOLISTIC, SURVIVOR-CENTERED APPROACHES TO PROVIDING TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES THAT MOVE INDIVIDUALS INTO PERMANENT HOUSING AND HELP THEM SECURE EMPLOYMENT AND INTEGRATE INTO A COMMUNITY. MONSOON ASIANS PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN SOLIDARITY IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN DES MOINES, IA AN URBAN REGION OF THE STATE. THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE 20 SCATTERED SITE RESIDENCES FOR 20 SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH PRIVATE LANDLORD HOUSING UNITS. MONSOON ASIANS PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN SOLIDARITY WILL COLLABORATE WITH ITS ONE PARTNER, EVELYN K. DAVIS CENTER FOR WORKING FAMILIES TO PROVIDE A HOLISTIC, VICTIM-CENTERED AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO TRANSITIONAL HOUSING NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS NEW PROJECT WILL USE FUNDS TO PROVIDE BOTH HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO MOVE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING WHO ARE HOMELESS OR IN NEED OF HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO PERMANENT HOUSING. THE PROJECT WILL ASSIST CLIENTS FOR AN ANTICIPATED MINIMUM OF 18 MONTHS AND A MAXIMUM LENGTH OF 24 MONTHS. SERVICES OFFERED WILL FOCUS ON ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY, EXPAND ECONOMIC JUSTICE, AS WELL AS MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE UNDERSERVED ASIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIANS, PACIFIC ISLANDER, AND MIDDLE EASTERNPOPULATIONS IN IOWA. THE GRANT ACTIVITIES WILL BE TAILORED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SURVIVORS. THE RANGE OF OPTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDES RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, CASE MANAGEMENT, SAFETY PLANNING, COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING THE PROJECT WILL ALSO HIRE 1 ADDITIONAL STAFF MEMBER TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM AND PROVIDE FOLLOW-UP SERVICES FOR AT LEAST 12 MONTHS ONCE PERMANENT HOUSING IS SECURED.

THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (OVW) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) INITIATIVE PROVIDES OVW GRANTEES AND SUBGRANTEES WITH THE EXPERTISE AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT SUCCESSFUL STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND CAMPUS PROJECTS; INCREASE VICTIM SAFETY; AND BOLSTER OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY. THROUGH COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, OVW SUPPORTS EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, CONFERENCES, PEER-TO-PEER CONSULTATIONS, AND TARGETED ASSISTANCE THAT ALLOW CURRENT AND POTENTIAL GRANTEES AND SUBGRANTEES TO LEARN FROM EXPERTS AND ONE ANOTHER ABOUT HOW TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES AND INCORPORATE PROMISING PRACTICES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. IN ADDITION, OVW IS FOCUSED ON BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEMS AND VICTIM SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING AND TO FOSTER PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE NOT TRADITIONALLY WORKED TOGETHER TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. WITH FY 2023 TA INITIATIVE FUNDING, MONSOON ASIANS & PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN SOLIDARITY (MONSOON), THROUGH ITS NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF ASIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS ENDING SEXUAL VIOLENCE PROGRAM, WILL IMPLEMENT THE TRAINING & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER (API) COMMUNITIES PROJECT. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE CULTURALLY RELEVANT TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES TO ORGANIZATIONS CURRENTLY SERVING OR PLANNING TO SERVE VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT FROM API COMMUNITIES. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT PERIOD, MONSOON WILL PROVIDE DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, HOST VIRTUAL AND/OR IN-PERSON TRAININGS, CONDUCT PEER-TO-PEER CONSULTATIONS, ENHANCE TRAINING CURRICULA TO ENSURE THE INCLUSION OF THE DIVERSE EXPERIENCES OF THE API COMMUNITIES, AND HOST THE 2025 NAPIESV CONFERENCE ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE API COMMUNITIES THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS FY 2023 TA INITIATIVE PURPOSE AREA 4: SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY. THIS AWARD IS A CONTINUATION OF 15JOVW-21-GK-02209-MUMU.

TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ENHANCE SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES TO API VICTIMS/SURVIVORS PROJECT

MONSOON UNITED ASIAN WOMEN OF IOWA SEEKS TO ENHANCE SERVICES AND OUTREACH FOR VICTIMS/SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER (API) AND ARAB POPULATION IN IOWA.

MONSOON: RURAL MOBILE MULTILINGUAL ADVOCACY & OUTREACH PROGRAM

MONSOON: CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAM ON CAMPUS IN IOWA

THE SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAM (SAS CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAM) WAS CREATED BY THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2005 (VAWA 2005), 34 U.S.C. § 12511(C), AND IS PART OF THE FIRST FEDERAL FUNDING STREAM SOLELY DEDICATED TO THE PROVISION OF DIRECT INTERVENTION AND RELATED ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. INTERVENTION AND RELATED ASSISTANCE INCLUDE ADVOCACY, ACCOMPANIMENT (E.G., ACCOMPANYING VICTIMS TO COURT, MEDICAL FACILITIES, POLICE DEPARTMENTS, ETC.), CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES, AND REFERRALS, AMONG OTHER SERVICES. UNDER THIS PROGRAM, SUCH SERVICES MAY BE PROVIDED TO ADULT, YOUTH, AND CHILD VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS OF SUCH VICTIMS, AND THOSE COLLATERALLY AFFECTED BY THE VICTIMIZATION.    SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT FROM CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES FREQUENTLY CONFRONT UNIQUE CHALLENGES WHEN SEEKING ASSISTANCE, SUCH AS LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL BARRIERS. CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ARE MORE LIKELY TO UNDERSTAND THESE CHALLENGES BECAUSE THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE CULTURE, LANGUAGE, AND BACKGROUND OF VICTIMS FROM THEIR COMMUNITIES, WHO IN TURN ARE MORE INCLINED TO SEEK SERVICES FROM SUCH ORGANIZATIONS. THE GOAL OF THE SAS CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAM IS TO CREATE, MAINTAIN, AND EXPAND SUSTAINABLE SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROVIDED BY CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH SERVE A VITAL ROLE IN PROVIDING SERVICES THAT ARE RELEVANT FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. GRANTEES MUST EITHER DEMONSTRATE EXPERTISE IN SEXUAL ASSAULT OR PARTNER WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS SUCH EXPERTISE. CULTURALLY SPECIFIC IS STATUTORILY DEFINED AS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING RACIAL AND ETHNIC COMMUNITIES: 1) AMERICAN INDIANS (INCLUDING ALASKA NATIVES, ESKIMOS, AND ALEUTS); 2) ASIAN AMERICANS; 3) NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS; 4) BLACKS; AND 5) HISPANICS. SEE 34 U.S.C. §§ 12511(C)(2), 12291(A)(6), AND 42 U.S.C. § 300U-6(G)(1).

RURAL MOBILE MULTILINGUAL ADVOCACY & OUTREACH PROGRAM

MONSOON API CAMPUS SEXUAL VIOLENCE VICTIM SERVICES