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(D) by inserting ‘‘adult and child’’ after 
‘‘serving’’; and 
(E) by striking ‘‘and their children’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) a description of how the entity will 
prioritize the safety of, and confidentiality of infor-
mation about adult and child victims of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, or family violence;’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘develop-
mentally appropriate and age-appropriate serv-
ices, and culturally and linguistically appro-
priate services, to the victims and children; 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘trauma-informed and age, 
gender, developmentally, culturally, and linguis-
tically appropriate services to children and 
youth, and their caregivers;’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘appro-
priate and relevant to the unique needs of chil-
dren exposed to family violence, domestic vio-
lence, or dating violence.’’ and inserting ‘‘rel-
evant to the unique needs of children and youth 
exposed to domestic violence, dating violence, or 
family violence, including children and youth 
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with disabilities and children from underserved 
populations, and address the parent’s or care-
giver’s ongoing caregiving capacity; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) a description of prevention activities tar-
geting child and youth victims of family violence, do-
mestic violence, or dating violence.’’; 
(5) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘community-based program de-
scribed in subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘cul-
turally specific, community-based program’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘victims of family vio-
lence, domestic violence, or dating violence 
and their children’’ and inserting ‘‘child 
and adult victims of family violence, do-
mestic violence, or dating violence, includ-
ing children and youth with disabilities and 
children and youth from underserved popu-
lations’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or the health sys-
tem’’ before the semicolon; and 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘mental’’ and inserting ‘‘behavioral’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘community-based organizations serving 
victims of family violence, domestic vio-
lence, or dating violence or children ex-
posed to family violence, domestic violence, 
or dating violence’’ and inserting ‘‘health, 
education, or other community-based orga-
nizations serving adult and child victims of 
family violence, domestic violence, or dat-
ing violence’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘health,’’ after ‘‘transportation,’’; and 
(6) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘shall participate in an 
evaluation and’’ after ‘‘under this section’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘contain an evaluation of’’ 
and inserting ‘‘information on’’. 
SEC. 15. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE GRANT. 
Section 313 (42 U.S.C. 10413) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘telephone’’ and inserting 
‘‘telephonic and digital services’’; 
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(B) by striking ‘‘a hotline that provides’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a hotline and digital services 
that provide’’; and 
(C) by inserting before the period at the 
end of the second sentence the following: ‘‘, and 
who provide information about healthy relation-
ships for adults and youth’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘and digital serv-
ices’’ after ‘‘hotline’’; 
(ii) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by 
striking ‘‘hotline personnel’’ each place 
such term appears and inserting ‘‘advocacy 
personnel’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘are able to effectively operate any techno-
logical systems used by the hotline’’ and 
inserting ‘‘or digital services are able to ef-
fectively operate any technological systems 
used by the hotline or provide any digital 
services, as applicable’’; 
(iv) in subparagraphs (D), (E), and 
(F), by inserting ‘‘and digital services’’ 
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after ‘‘hotline’’ each place such term ap-
pears; 
(v) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘persons with hearing impairments’’ and 
inserting ‘‘individuals who are Deaf or 
hard of hearing, those with speech-related 
disabilities, those with sensory disabilities 
(including those who are blind or low vi-
sion), and individuals with other disabil-
ities, including training for hotline per-
sonnel to support such access’’; and 
(vi) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
‘‘teen dating violence hotline’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘youth dating violence hotline and 
other digital services and resources’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, dig-
ital services,’’ after ‘‘hotline’’; 
(C) by amending paragraph (5) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(5) demonstrate the ability to— 
‘‘(A) provide information and referrals for 
individuals contacting the hotline via telephonic 
or digital services; 
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‘‘(B) directly connect callers or assist dig-
ital services users in connecting to service pro-
viders; and 
‘‘(C) employ crisis interventions meeting 
the standards of family violence, domestic vio-
lence, and dating violence providers;’’; 
(D) by redesignating paragraphs (6) 
through (8) as paragraphs (7) through (9), re-
spectively; and 
(E) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
following: 
‘‘(6) demonstrate the ability to provide informa-
tion about healthy relationships for adults and 
youth;’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND DIG-
ITAL SERVICES’’ after ‘‘HOTLINE’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘telephone hotline’’ and 
inserting ‘‘telephonic hotline and digital 
services’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘assistance to adult’’ 
and inserting ‘‘for the benefit of adult’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘and an internet service provider for the 
use of operating digital services’’ before 
the semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘, provide counseling and referral services 
for callers on a 24-hour-a-day basis, and 
directly connect callers’’ and inserting 
‘‘and digital services contracts, provide 
counseling, healthy relationship informa-
tion, and referral services for callers and 
digital services users, on a 24-hour-a-day 
basis, and directly connect callers and dig-
ital services users’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘or digital services users’’ after ‘‘callers’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 
‘‘and digital services’’ after ‘‘hotline’’; 
(v) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘underserved populations’’ and inserting 
‘‘racial and ethnic minority groups, Tribal 
and underserved populations,’’; and 
(vi) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘teen dating violence hotline’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘hotline or digital services’’; and 
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(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) ADMINISTRATION, EVALUATION, AND MONI-
TORING.—Of amounts made available to carry out this 
section, not more than 4 percent may be used by the Sec-
retary for evaluation, monitoring, and other administrative 
costs under this section.’’. 
SEC. 16. NATIONAL INDIAN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE 
GRANT. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to in-
crease the availability of information and assistance to In-
dian adult or youth victims of family violence, domestic 
violence, or dating violence, family and household mem-
bers of such victim, and individuals affected by such vic-
timization by supporting a national, toll-free telephonic 
and digital hotline to provide services that are— 
(1) informed of Federal Indian law and Tribal 
laws impacting Indian victims of family violence, do-
mestic violence, or dating violence; 
(2) culturally appropriate to Indian adult and 
youth victims; and 
(3) developed in cooperation with victim serv-
ices offered by Indian Tribes and Tribal organiza-
tions. 
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(b) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Family Violence Preven-
tion and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.) is amend-
ed by inserting after section 313 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 313A. NATIONAL INDIAN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOT-
LINE GRANT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award a 
grant to a Tribal organization or private, non-profit entity 
to maintain the ongoing operation of a 24-hour, national, 
toll-free telephonic and digital services hotline to provide 
information and assistance to Indian adult and youth vic-
tims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating vio-
lence, family and household members of such victims, and 
other individuals affected by such victimization. 
‘‘(b) TERM.—The Secretary shall award a grant 
under this section for a period of not more than 5 years. 
‘‘(c) CONDITIONS ON PAYMENT.—The provision of 
payments under a grant awarded under this section shall 
be subject to annual approval by the Secretary and subject 
to the availability of appropriations for each fiscal year 
to make the payments. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an entity shall be a Tribal organization 
or a nonprofit private organization that focuses primarily 
on issues of domestic violence as it relates to American 
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Indians and Alaska Natives, and submit an application to 
the Secretary that shall— 
‘‘(1) contain such agreements, assurances, and 
information, be in such form, and be submitted in 
such manner, as the Secretary shall prescribe; 
‘‘(2) include a complete description of the appli-
cant’s plan for the operation of a national Indian do-
mestic violence hotline and digital services, including 
descriptions of— 
‘‘(A) the training program for advocacy 
personnel relating to the provision of culturally 
appropriate and legally accurate services, infor-
mation, resources and referrals for Indian vic-
tims of domestic violence, dating violence, and 
family violence; 
‘‘(B) the training program for advocacy 
personnel, relating to technology requirements 
to ensure that all persons affiliated with the 
hotline and digital services are able to effec-
tively operate any technological systems re-
quired to provide the necessary services used by 
the hotline; 
‘‘(C) the qualifications of the applicant and 
the hiring criteria and qualifications for advo-
cacy personnel, to ensure that hotline advocates 
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and other personnel have demonstrated knowl-
edge of Indian legal, social, and cultural issues, 
to ensure that the unique needs of Indian call-
ers and users of digital services are met; 
‘‘(D) the methods for the creation, mainte-
nance, and updating of a resource database of 
culturally appropriate victim services and re-
sources available from Indian Tribes and Tribal 
organizations; 
‘‘(E) a plan for publicizing the availability 
of the services from the national Indian hotline 
to Indian victims of domestic violence and dat-
ing violence; 
‘‘(F) a plan for providing service to limited 
English proficiency callers, including service 
through hotline and digital services personnel 
who have limited English proficiency; 
‘‘(G) a plan for facilitating access to the 
hotline and digital services by individuals who 
are Deaf or hard of hearing, individuals with 
speech-related disabilities, individuals with sen-
sory disabilities (including those who are blind 
or low vision), and other individuals with dis-
abilities, including training for hotline personnel 
to support such access; and 
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‘‘(H) a plan for providing assistance and 
referrals to Indian youth victims of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, and family violence, and 
for victims of dating violence who are minors, 
which may be carried out through a national 
Indian youth dating violence hotline, digital 
services, or other resources; 
‘‘(3) demonstrate recognized expertise providing 
services, including information on healthy relation-
ships and referrals for Indian victims of family vio-
lence, domestic violence, or dating violence and co-
ordinating services with Indian Tribes or Tribal or-
ganizations; 
‘‘(4) demonstrate support from Indian victim 
services programs, Tribal coalitions recognized by 
the Office on Violence Against Women and Tribal 
grantees under this title; 
‘‘(5) demonstrate capacity and the expertise to 
maintain a domestic violence, dating violence, and 
family violence hotline, digital services and a com-
prehensive database of service providers from Indian 
Tribes or Tribal organizations; 
‘‘(6) demonstrate compliance with nondisclosure 
requirements as described in section 306(c)(5) and 
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following comprehensive quality assurance practices; 
and 
‘‘(7) contain such other information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘(e) INDIAN HOTLINE ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity that receives a 
grant under this section shall use funds made avail-
able through the grant for the purpose described in 
subsection (a), consistent with paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—In establishing and oper-
ating the hotline, the entity— 
‘‘(A) shall contract with a carrier for the 
use of a toll-free telephone line and an internet 
service provider for digital services; 
‘‘(B) shall employ, train (including pro-
viding technology training), and supervise per-
sonnel to answer incoming calls and digital 
services contacts, provide counseling, healthy 
relationship and referral services for Indian 
callers and digital services users, directly con-
nect callers, and assist digital services users in 
connecting to service providers; 
‘‘(C) shall assemble and maintain a data-
base of information relating to services for In-
dian victims of family violence, domestic vio-
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lence, or dating violence to which Indian callers 
or digital services users may be referred, includ-
ing information on the availability of shelters 
and supportive services for victims of family vi-
olence, domestic violence, or dating violence; 
‘‘(D) shall widely publicize the hotline and 
digital services throughout Indian Tribes and 
communities, including to— 
‘‘(i) national and regional member or-
ganizations of Indian Tribes; 
‘‘(ii) Tribal domestic violence services 
programs; and 
‘‘(iii) Tribal non-profit victim service 
providers; 
‘‘(E) at the discretion of the hotline oper-
ator, may provide appropriate assistance and 
referrals for family and household members of 
Indian victims of family violence, domestic vio-
lence, or dating violence, and Indians affected 
by the victimization described in subsection (a); 
and 
‘‘(F) at the discretion of the hotline oper-
ator, may provide assistance, or referrals for 
counseling or intervention, for identified Indian 
perpetrators, including self-identified perpetra-
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tors, of family violence, domestic violence, or 
dating violence, but shall not be required to 
provide such assistance or referrals in any cir-
cumstance in which the hotline operator fears 
the safety of a victim may be impacted by an 
abuser or suspected abuser. 
‘‘(f) REPORTS AND EVALUATION.—The entity receiv-
ing a grant under this section shall submit a report to 
the Secretary at such time as shall be reasonably required 
by the Secretary. Such report shall describe the activities 
that have been carried out with such grant funds, contain 
an evaluation of the effectiveness of such activities, and 
provide such additional information as the Secretary may 
reasonably require. 
‘‘(g) ADMINISTRATION, EVALUATION, AND MONI-
TORING.—Of amounts made available to carry out this 
section, not more than 4 percent may be used by the Sec-
retary for evaluation, monitoring, and other administrative 
costs under this section.’’. 
SEC. 17. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ENHANCE-
MENT AND LEADERSHIP. 
Section 314 (42 U.S.C. 10414) is amended to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 314. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ENHANCE-
MENT AND LEADERSHIP. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE AND DESCRIPTION OF GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—The purposes of this section 
are— 
‘‘(A) to continue efforts to build evidence 
about effective primary and secondary preven-
tion practices, programs, and policies that re-
duce and end family violence, domestic violence, 
and dating violence; 
‘‘(B) to build capacity at the State, Tribal, 
territorial, and local levels to meet the objec-
tives described in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(C) to advance primary and secondary 
prevention efforts related to domestic violence, 
dating violence, and family violence nationally. 
‘‘(2) DESCRIPTION
OF
GRANTS.—From the 
amounts appropriated under this section, the Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(A) acting through the Division of Vio-
lence Prevention of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, in consultation with 
the Director of the Division of Family Violence 
Prevention and Services of the Administration 
for Children and Families— 
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‘‘(i) provide core grants under sub-
section (b)(1) to support primary and sec-
ondary prevention of domestic violence, 
dating violence, and family violence; and 
‘‘(ii) enter into cooperative agree-
ments under subsection (b)(2) with State, 
territorial, and Tribal domestic violence 
coalitions that are in partnerships with en-
tities carrying out local and culturally spe-
cific programs, to test, evaluate, or, as ap-
propriate, scale up innovative domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, or family violence 
primary and secondary prevention models, 
particularly those programs serving cul-
turally specific or traditionally underserved 
populations; and 
‘‘(B) acting through the Family Violence 
Prevention and Services Program of the Admin-
istration for Children and Families, award 
grants under subsection (c) to enhance the ca-
pacity of communities and systems to engage in 
effective primary and secondary prevention ef-
forts. 
‘‘(3) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, 
EVALUATION, 
AND
MONITORING.—Of the amounts appropriated 
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under this section for a fiscal year the Secretary 
may use— 
‘‘(A) not more than 7 percent of the 
amounts for each fiscal year for evaluation, 
monitoring, and other administrative costs 
under this section; and 
‘‘(B) not more than 3 percent of the 
amounts for each fiscal year for technical as-
sistance under this section. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS TO STATE, TERRITORIAL, AND TRIBAL 
COALITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS
TO
BUILD
PRIMARY
AND
SEC-
ONDARY PREVENTION CAPACITY OF DOMESTIC VIO-
LENCE COALITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) PURPOSE.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide a core grant for each eligible State, terri-
torial, and Tribal coalition. The Secretary shall 
provide such a grant to build organizational ca-
pacity and leadership for primary and sec-
ondary prevention of domestic violence, dating 
violence, and family violence, including work 
with other systems central to primary and sec-
ondary prevention at the local, State, territorial, 
and Tribal levels. 
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‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this paragraph, a State, 
territorial, or Tribal coalition shall be a State 
domestic violence coalition, territorial domestic 
violence coalition, or Tribal domestic violence 
coalition, respectively, that has not entered into 
a cooperative agreement under section 314 of 
this title (as in effect on the day before the date 
of enactment of the Family Violence Prevention 
and Services Improvement Act of 2021) or 
under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(C) APPLICATION.—Each coalition seek-
ing a grant under this paragraph shall submit 
an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information 
as the Secretary may require. The application 
submitted by the coalition for the grant shall 
provide documentation of the coalition’s pri-
mary prevention work, satisfactory to the Sec-
retary, demonstrating that the coalition— 
‘‘(i) meets all of the applicable re-
quirements of this paragraph; and 
‘‘(ii) demonstrates the ability to con-
duct appropriately the primary and sec-
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ondary prevention activities described in 
this paragraph. 
‘‘(D) ALLOTMENT
OF
FUNDS.—Of the 
amounts made available to carry out this para-
graph, the Secretary shall allot an equal share 
to each qualified entity receiving funds under 
section 311 or section 311A to carry out evi-
dence-informed prevention activities. 
‘‘(E) USE OF FUNDS.—A coalition that re-
ceives a grant under this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) shall use the grant funds to— 
‘‘(I) build the coalition’s organi-
zational capacity and enhance its 
State or Tribal leadership to advance 
evidence-informed primary and sec-
ondary prevention of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, and family vio-
lence; 
‘‘(II) provide primary and sec-
ondary prevention-focused training, 
technical assistance, peer learning op-
portunities, and other support to local 
domestic violence programs and other 
community-based and culturally spe-
cific programs working to address do-
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mestic violence, dating violence, or 
family violence; 
‘‘(III) provide training and advo-
cacy to other State, Tribal, and local 
public and private systems on how to 
prevent domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, and family violence, and help 
victims, including through health serv-
ices, housing and shelter services, 
early childhood programs, economic 
support programs, schools, child wel-
fare, workforce development, commu-
nity-based programs primarily serving 
racial and ethnic minority groups, 
community-based programs serving 
Deaf individuals and individuals with 
disabilities, 
community-based 
pro-
grams primarily serving other under-
served populations, faith-based pro-
grams, and youth programs; and 
‘‘(IV) support dissemination of 
primary and secondary prevention 
strategies and approaches throughout 
the State, territorial, or Tribal com-
munities; and 
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‘‘(ii) may use the grant funds to pro-
vide subgrants to local programs to sup-
port the dissemination of primary and sec-
ondary prevention programs or initiatives. 
‘‘(F) REPORTS.—Each coalition receiving a 
grant under this paragraph shall submit a re-
port to the Secretary at such time as the Sec-
retary requires. Such report shall describe the 
activities that have been carried out with such 
grant funds and the effectiveness of such activi-
ties, and provide such additional information as 
the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(G) FEDERAL
ACTIVITIES.—The Sec-
retary may use a portion of the funds provided 
under this paragraph to provide primary and 
secondary prevention-focused training, technical 
assistance, and other support to coalitions de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) or State or local 
entities that are in partnerships with such coali-
tions. 
‘‘(2) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENT
FOR
IMPLE-
MENTATION
AND
EVALUATION
OF
PRIMARY
AND 
SECONDARY PREVENTION STRATEGIES.— 
‘‘(A) PURPOSE.—The Secretary shall enter 
into cooperative agreements with qualified 
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State, territorial, and Tribal domestic violence 
coalitions that are in partnerships with entities 
carrying out local and culturally specific pro-
grams, to test, evaluate, or, as appropriate, 
scale up innovative domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, or family violence primary and sec-
ondary prevention strategies and models, par-
ticularly those serving culturally specific or tra-
ditionally underserved populations. 
‘‘(B) QUALIFICATION.—To be qualified to 
enter into a cooperative agreement under sub-
section (a)(2)(A)(ii), an organization shall be a 
State, territorial, or Tribal domestic violence co-
alition and include representatives of pertinent 
sectors of the local community, which may in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) health care providers (including 
mental health providers and substance use 
disorder treatment providers) and Tribal, 
State, or local health departments; 
‘‘(ii) the education community; 
‘‘(iii) a faith-based community; 
‘‘(iv) the juvenile justice system; 
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‘‘(v) domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, and family violence service program 
advocates; 
‘‘(vi) public human service entities; 
‘‘(vii) business and civic leaders; 
‘‘(viii) child and youth-serving organi-
zations; 
‘‘(ix) community-based organizations 
whose primary purpose is to provide cul-
turally appropriate services to underserved 
populations, including racial and ethnic mi-
nority communities; and 
‘‘(x) other pertinent sectors. 
‘‘(C) TERM.—The Secretary shall enter 
into a cooperative agreement under this para-
graph for a period of not more than 5 fiscal 
years. 
‘‘(D) CONDITIONS
ON
PAYMENT.—The 
provision of payments under a cooperative 
agreement under this paragraph shall be sub-
ject to— 
‘‘(i) annual approval by the Secretary; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the availability of appropriations 
for each fiscal year to make the payments. 
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‘‘(E) 
APPLICATIONS.—An 
organization 
that desires to enter into a cooperative agree-
ment under this paragraph shall submit to the 
Secretary an application, in such form and in 
such manner as the Secretary shall require, 
that— 
‘‘(i) identifies models and strategies to 
be tested and partner organizations who 
will be implementing programs to prevent 
domestic violence, dating violence, or fam-
ily violence; 
‘‘(ii) demonstrates that the applicant 
has developed effective and collaborative 
relationships with diverse communities, in-
cluding with organizations primarily serv-
ing racial and ethnic minority populations 
or other underserved populations; 
‘‘(iii) identifies other partners and 
sectors who will be engaged to meet the 
primary and secondary prevention goals; 
‘‘(iv) includes a description of the ex-
pected outcomes from the primary and sec-
ondary prevention activities and how the 
strategy is expected to achieve those out-
comes; 
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‘‘(v) describes the method to be used 
for identification and selection of project 
staff and a project evaluator; 
‘‘(vi) describes the method to be used 
for identification and selection of a project 
council consisting of representatives of the 
community sectors listed in subparagraph 
(B); 
‘‘(vii) demonstrates that the applicant 
has the capacity to carry out collaborative 
community initiatives to prevent domestic 
violence, dating violence, and family vio-
lence; 
‘‘(viii) describes the applicant’s plans 
to evaluate the models and strategies it in-
tends 
to 
implement, 
including 
dem-
onstrating that the methods selected are 
rigorous; 
‘‘(ix) describes the applicant’s existing 
capacity to collect and analyze data to 
monitor performance and support evalua-
tion and other evidence-building activities 
or how they will use the grant to develop 
such capacity; and 
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‘‘(x) contains such other information, 
agreements, and assurances as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘(F) GEOGRAPHIC DISPERSION.—The Sec-
retary shall enter into cooperative agreements 
under this paragraph with organizations in 
States, territories, and Tribes geographically 
dispersed throughout the Nation. 
‘‘(G) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—An organization 
that enters into a cooperative agreement 
under this paragraph shall use the funds 
made available through the agreement to 
establish, operate, and maintain implemen-
tation and evaluation of coordinated com-
munity response to reduce risk factors for 
domestic violence, dating violence, and 
family violence perpetration and enhance 
protective factors to promote positive de-
velopment and healthy relationships and 
communities. 
‘‘(ii) EVALUATION, MONITORING, AD-
MINISTRATION, AND
TECHNICAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.—The Secretary may use a portion 
of the funds provided under this paragraph 
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for evaluation, monitoring, administration, 
and technical assistance described in sub-
section (a)(3) with respect to the preven-
tion projects. 
‘‘(H) 
REQUIREMENTS.—In 
establishing 
and operating a project under this paragraph, 
an organization shall— 
‘‘(i) utilize evidence-informed primary 
and secondary prevention project planning; 
‘‘(ii) recognize and address the needs 
of underserved populations, including ra-
cial and ethnic minority groups, and indi-
viduals with disabilities; 
‘‘(iii) use not less than 30 percent or 
more than 50 percent of awarded funds to 
subcontract with local domestic violence 
programs or other community-based pro-
grams to develop and implement such 
projects; 
‘‘(iv) in the case of a new grantee, use 
the funds for up to 1 year for planning 
and capacity building without subcon-
tracting as described in clause (iii); and 
‘‘(v) use up to 8 percent of the funds 
awarded under this paragraph to procure 
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technical assistance from a list of providers 
approved by the Secretary and peer-to-peer 
technical assistance from other grantees 
under this paragraph. 
‘‘(I) REPORTS.—Each organization enter-
ing into a cooperative agreement under this 
paragraph shall submit a report to the Sec-
retary at such time as shall be reasonably re-
quired by the Secretary. Such report shall de-
scribe activities that have been carried out with 
the funds made available through the agree-
ment and the effectiveness of such activities, 
and provide such additional information as the 
Secretary may reasonably require. The Sec-
retary shall make the evaluations received 
under this subparagraph publicly available on 
the Department of Health and Human Services 
internet website, and shall submit such reports 
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee 
on Education and Labor of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
‘‘(c) GRANTS TO EXPAND COMMUNITY-BASED PRE-
VENTION.— 
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‘‘(1) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall establish 
a grant program to expand the capacity of commu-
nities and systems to engage in effective primary 
and secondary prevention efforts. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS.—The Secretary may award 
grants to eligible entities through the program es-
tablished under paragraph (1) for periods of not 
more than 4 years. If the Secretary determines that 
an entity has received such a grant and been suc-
cessful in meeting the objectives of the grant appli-
cation so submitted, the Secretary may renew the 
grant for 1 additional period of not more than 4 
years. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this subsection, an entity shall— 
‘‘(A) be a private nonprofit, nongovern-
mental organization (which may include faith- 
based and charitable organizations) or a Tribal 
organization that is— 
‘‘(i) a community-based organization 
whose primary purpose is providing cul-
turally specific services to racial and ethnic 
minority groups or other underserved pop-
ulations; 
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‘‘(ii) a community-based organization 
with a program focused on serving youth 
or serving children and their parents or 
caregivers; or 
‘‘(iii) a community-based organization 
that offers legal services to help victims of 
domestic violence, dating violence, or fam-
ily violence and that works to serve the 
needs of racial or ethnic minority groups, 
other underserved populations, youth, or 
children and their parents or caregivers; 
and 
‘‘(B) have a demonstrated record of serv-
ing victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
or family violence, or demonstrate a partnership 
with another organization that has such a 
record. 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION.—An entity seeking a grant 
under this subsection shall submit an application to 
the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may 
reasonably require, including— 
‘‘(A) a description of how the entity will 
develop, expand, or replicate evidence-informed 
primary and secondary prevention strategies 
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and approaches in their communities, including 
culturally and linguistically appropriate primary 
and secondary prevention programming; 
‘‘(B) documents that the entity meets all 
of the applicable requirements set forth in this 
subsection; and 
‘‘(C) demonstrates the ability to conduct 
appropriately the primary and secondary pre-
vention activities described in this section. 
‘‘(5) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives 
a grant under this subsection shall use the grant 
funds to— 
‘‘(A) build their organizational capacity 
and enhance their leadership of the organiza-
tion within the community to promote commu-
nity engagement in and advancement of evi-
dence-informed primary and secondary preven-
tion of domestic violence, dating violence, or 
family violence; 
‘‘(B) promote strategic primary and sec-
ondary prevention partnership development, in-
cluding between any of domestic violence pro-
grams and health programs, early childhood 
programs, economic support programs, schools, 
child welfare programs, workforce development, 
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culturally specific community-based organiza-
tions, faith-based programs, community-based 
organizations serving Deaf individuals and indi-
viduals with disabilities, and youth programs; 
‘‘(C) support dissemination of primary and 
secondary prevention strategies and approaches 
to States, territories, Tribal organizations, and 
Tribes; and 
‘‘(D) use up to 5 percent of funds awarded 
under this subsection to procure technical as-
sistance from a list of providers approved by 
the Secretary, from peer-to-peer technical as-
sistance from other grantees under this section, 
or from both. 
‘‘(6) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, 
EVALUATION, 
AND MONITORING.—The Secretary may use a por-
tion of the funds provided under this subsection for 
evaluation, monitoring, administration, and technical 
assistance with respect to the prevention projects. 
‘‘(7) REPORTS AND EVALUATION.—Each entity 
receiving a grant under this subsection shall submit 
a report to the Secretary at such time as shall be 
reasonably required by the Secretary. Such report 
shall describe the activities that have been carried 
out with such grant funds, contain an evaluation of 
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the effectiveness of such activities, and provide such 
additional information as the Secretary may reason-
ably require.’’. 
SEC. 18. ADDITIONAL GRANT PROGRAMS. 
The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 
U.S.C. 10401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 315. GRANTS FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
provide grants to assist communities in mobilizing and or-
ganizing resources in support of effective and sustainable 
programs that will prevent and address domestic violence, 
dating violence, and family violence experienced by under-
served populations. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO AWARD GRANTS.—The Sec-
retary, acting through the Director of the Division of 
Family Violence Prevention and Services, shall award ca-
pacity building, implementation, and evaluation grants to 
eligible entities to assist in developing, implementing, and 
evaluating culturally and linguistically appropriate, com-
munity-driven strategies to prevent and address domestic 
violence, dating violence, and family violence in under-
served populations. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section, an entity shall— 
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‘‘(1) with respect to the programs under sub-
sections (d) and (e), be— 
‘‘(A) a population specific organization 
that has demonstrated experience and expertise 
in providing population specific services in the 
relevant underserved communities, or a popu-
lation specific organization working in partner-
ship with a victim service provider or domestic 
violence or sexual assault coalition; or 
‘‘(B) a victim service provider offering pop-
ulation-specific services for a specific under-
served population; or 
‘‘(2) with respect to the program under sub-
section (f), be an eligible entity described in para-
graph (1) that is working in collaboration with an 
entity specializing in evaluation with documented ex-
perience working with targeted underserved popu-
lations. 
‘‘(d) CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to eligible entities to support the capacity 
building, planning, and development of programs for 
underserved communities that utilize community- 
driven intervention and prevention strategies that 
address the barriers to domestic violence services, 
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raise awareness of domestic violence, dating violence, 
and family violence and promote community engage-
ment in the prevention of domestic violence, dating 
violence, and family violence in targeted underserved 
populations. Such grants may be used to— 
‘‘(A)(i) expand the collaboration with com-
munity partners who can provide appropriate 
assistance to the targeted underserved popu-
lations that are represented by the eligible enti-
ty through the identification of additional part-
ners, particularly among targeted underserved 
communities; and 
‘‘(ii) establish linkages with national, 
State, Tribal, or local public and private part-
ners, which may include community health 
workers, advocacy organizations, and policy or-
ganizations; 
‘‘(B) establish community working groups; 
‘‘(C) conduct a needs assessment of tar-
geted underserved populations to determine the 
barriers to access and factors contributing to 
such barriers, using input from targeted under-
served communities; 
‘‘(D) participate in training and technical 
assistance sponsored by the Family Violence 
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Prevention and Services program for program 
development, implementation, evaluation, and 
other programmatic issues; 
‘‘(E) use up to 5 percent of funds awarded 
under this subsection to procure technical as-
sistance from a list of providers approved by 
the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
program; 
‘‘(F) identify promising intervention and 
prevention strategies; 
‘‘(G) develop a plan with the input of tar-
geted underserved communities that includes 
strategies for— 
‘‘(i) implementing intervention and 
prevention strategies that have the greatest 
potential for addressing the barriers to ac-
cessing services, raising awareness of do-
mestic violence, and promoting community 
engagement in the prevention of domestic 
violence, dating violence, and family vio-
lence within targeted underserved popu-
lations; 
‘‘(ii) identifying other sources of rev-
enue and integrating current and proposed 
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funding sources to ensure long-term sus-
tainability of the program; and 
‘‘(iii) conducting performance meas-
urement processes, including collecting 
data and measuring progress toward ad-
dressing domestic violence, dating violence, 
and family violence or raising awareness of 
domestic violence, dating violence, and 
family violence in targeted underserved 
populations; and 
‘‘(H) conduct an evaluation of the planning 
and development activities. 
‘‘(2) DURATION.—The period during which 
payments may be made under a grant under para-
graph (1) shall not exceed 4 years, except where the 
Secretary 
determines 
that 
extraordinary 
cir-
cumstances exist. 
‘‘(e) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to eligible entities that have received a plan-
ning grant under subsection (d) or who already have 
demonstrated experience and expertise in providing 
population specific services in the relevant under-
served communities to enable such entities to— 
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‘‘(A) implement a plan including interven-
tion services or prevention strategies to address 
the identified barrier or awareness issue or ini-
tiate the community engagement strategy for 
targeted underserved populations, in an effec-
tive and timely manner; 
‘‘(B) design and implement a plan to 
evaluate the program, including collecting data 
appropriate for monitoring performance of the 
program carried out under the grant; 
‘‘(C) analyze data consistent with the eval-
uation design, including collaborating with aca-
demic or other appropriate institutions for such 
analysis; 
‘‘(D) participate in training for the pur-
pose of informing and educating other entities 
regarding the experiences and lessons learned 
from the project; 
‘‘(E) collaborate with appropriate partners 
to disseminate information gained from the 
project for the benefit of other domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, and family violence pro-
grams; 
‘‘(F) establish mechanisms with other pub-
lic or private groups to maintain financial sup-
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port for the program after the grant termi-
nates; 
‘‘(G) develop policy initiatives for systems 
change to address the barriers or awareness 
issue; 
‘‘(H) develop and implement community 
engagement strategies; 
‘‘(I) maintain relationships with local part-
ners and continue to develop new relationships 
with national and State partners; and 
‘‘(J) use up to 5 percent of funds awarded 
under this subsection to procure technical as-
sistance from a list of providers approved by 
the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
program. 
‘‘(2) DURATION.—The Secretary shall award 
grants under this subsection for 4-year periods. 
‘‘(f) EVALUATION GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award 
grants to eligible entities that have received an im-
plementation grant under subsection (e) and that re-
quire additional assistance for the purpose of exe-
cuting the proposed evaluation design, including de-
veloping the design, collecting and analyzing data 
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(including process and outcome measures), and dis-
seminating findings. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to— 
‘‘(A) entities that in previous funding cy-
cles— 
‘‘(i) have received a grant under sub-
section (d); or 
‘‘(ii) established population specific 
organizations that have demonstrated ex-
perience and expertise in providing popu-
lation-specific services in the relevant un-
derserved communities programs; and 
‘‘(B) entities that incorporate best prac-
tices or build on successful models in their ac-
tion plan, including the use of community advo-
cates. 
‘‘(3) DURATION.—The period during which 
payments may be made under a grant under para-
graph (1) shall not exceed 4 years, except where the 
Secretary 
determines 
that 
extraordinary 
cir-
cumstances exist. 
‘‘(g) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds pro-
vided under this section shall be used to supplement and 
not supplant other Federal, State, and local public funds 
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expended to provide services and activities that promote 
the purposes of this title. 
‘‘(h) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EVALUATION, AND 
MONITORING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds appropriated 
under this section for each fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) up to 5 percent may be used by the 
Secretary for evaluation, monitoring, and other 
administrative costs under this section; and 
‘‘(B) up to 3 percent may be used by the 
Secretary for technical assistance. 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
PROVIDED
BY 
GRANTEES.—The Secretary shall enable grantees to 
share best practices, evaluation results, and reports 
using the internet, conferences, and other pertinent 
information regarding the projects funded by this 
section, including the outreach efforts of the Family 
Violence Prevention and Services program. 
‘‘(3) REPORTS AND EVALUATION.—Each entity 
receiving funds under this section shall file a per-
formance report at such times as requested by the 
Secretary describing the activities that have been 
carried out with such grant funds and providing 
such additional information as the Secretary may re-
quire. 
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‘‘(i) ADMINISTRATIVE
BURDENS.—The Secretary 
shall make every effort to minimize duplicative or unneces-
sary administrative burdens on the grantees. 
‘‘SEC. 316. GRANTS TO ENHANCE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC 
SERVICES FOR RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINOR-
ITY POPULATIONS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a grant program to establish or enhance culturally 
specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, and family violence from racial and ethnic minor-
ity populations. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The purposes of the grant 
program under this section are to— 
‘‘(A) develop and support innovative cul-
turally specific community-based programs to 
enhance access to shelter services or supportive 
services to further the purposes of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, and family violence inter-
vention and prevention for all victims of domes-
tic violence, dating violence, and family violence 
from racial and ethnic minority populations who 
face obstacles to using more traditional services 
and resources; 
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‘‘(B) strengthen the capacity and further 
the leadership development of individuals in ra-
cial and ethnic minority populations to address 
domestic violence, dating violence, and family 
violence in their communities; and 
‘‘(C) promote strategic partnership devel-
opment and collaboration, including with health 
systems, early childhood programs, economic 
support programs, schools, child welfare, work-
force development, domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, and family violence programs, other 
community-based programs, community-based 
organizations serving individuals with disabil-
ities, faith-based programs, and youth pro-
grams, in order to further a public health ap-
proach to addressing domestic violence, dating 
violence, and family violence. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
award grants to programs based in the targeted 
community to establish or enhance domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, and family violence 
intervention and prevention efforts that address 
distinctive culturally specific responses to do-
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mestic violence, dating violence, and family vio-
lence in racial and ethnic minority populations. 
‘‘(B) NEW
PROGRAMS.—In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary may award initial 
planning and capacity building grants to eligible 
entities that are establishing new programs in 
order to support the planning and development 
of culturally specific programs. 
‘‘(C) COMPETITIVE BASIS.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that grants are awarded, to the ex-
tent practical, only on a competitive basis, and 
that a grant is awarded for a proposal only if 
the proposal has been recommended for such an 
award through a process of peer review. 
‘‘(D) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Up to 5 
percent of funds appropriated under this sec-
tion for a fiscal year shall be available for tech-
nical assistance to be used by the grantees to 
access training and technical assistance from 
organizations that have entered into a coopera-
tive agreement with the Director to provide 
training and technical assistance regarding the 
provision of effective culturally specific, commu-
nity-based services for racial and ethnic minor-
ity populations. 
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‘‘(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.— 
The Secretary shall enter into cooperative agree-
ments or contracts with organizations having a dem-
onstrated expertise in and whose primary purpose is 
addressing the development and provision of cul-
turally specific, accessible, community-based services 
to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, and 
family violence from the targeted populations to pro-
vide training and technical assistance for grantees. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) be a private nonprofit, nongovernmental 
organization that is— 
‘‘(A) 
a 
community-based 
organization 
whose primary purpose is providing culturally 
specific services to victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, and family violence from racial 
and ethnic minority populations; or 
‘‘(B) 
a 
community-based 
organization 
whose primary purpose is providing culturally 
specific services to individuals from racial and 
ethnic minority populations that can partner 
with an organization having demonstrated ex-
pertise in serving victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, and family violence; and 
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‘‘(2) have a board of directors and staffing with 
demonstrated expertise in serving racial and ethnic 
minority populations. 
‘‘(d) CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS OF SERVICES.— 
The Secretary shall ensure that information and services 
provided pursuant to this section are provided in the lan-
guage, educational, and cultural context that is most ap-
propriate for the individuals for whom the information and 
services are intended, and that information is made avail-
able in accessible formats as appropriate. 
‘‘(e) GRANT PERIOD.—The Secretary shall award 
grants for a 4-year period, with a possible extension of 
another 2 years to further implement the projects under 
the grant. 
‘‘(f) NONEXCLUSIVITY.—Nothing in this section shall 
be interpreted to exclude linguistically and culturally spe-
cific community-based entities from applying for other 
sources of funding available under this title. 
‘‘(g) REPORTS.—Each entity receiving funds under 
this section shall file a performance report at such times 
as requested by the Secretary describing the activities that 
have been carried out with such grant funds and providing 
such additional information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(h) ADMINISTRATION, EVALUATION, AND MONI-
TORING.—Of amounts made available to carry out this 
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section, not more than 4 percent may be used by the Sec-
retary for evaluation, monitoring, and other administrative 
costs under this section. 
‘‘(i) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to allow a grantee to limit services to victims 
of domestic violence, dating, violence, or family violence 
on the basis of race or ethnicity.’’. 
SEC. 19. ANALYSIS OF FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR FINANCIAL 
STABILITY AMONG SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, AND FAMILY 
VIOLENCE. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study and issue a report that in-
cludes— 
(1) a review of what is known about the num-
ber of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, 
and family violence in the United States; 
(2) statistical data, where available, for recent 
fiscal years, on the number of survivors described in 
paragraph (1); 
(3) a description of the key Federal programs 
providing survivors described in paragraph (1) with 
financial and non-financial support; 
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(4) an analysis of the gaps in current Federal 
programs, in terms of benefit adequacy and benefit 
coverage for the population of survivors described in 
paragraph (1); 
(5) a demographic analysis of the distribution 
of the gaps described in paragraph (4), for groups 
including racial and ethnic minorities, individuals 
with disabilities, tribal populations, and individuals 
who are geographically isolated; 
(6) a review of challenges that could affect pro-
gram utilization by the population of survivors de-
scribed in paragraph (1); 
(7) an indication of the extent to which Federal 
agencies or departments currently administering 
programs described in paragraph (3) have taken 
steps to ensure that survivors of domestic violence, 
dating violence, and family violence have access to 
programs that will support their financial stability; 
and 
(8) information on the outreach efforts con-
ducted pursuant to section 308 on outreach to racial 
and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, 
tribal populations, and individuals who are geo-
graphically isolated, to determine ways— 
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(A) to increase the availability of services 
relating to domestic violence, dating violence, 
and family violence for such groups; and 
(B) to ensure access to such services. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 26, 
2021. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 156 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2119 
AN ACT 
To amend the Family Violence Prevention and 
Services Act to make improvements. 
OCTOBER 27, 2021 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
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