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SEC. 13. GRANTS TO TRIBAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALI-
TIONS. 
The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 
U.S.C. 10401 et seq.) is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 311 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 311A. GRANTS TO TRIBAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COA-
LITIONS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—Beginning with fiscal 
year 2022, out of amounts appropriated under section 303 
and made available to carry out this section for a fiscal 
year, the Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities 
in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section, an entity shall be a Tribal do-
mestic violence, dating violence, or family violence coali-
tion that is recognized by the Office on Violence Against 
Women of the Department of Justice that provides serv-
ices to Indian Tribes. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—Each Tribal domestic violence, 
dating violence, or family violence coalition desiring a 
grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require. The appli-
cation submitted by the coalition for the grant shall pro-
vide documentation of the coalition’s work, demonstrating 
that the coalition— 
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‘‘(1) meets all the applicable requirements set 
forth in this section; and 
‘‘(2) has the ability to conduct all activities de-
scribed in this section, as indicated by— 
‘‘(A) a documented experience in admin-
istering Federal grants to conduct the activities 
described in subsection (d); or 
‘‘(B) a documented history of activities to 
further the purposes of this section set forth in 
subsection (d). 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A Tribal domestic violence, 
dating violence, or family violence coalition eligible under 
subsection (b) that receives a grant under this section may 
use the grant funds for administration and operation to 
further the purposes of domestic violence, dating violence, 
and family violence intervention and prevention activities, 
including— 
‘‘(1) working with local Tribal domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, or family violence service pro-
grams and providers of direct services to encourage 
appropriate and comprehensive responses to domes-
tic violence, dating violence, and family violence 
against adults or youth within the Indian Tribes 
served, including providing training and technical as-
sistance and conducting Tribal needs assessments; 
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‘‘(2) participating in planning and monitoring 
the distribution of subgrants and subgrant funds 
within the State under section 308(a); 
‘‘(3) working in collaboration with Tribal serv-
ice providers and community-based organizations to 
address the needs of victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, and family violence, and their chil-
dren and dependents; 
‘‘(4) collaborating with, and providing informa-
tion to, entities in such fields as housing, health care 
(including mental health and substance use disorder 
treatment), social welfare, education, and law en-
forcement to support the development and imple-
mentation of effective policies; 
‘‘(5) supporting the development and implemen-
tation of effective policies, protocols, and programs 
that address the safety and support needs of adult 
and youth Tribal victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, or family violence; 
‘‘(6) encouraging appropriate responses to cases 
of domestic violence, dating violence, or family vio-
lence against adults or youth, by working with Trib-
al, State, and Federal judicial agencies and law en-
forcement agencies; 
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‘‘(7) working with Tribal, State, and Federal 
judicial agencies, including family law judges, crimi-
nal court judges, child protective service agencies, 
and children’s advocates to develop appropriate re-
sponses to child custody and visitation issues— 
‘‘(A) in cases of child exposure to domestic 
violence, dating violence, or family violence; or 
‘‘(B) in cases in which— 
‘‘(i) domestic violence, dating violence, 
or family violence is present; and 
‘‘(ii) child abuse is present; 
‘‘(8) providing information to the public about 
prevention of domestic violence, dating violence, and 
family violence within Indian Tribes; 
‘‘(9) assisting Indian Tribes’ participation in, 
and attendance of, Federal and State consultations 
on domestic violence, dating violence, or family vio-
lence, including consultations mandated by the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 1994 (title IV of Public 
Law 103–322), the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 
(34 U.S.C. 20101 et seq.), or this title; and 
‘‘(10) providing shelter or supportive services to 
Tribal adult and youth victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, and family violence, and their chil-
dren and dependents. 
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‘‘(e) REALLOCATION.—If, at the end of the sixth 
month of any fiscal year for which sums are appropriated 
under section 303 and made available to carry out this 
section, a portion of the available amount has not been 
awarded to Tribal domestic violence, dating violence, or 
family violence coalitions for grants under this section be-
cause of the failure of such coalitions to meet the require-
ments for such grants, then the Secretary shall award 
such portion, in equal shares, to Tribal domestic violence, 
dating violence, or family violence coalitions that meet 
such requirements.’’. 
SEC. 14. SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR CAREGIVERS AND 
THEIR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED 
TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
AND FAMILY VIOLENCE. 
Section 312 (42 U.S.C. 10412) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘ABUSED PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN’’ and 
inserting ‘‘PARENTS, CAREGIVERS
AND
CHIL-
DREN AND YOUTH WHO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED 
TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
AND FAMILY VIOLENCE’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘family violence, do-
mestic violence, and dating violence service 
programs and community-based programs 
to prevent future domestic violence by ad-
dressing, in an appropriate manner, the 
needs of children’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic 
violence, dating violence, family violence, 
and culturally specific community-based 
programs to serve children and youth’’; 
and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, and to support the 
caregiving capacity of adult victims or 
other caregivers’’ before the period; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘more 
than 2’’ the first place it appears and inserting 
‘‘less than 3’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or State domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, and family violence serv-
ices’’ after ‘‘local’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘a culturally specific orga-
nization,’’ after ‘‘associations),’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘tribal organization’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Tribal organization’’; 
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