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competitive basis for a period of 3 years. The Attor-
ney General, through the Director of the Office on Vi-
olence Against Women, shall award the grants in
amounts of not more than $500,000 for individual in-
stitutions of higher education and not more than
$1,000,000 for consortia of such institutions.
(3) EQUITABLE
PARTICIPATION.—The Attorney
General shall make every effort to ensure—
(A) the equitable participation of private
and public institutions of higher education in
the activities assisted under this section;
(B) the equitable geographic distribution of
grants under this section among the various re-
gions of the United States; and
(C) the equitable distribution of grants
under this section to tribal colleges and univer-
sities and traditionally black colleges and uni-
versities.
(b) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grant funds awarded
under this section may be used for the following purposes:
(1) To provide personnel, training, technical as-
sistance, data collection, and other equipment with re-
spect to the increased apprehension, investigation,
and adjudication of persons committing domestic vio-
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lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on
campus.
(2) To train campus administrators, campus se-
curity personnel, and personnel serving on campus
disciplinary or judicial boards to develop and imple-
ment campus policies, protocols, and services that
more effectively identify and respond to the crimes of
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking. Within 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Attorney General shall issue and make
available minimum standards of training relating to
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking on campus, for all campus security personnel
and personnel serving on campus disciplinary or ju-
dicial boards.
(3) To implement and operate education pro-
grams for the prevention of domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
(4) To develop, enlarge, or strengthen victim
services programs on the campuses of the institutions
involved, including programs providing legal, med-
ical, or psychological counseling, for victims of domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing, and to improve delivery of victim assistance on
campus. To the extent practicable, such an institution
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shall collaborate with any entities carrying out non-
profit and other victim services programs, including
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking victim services programs in the community
in which the institution is located. If appropriate vic-
tim services programs are not available in the com-
munity or are not accessible to students, the institu-
tion shall, to the extent practicable, provide a victim
services program on campus or create a victim serv-
ices program in collaboration with a community-
based organization. The institution shall use not less
than 20 percent of the funds made available through
the grant for a victim services program provided in
accordance with this paragraph.
(5) To create, disseminate, or otherwise provide
assistance and information about victims’ options on
and off campus to bring disciplinary or other legal
action, including assistance to victims in immigra-
tion matters.
(6) To develop, install, or expand data collection
and communication systems, including computerized
systems, linking campus security to the local law en-
forcement for the purpose of identifying and tracking
arrests, protection orders, violations of protection or-
ders, prosecutions, and convictions with respect to the
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crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking on campus.
(7) To provide capital improvements (including
improved lighting and communications facilities but
not including the construction of buildings) on cam-
puses to address the crimes of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
(8) To support improved coordination among
campus administrators, campus security personnel,
and local law enforcement to reduce domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on cam-
pus.
(c) APPLICATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to be eligible to be
awarded a grant under this section for any fiscal
year, an institution of higher education shall submit
an application to the Attorney General at such time
and in such manner as the Attorney General shall
prescribe.
(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted
under paragraph (1) shall—
(A) describe the need for grant funds and
the plan for implementation for any of the pur-
poses described in subsection (b);
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(B) include proof that the institution of
higher education collaborated with any non-prof-
it, nongovernmental entities carrying out other
victim services programs, including domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing victim services programs in the community
in which the institution is located;
(C) describe the characteristics of the popu-
lation being served, including type of campus,
demographics of the population, and number of
students;
(D) provide measurable goals and expected
results from the use of the grant funds;
(E) provide assurances that the Federal
funds made available under this section shall be
used to supplement and, to the extent practical,
increase the level of funds that would, in the ab-
sence of Federal funds, be made available by the
institution for the purposes described in sub-
section (b); and
(F) include such other information and as-
surances as the Attorney General reasonably de-
termines to be necessary.
(3) COMPLIANCE WITH CAMPUS CRIME REPORT-
ING REQUIRED.—No institution of higher education
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shall be eligible for a grant under this section unless
such institution is in compliance with the require-
ments of section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)). Up to $200,000 of the
total amount of grant funds appropriated under this
section for fiscal years 2007 through 2011 may be
used to provide technical assistance in complying
with the mandatory reporting requirements of section
485(f) of such Act.
(d) GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—
(1) NONMONETARY ASSISTANCE.—In addition to
the assistance provided under this section, the Attor-
ney General may request any Federal agency to use
the agency’s authorities and the resources granted to
the agency under Federal law (including personnel,
equipment, supplies, facilities, and managerial, tech-
nical, and advisory services) in support of campus se-
curity, and investigation and victim service efforts.
(2) GRANTEE REPORTING.—
(A) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each institution of
higher education receiving a grant under this
section shall submit a biennial performance re-
port to the Attorney General. The Attorney Gen-
eral shall suspend funding under this section for