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THE RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING PROGRAM (RURAL PROGRAM) IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 12341. RURAL PROGRAM FUNDS ARE USED TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT: 1) IDENTIFY, ASSESS, AND APPROPRIATELY RESPOND TO CHILD, YOUTH, AND ADULT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, DATING VIOLENCE, AND STALKING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES; 2) ESTABLISH AND EXPAND VICTIM SERVICES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES TO CHILD, YOUTH, AND ADULT VICTIMS; 3) INCREASE THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, BY (A) DEALING DIRECTLY AND IMMEDIATELY WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, DATING VIOLENCE, AND STALKING; AND (B) CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND PREVENT THESE CRIMES; AND 4) DEVELOP, EXPAND, IMPLEMENT, AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION OR SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER PROGRAMS. GRANTEES MUST USE AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES IN IMPLEMENTING THEIR PROJECTS: 1) IMPLEMENT, EXPAND, AND ESTABLISH COOPERATIVE EFFORTS AND PROJECTS AMONG LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, PROSECUTORS, VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND OTHER RELATED PARTIES TO INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE INCIDENTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING; 2) PROVIDE TREATMENT, COUNSELING, ADVOCACY, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM VICTIM AND POPULATION SPECIFIC SERVICES TO ADULT AND MINOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES; 3) WORK IN COOPERATION WITH THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP EDUCATION AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES DIRECTED TOWARD SUCH ISSUES; 4) DEVELOP, ENLARGE, OR STRENGTHEN PROGRAMS ADDRESSING SEXUAL ASSAULT; AND 5) DEVELOP PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES THAT FOCUS ON THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF VICTIMS OF WHO RESIDE IN REMOTE RURAL AND GEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED AREAS. THROUGH THIS NEW OVW RURAL PROGRAM PROJECT, TABERNACLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MAGNOLIA BLOSSOMS CONSULTING AND JOURNEY TO DESTINY, WILL IMPLEMENT PROJECT SWAT RURAL SURVIVOR INITIATIVE.THIS VICTIM SERVICE PROJECT ADDRESSES THE FOLLOWINGPURPOSE AREAS:1, 2, AND 3 FOR THE RURAL COUNTIES OF TUNICA COUNTY AND THE RURAL CENSUS TRACTS OF DESOTO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE:1) HIRING AND DEPLOYING A RURAL VICTIM ADVOCATE TO PROVIDE MOBILE, TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES; 2) EXPANDING EMERGENCY AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING OPTIONS FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING; 3) FORMALIZING AND EXPANDING A COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE (CCR) TEAM, INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT, HEALTHCARE, AND SCHOOL-BASED PARTNERS; 4) DELIVERING SURVIVOR-CENTERED SERVICES SUCH AS CRISIS RESPONSE HOTLINE, ADVOCACY, SAFETY PLANNING, AND SUPPORT GROUPS; 5) IMPLEMENTING TARGETED COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND PREVENTION CAMPAIGNS FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING; AND 6) DEVELOPING AND DISTRIBUTING CULTURALLY RELEVANT MATERIALS SUCH AS CRISIS RESPONSE MANUALS, REFERRAL GUIDES, OUTREACH FLYERS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLKITS TO INCREASE AWARENESS FOR SUPPORT OF SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS.

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 AID MINORS, ADULTS, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS 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 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING, 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 DESIGNED TO ENABLE A MINOR, AN ADULT, OR A DEPENDENT OF SUCH MINOR OR ADULT LOCATE AND SECURE PERMANENT HOUSING, SECURE EMPLOYMENT, AND INTEGRATE INTO A COMMUNITY. THE TABERNACLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN SOUTHHAVEN, MS, A RURAL REGION OF THE STATE. THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE SCATTERED SITE RESIDENCES FOR 12 SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH PRIVATELY OWNED HOUSING UNITS. THE TABERNACLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST WILL COLLABORATE WITH ITS PARTNER, TOUCH A HEART INC. 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 6 MONTHS AND A MAXIMUM LENGTH OF 24 MONTHS. SERVICES OFFERED WILL FOCUS ON PRIMARILY SERVING UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WITH SPECIFIC SERVICES TO BLACK WOMEN SURVIVORS. GRANT ACTIVITIES WILL BE TAILORED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SURVIVORS. THE RANGE OF OPTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT, COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING ASSISTANCE, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION. THE TABERNACLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST WILL PROVIDE FOLLOW-UP SERVICES FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS ONCE PERMANENT HOUSING IS SECURED.

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 NEW CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES PROGRAM PROJECT, TABERNACLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH JOURNEY TO DESTINY MINISTRIES, WILL IMPLEMENT A PROJECT 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; ENHANCE TRADITIONAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING; WORK IN COOPERATION WITH THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP EDUCATION AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES HIGHLIGHTING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ISSUES AND RESOURCES REGARDING VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING; PROVIDE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC RESOURCES AND SERVICES THAT ADDRESS THE SAFETY, ECONOMIC, HOUSING, AND WORKPLACE NEEDS OF VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, OR STALKING, INCLUDING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. THE TABERNACLE JOURNEY CENTER PROJECT WILL TARGET AFRICAN AMERICAN/BLACK DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHAVEN, MS, AND SURROUNDING AREAS. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: MONTHLY EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS, TRANSPORTATION, AND CASE MANAGEMENT, COUNSELING, EDUCATION AND PARENT AIDE PROGRAMS. TABERNACLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST WILL OFFER LIFE GROUPS AND SOCIAL GATHERINGS BASED ON WOMENS INTERESTS: PAMPER DAYS, PAINT WITH A TWIST, 5K MARATHONS, VISION BOARDS, KINGDOM SISTER CIRCLES, TEEN CHALLENGE, AND PRAYER PARTNERS.

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 ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN, AND EXPAND CULTURALLY SPECIFIC INTERVENTION AND RELATED ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, WHICH SERVE A VITAL ROLE IN PROVIDING SERVICES THAT ARE RELEVANT FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES.

THE GRANTS TO ENGAGE MEN AND BOYS AS ALLIES IN THE PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS PROGRAM SUPPORTS PROJECTS THAT DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES THAT CREATE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING TO ENCOURAGE MEN AND BOYS TO WORK AS ALLIES WITH WOMEN AND GIRLS TO PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND SEX TRAFFICKING. WITH THIS FUNDING, TABERNACLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST (TCOGIC)WILL IMPLEMENT THE BROTHERHOOD PROJECT IN DESOTO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES AND NEEDS OF AFRICAN AMERICANBOYS AGES 11-24. THE PROJECT WILL PROMOTE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, REDEFINE MASCULINITY, EMPOWER COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND PROVIDE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANBOYS AND MEN. TCOGIC, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES OF DESOTO COUNTY (FCA) AND THE MEMPHIS AREA MINORITY CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION (MAMCA), WILL: 1) PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS; 2) STRIVE TO EMPOWER COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PARTICULARLY MEN AND BOYS, TO BECOME ACTIVE ALLIES THROUGH ADVOCACY, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING EFFORTS; AND 3) PROMOTE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AMONG MEN AND BOYS THROUGH JOB TRAINING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORT, AND FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION, ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC INEQUALITIES AND CREATING PATHWAYS TO ECONOMIC STABILITY AND INDEPENDENCE. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THE OVW PRIORITY AREA OF ADVANCING EQUITY AND TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY. THE TIMING FOR PERFORMANCE OF THIS AWARD IS 36 MONTHS.