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Culturally Specific Services Program

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The Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Program (Culturally Specific Services Program) supports culturally specific community-based organizations in addressing the critical needs of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking victims in a manner that affirms a victim’s culture.

Advocates report that survivors are more inclined to seek services from organizations that are familiar with their culture, language, and background and that there is no “one size fits all” approach to adequately address these critical needs. Culturally specific community-based organizations are more likely to understand the complex, multi-layered challenges and obstacles that victims from their communities face when attempting to access services. Culturally specific community-based organizations are also better equipped to form essential relationships and engage their communities in the creation and implementation of services relevant to the diverse and unique needs of the victims.

Eligible applicants are limited to: private nonprofit organizations for which the primary purpose of the organization as a whole is to provide culturally specific services to American Indians (including Alaska Natives, Eskimos, and Aleuts), Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, Blacks, or Hispanics.

In 2024, the Culturally Specific Services Program gave out 52 awards totaling over $22.97 million.

This program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. § 20124.

Culturally Specific Services Program Awards

Alaska Native Justice Center, IncAnchorageAlaska$450,000
Casa De La FamiliaSanta AnaCalifornia$400,000
Center for The Pacific-Asian Family, Inc.Los AngelesCalifornia$475,000
Centro La Familia Advocacy Services, IncFresnoCalifornia$450,000
Lily of the Valley Emmanuel Church of Jesus ChristLemooreCalifornia$475,000
Mei Fong and AssociatesSan FranciscoCalifornia$400,000
NarikaFremontCalifornia$400,000
Saahas for CauseCerritosCalifornia$400,000
South Asian Helpline and Referral AgencyArtesiaCalifornia$400,000
Mujeres Unidas En Justicia Educacion y Reforma, Inc.HomesteadFlorida$475,000
Nuevo Sendero, IncOrlandoFlorida$475,000
Raksha IncAtlantaGeorgia$525,000
DVSA CommunitiesAuroraIllinois$400,000
KAN-WINPark RidgeIllinois$475,000
Latinas Unidas Por Un Nuevo Amanecer (L.U.N.A.)Des MoinesIowa$475,000
Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence IncBostonMassachusetts$450,000
The Northeast Native Network of Kinship and Healing IncVineyard HavenMassachusetts$400,000
Alternatives for GirlsDetroitMichigan$450,000
Eleven24 Inc.DetroitMichigan$475,000
Sasha Center IncDetroitMichigan$475,000
Sisters Against Abuse SocietyWestlandMichigan$450,000
Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio, Inc.Saint PaulMinnesota$450,000
SEWA-AIFWMinneapolisMinnesota$525,000
Transforming GenerationsSaint PaulMinnesota$475,000
Carter's Compassionate Transitional & Supportive HousingJacksonMississippi$400,000
Hand in Hand Multicultural CenterSpringfieldMissouri$525,000
JadasaSaint LouisMissouri$400,000
Junta De Accion Puertorriquena, Inc. (Puerto Rican Action Board, Inc.)East BrunswickNew Jersey$400,000
You Are More Than Inc.MarltonNew Jersey$400,000
Enlace ComunitarioAlbuquerqueNew Mexico$450,000
New Mexico Asian Family CenterAlbuquerqueNew Mexico$475,000
Garden of Hope, IncFlushingNew York$400,000
Mixteca Organization, IncBrooklynNew York$400,000
New York Asian Women's Center IncNew YorkNew York$450,000
Sakhi for South Asian Survivors, IncNew YorkNew York$450,000
Sauti Yetu Center for African Women, IncBronxNew York$475,000
Violence Intervention ProgramNew YorkNew York$400,000
S.M.A.R.T BusRaleighNorth Carolina$475,000
Hogar Nueva Mujer Santa Maria De La Merced IncCayeyPuerto Rico$400,000
Proyecto Matria, IncCaguasPuerto Rico$400,000
Solo Por HoySan JuanPuerto Rico$450,000
The Hive Community CircleColumbiaSouth Carolina$400,000
Asians Against Domestic Abuse Inc (Aada)HoustonTexas$400,000
AwaazSan AntonioTexas$400,000
SaheliAustinTexas$525,000
Boat People S.O.S., Inc.Falls ChurchVirginia$400,000
Our Sisters HouseTacomaWashington$475,000
Silent Task Force (TSTF), TheSeattleWashington$475,000
Freedom IncMadisonWisconsin$475,000
Hmong American Women's AssociationMilwaukeeWisconsin$450,000
Hmong/American Friendship Association, Inc.MilwaukeeWisconsin$400,000
People of Progression IncMenashaWisconsin$400,000
 Total Award Amount$22,975,000
 Total Number of Awards52

Alaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumAnchorageAlaska$575,000
Tundra Women's Coalition, TheBethelAlaska$400,000
Chicanos Por La Causa, IncPhoenixArizona$400,000
East Los Angeles Women's CenterLos AngelesCalifornia$625,000
Jenesse Center, IncCulver CityCalifornia$400,000
Korean American Family Services, Inc., (Kfam)Los AngelesCalifornia$575,000
La Maestra Family Clinic, Inc.San DiegoCalifornia$400,000
Latina Center, TheRichmondCalifornia$575,000
Maitri Inc.Santa ClaraCalifornia$400,000
My Sister's HouseSacramentoCalifornia$450,000
Sure Help Line CenterEl CentroCalifornia$575,000
La Raza Services, Inc.DenverColorado$500,000
Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource ProjectWashingtonDistrict of Columbia$400,000
Progressive Life Center, IncWashingtonDistrict of Columbia$450,000
Caminar Latino Inc.DoravilleGeorgia$450,000
Ser Familia, Inc.KennesawGeorgia$400,000
Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders In SolidarityDes MoinesIowa$575,000
Vietnamese Initiatives In Economic TrainingNew OrleansLouisiana$450,000
Urban League Of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc.RoxburyMassachusetts$399,841
Community Health And Social Services Center, Inc.DetroitMichigan$399,616
Stronghearts Native Helpline, Inc.Sault Ste. MarieMichigan$450,000
Supreme TransitionsDetroitMichigan$625,000
United Hope Network IncClinton TownshipMichigan$300,000
Minneapolis American Indian CenterMinneapolisMinnesota$625,000
Women's Initiative For Self-EmpowermentSaint PaulMinnesota$450,000
Impact Community Outreach, Inc.Itta BenaMississippi$450,000
Tabernacle Church Of God In ChristSouthavenMississippi$400,000
Ironbound Community CorporationNewarkNew Jersey$450,000
Sanar Wellness InstituteNewarkNew Jersey$575,000
Black Women's Blueprint IncBrooklynNew York$575,000
Sepa Mujer, Inc.PatchogueNew York$575,000
The Korean-American Family Service Center IncFlushingNew York$400,000
Trinity Healing Center IncBrooklynNew York$400,000
Kingdom Life Christian CenterGreensboroNorth Carolina$575,000
Native Community Development, Inc.BismarckNorth Dakota$450,000
Ohio Hispanic CoalitionColumbusOhio$400,000
Congreso De Latinos Unidos, Inc.PhiladelphiaPennsylvania$400,000
Friends Of Farmworkers IncPhiladelphiaPennsylvania$575,000
SeamaacPhiladelphiaPennsylvania$450,000
Casa Juana Colon, Apoyo Y Orientacion A La Mujer, IncComerioPuerto Rico$400,000
Hogar Ruth IncVega AltaPuerto Rico$575,000
Taller Salud IncLoizaPuerto Rico$450,000
Progreso Latino IncCentral FallsRhode Island$400,000
CasaluzMemphisTennessee$450,000
Hope House Day Care Center IncMemphisTennessee$450,000
Daya Inc.HoustonTexas$500,000
Family Care ConnectionDallasTexas$399,870
Korean Community Service Center Of Greater Washington, IncorporatedAnnandaleVirginia$575,000
Atlantic Street CenterSeattleWashington$575,000
Consejo Counseling & Referral IncRentonWashington$400,000
Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association IncEau ClaireWisconsin$450,000
Hir Wellness Institute, Inc.MilwaukeeWisconsin$300,000
Wise Women Gathering Place, Inc.Green BayWisconsin$575,000
 Total Award Amount $25,024,327
 Total Number of Awards 53

Campesinos Sin FronterasSomertonArizona$375,000
Casa De La FamiliaSanta AnaCalifornia$300,000
Center For The Pacific-Asian Family, Inc.Los AngelesCalifornia$300,000
Centro La Familia Advocacy ServicesFresnoCalifornia$375,000
NarikaFremontCalifornia$300,000
Positive Results Corporation, TheLos AngelesCalifornia$375,000
South Asian NetworkArtesiaCalifornia$295,525
Kingdom Builders' Family Life CenterColorado SpringsColorado$267,293
Voces Unidas For JusticeColorado SpringsColorado$299,978
AyudaWashingtonDistrict of Columbia$300,000
La Clinica Del Pueblo, Inc.WashingtonDistrict of Columbia$300,000
Nuevo Sendero Inc.OrlandoFlorida$300,000
Latin American Association, Inc.AtlantaGeorgia$263,577
Raksha Inc.AtlantaGeorgia$300,000
Tapestri Inc.TuckerGeorgia$300,000
DVSA CommunitiesNapervilleIllinois$300,000
Kan-WinPark RidgeIllinois$374,926
Mujeres Latinas En AccionChicagoIllinois$300,000
Latinas Unidas Por Un Nuevo Amanecer (L.U.N.A.)Des MoinesIowa$300,000
Northeast Native Network Of Kinship And Healing Incorporated, TheVineyard HavenMassachusetts$299,973
Alternatives For GirlsDetroitMichigan$300,000
Centro Multicultural La Familia, Inc.PontiacMichigan$375,000
Sisters Against Abuse SocietyWestlandMichigan$300,000
Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio, Inc.Saint PaulMinnesota$300,000
SEWA-AIFW (Asian-Indian Family Wellness)Maple GroveMinnesota$375,000
Our House Inc.GreenvilleMississippi$375,000
Organization For Refugee And Immigrant SuccessManchesterNew Hampshire$300,000
Access Family Services Inc.NewarkNew Jersey$375,000
Casa FortalezaAlbuquerqueNew Mexico$375,000
Enlace ComunitarioAlbuquerqueNew Mexico$299,920
Hispanics United Of Buffalo Inc.BuffaloNew York$300,000
In Our Own Voices Inc.AlbanyNew York$375,000
New York Asian Women's Center, Inc.New YorkNew York$300,000
Sakhi For South Asian WomenNew YorkNew York$300,000
Violence Intervention Program, Inc.New YorkNew York$300,000
Self Enhancement, Inc.PortlandOregon$375,000
Solo Por HoySan JuanPuerto Rico$365,000
SaheliAustinTexas$375,000
Boat People S.O.S., Inc.Falls ChurchVirginia$300,000
Our Sisters House Inc.TacomaWashington$375,000
 Total Award Amount $12,966,192
 Total Number of Awards 40

 

For awards issued before 2022, you can visit our grant awards program page.

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If you have questions about the Culturally Specific Services Program, you can email us or call 202-307-6026.