Office on Violence Against Women

Office on Violence Against Women Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance for the prevention and prosecution of violence against women as authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (“the 1968 Act”); the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) (“the 1994 Act”); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (“the 1990 Act”); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to End the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (“the 1974 Act”); and the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–386); $386,502,000, including amounts for administrative costs, to remain available until expended: Provided, That except as otherwise provided by law, not to exceed three percent of funds made available under this heading may be used for expenses related to evaluation, training and technical assistance: Provided further, That of the amount provided—(1) $11,897,000 for the court-appointed special advocate program, as authorized by section 217 of the 1990 Act;(2) $2,287,000 for child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized by section 222 of the 1990 Act;(3) $986,000 for grants for televised testimony, as authorized by part N of the 1968 Act;(4) $187,308,000 for grants to combat violence against women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 Act, of which—(A) $5,100,000 shall be for the National Institute of Justice for research and evaluation of violence against women; 119 STAT. 2299(B) $10,000,000 shall be for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for the Safe Start Program, as authorized by the 1974 Act; and(C) $15,000,000 shall be for transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, stalking or sexual assault as authorized by Public Law 108–21;(5) $63,075,000 for grants to encourage arrest policies as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act;(6) $39,166,000 for rural domestic violence and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized by section 40295(a) of the 1994 Act;(7) $4,958,000 for training programs as authorized by section 40152 of the 1994 Act, and for related local demonstration projects;(8) $2,962,000 for grants to improve the stalking and domestic violence databases, as authorized by section 40602 of the 1994 Act;(9) $9,054,000 to reduce violent crimes against women on campus, as authorized by section 1108(a) of Public Law 106–386;(10) $39,220,000 for legal assistance for victims, as authorized by section 1201(c) of Public Law 106–386;(11) $4,540,000 for enhancing protection for older and disabled women from domestic violence and sexual assault, as authorized by section 40802 of the 1994 Act; (12) $13,894,000 for the safe havens for children pilot program, as authorized by section 1301(a) of Public Law 106–386; and (13) $7,155,000 for education and training to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities, as authorized by section 1402(a) of Public Law 106–386.