42 U.S.C. § 10411 — Grants to State Domestic Violence Coali-

Page 8065 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 10411 a public or private nonprofit educational in- stitution that has a domestic violence insti- tute, center, or program related to cul- turally specific issues in domestic violence; and (B)(i) has documented experience in the areas of domestic violence prevention and services, and experience relevant to the spe- cific racial or ethnic population to which in- formation, training, technical assistance, and outreach would be provided under the grant; (ii) demonstrates the strong support, of ad- vocates from across the Nation who are working to address domestic violence; and (iii) has a record of demonstrated effec- tiveness in enhancing the cultural and lin- guistic relevancy of service delivery. (4) State resource centers to reduce tribal dis- parities To be eligible to receive a grant under sub- section (b)(3), an entity shall— (A)(i) be located in a State in which the population of Indians (including Alaska Na- tives) or Native Hawaiians exceeds 10 per- cent of the total population of the State; or (ii) be an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or Native Hawaiian organization that fo- cuses primarily on issues of domestic vio- lence among Indians or Native Hawaiians, or an institution of higher education; and (B) demonstrate the ability to serve all re- gions of the State, including underdeveloped areas and areas that are geographically dis- tant from population centers. (d) Reports and evaluation Each entity receiving a grant under this sec- tion shall submit a performance report to the Secretary annually and in such manner as shall be reasonably required by the Secretary. Such performance report shall describe the activities that have been carried out with such grant funds, contain an evaluation of the effectiveness of the activities, and provide such additional in- formation as the Secretary may reasonably re- quire. (Pub. L. 98–457, title III, § 310, as added Pub. L. 111–320, title II, § 201, Dec. 20, 2010, 124 Stat. 3497.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Sections 901 and 902 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, referred to in subsecs. (b)(1)(B)(i), (ii) and (c)(2)(A), (B), are sections 901 and 902, respectively, of Pub. L. 109–162, which were set out as a note under section 3796gg–10 of this title, prior to editorial reclassification as a note under section 10452 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforcement. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 10410, Pub. L. 98–457, title III, § 311, Oct. 9, 1984, 98 Stat. 1763; Pub. L. 100–294, title III, § 303(b), Apr. 25, 1988, 102 Stat. 125; Pub. L. 102–295, title III, § 317, May 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 206; Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 40272(c), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1938; Pub. L. 108–36, title IV, §§ 406(c), 407, 415(6), June 25, 2003, 117 Stat. 827, 830, related to grants for State domestic violence coali- tions, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 111–320. See section 10411 of this title. A prior section 310 of Pub. L. 98–457 was classified to section 10409 of this title prior to the general amend- ment of this chapter by Pub. L. 111–320. § 10411. Grants to State Domestic Violence Coali- tions (a) Grants The Secretary shall award grants for the fund- ing of State Domestic Violence Coalitions. (b) Allotment of funds (1) In general From the amount appropriated under sec- tion 10403(a)(2)(D) of this title for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Com- monwealth of Puerto Rico, and each of the covered territories an amount equal to 1⁄56 of the amount so appropriated for such fiscal year. (2) Definition For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘covered territories’’ means Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (c) Application Each State Domestic Violence Coalition desir- ing 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 determines to be essential to carry out the objectives of this section. The ap- plication submitted by the coalition for the grant shall provide documentation of the coali- tion’s work, satisfactory to the Secretary, dem- onstrating that the coalition— (1) meets all of the applicable requirements set forth in this chapter; and (2) demonstrates the ability to conduct ap- propriately all activities described in this sec- tion, as indicated by— (A) documented experience in admin- istering Federal grants to conduct the ac- tivities described in subsection (d); or (B) a documented history of active partici- pation in the activities described in para- graphs (1), (3), (4), and (5) of subsection (d) and a demonstrated capacity to conduct the activities described in subsection (d)(2). (d) Use of funds A coalition that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds for administra- tion and operations to further the purposes of family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence intervention and prevention, through activities that shall include— (1) working with local family violence, do- mestic violence, and dating violence service programs and providers of direct services to encourage appropriate and comprehensive re- sponses to family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence against adults or youth within the State involved, including providing training and technical assistance and con- ducting State needs assessments; (2) participating in planning and monitoring the distribution of subgrants and subgrant funds within the State under section 10408(a) of this title; Page 8066 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 10412 1 See References in Text note below. (3) working in collaboration with service providers and community-based organizations to address the needs of family violence, domes- tic violence, and dating violence victims, and their dependents, who are members of racial and ethnic minority populations and under- served populations; (4) collaborating with and providing infor- mation to entities in such fields as housing, health care, mental health, social welfare, or business to support the development and im- plementation of effective policies, protocols, and programs that address the safety and sup- port needs of adult and youth victims of fam- ily violence, domestic violence, or dating vio- lence; (5) encouraging appropriate responses to cases of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence against adults or youth, in- cluding by working with judicial and law en- forcement agencies; (6) working with family law judges, criminal court judges, child protective service agencies, and children’s advocates to develop appro- priate responses to child custody and visita- tion issues in cases of child exposure to family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence and in cases in which— (A) family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence is present; and (B) child abuse is present; (7) providing information to the public about prevention of family violence, domestic vio- lence, and dating violence, including informa- tion targeted to underserved populations; and (8) collaborating with Indian tribes and trib- al organizations (and corresponding Native Hawaiian groups or communities) to address the needs of Indian (including Alaska Native) and Native Hawaiian victims of family vio- lence, domestic violence, or dating violence, as applicable in the State. (e) Limitation on use of funds A coalition that receives a grant under this section shall not be required to use funds re- ceived under this chapter for the purposes de- scribed in paragraph (5) or (6) of subsection (d) if the coalition provides an annual assurance to the Secretary that the coalition is— (1) using funds received under section 2001(c)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(c)(1)) 1 for such purposes; and (2) coordinating the activities carried out by the coalition under subsection (d) with the State’s activities under part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) 1 that address those purposes. (f) Prohibition on lobbying No funds made available to entities under this section shall be used, directly or indirectly, to influence the issuance, amendment, or revoca- tion of any executive order or similar promulga- tion by any Federal, State, or local agency, or to undertake to influence the passage or defeat of any legislation by Congress, or by any State or local legislative body, or State proposals by initiative petition, except that the representa- tives of the entity may testify or make other appropriate communication— (1) when formally requested to do so by a legislative body, a committee, or a member of the body or committee; or (2) in connection with legislation or appro- priations directly affecting the activities of the entity. (g) Reports and evaluation Each entity receiving a grant under this sec- tion shall submit a performance report to the Secretary at such time as shall be reasonably required by the Secretary. Such performance re- port shall describe the activities that have been carried out with such grant funds, contain an evaluation of the effectiveness of such activi- ties, and provide such additional information as the Secretary may reasonably require. (h) Indian representatives For purposes of this section, a State Domestic Violence Coalition may include representatives of Indian tribes and tribal organizations. (Pub. L. 98–457, title III, § 311, as added Pub. L. 111–320, title II, § 201, Dec. 20, 2010, 124 Stat. 3501.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, referred to in subsec. (e), is Pub. L. 90–351, June 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 197. Section 2001 of the Act was classified to section 3796gg of this title, prior to editorial reclas- sification and renumbering as section 10441 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforcement. Part T of title I of the Act was classified generally to subchapter XII–H (§ 3796gg et seq.) of chapter 46 of this title, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as subchapter XIX (§ 10441 et seq.) of chapter 101 of Title 34. For com- plete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1968 Act note set out under section 10101 of Title 34 and Tables. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 10411, Pub. L. 98–457, title III, § 312, Oct. 9, 1984, 98 Stat. 1763, related to authority of Sec- retary to carry out provisions of this chapter, competi- tive awarding of grants and contracts, and delegation of authority and transfer of funds to Attorney General, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100–294, title III, § 303(a), Apr. 25, 1988, 102 Stat. 124. A prior section 311 of Pub. L. 98–457 was classified to section 10410 of this title prior to the general amend- ment of this chapter by Pub. L. 111–320. § 10412. Specialized services for abused parents and their children (a) In general (1) Program The Secretary shall establish a grant pro- gram to expand the capacity of family vio- lence, domestic violence, and dating violence service programs and community-based pro- grams to prevent future domestic violence by addressing, in an appropriate manner, the needs of children exposed to family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence. (2) Grants The Secretary may make grants to eligible entities through the program established