34 USC 12501 - Grant for national resource center on workplace responses to assist victims of domestic and sexual violence

U.S Code last checked for updates: Oct 17, 2024

§ 12501.

Grant for national resource center on workplace responses to assist victims of domestic and sexual violence

(a)

Authority

(b)

Applications

To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity or organization shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may require, including—

(1)

information that demonstrates that the entity or organization has nationally recognized expertise in the area of domestic or sexual violence;

(2)

a plan to maximize, to the extent practicable, outreach to employers (including private companies, public entities such as public institutions of higher education and State and local governments, and employers with fewer than 20 employees) and labor organizations described in subsection (a) concerning developing and implementing workplace responses to assist victims of domestic or sexual violence; and

(3)

a plan for developing materials and training for materials for employers that address the needs of employees in cases of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sexual harassment impacting the workplace, including the needs of underserved communities, which materials shall include a website with resources for employers with fewer than 20 employees, including live training materials.

(c)

Use of grant amount

(1)

In general

(2)

Responses

Responses referred to in paragraph (1) may include—

(A)

providing training to promote a better understanding of workplace assistance to victims of domestic or sexual violence or sexual harassment;

(B)

providing conferences and other educational opportunities; and

(C)

developing protocols and model workplace policies.

(d)

Liability

(e)

Pathways to Opportunity Pilot Project

An eligible nonprofit nongovernmental entity or tribal organization that receives a grant under this section may develop a plan to enhance the capacity of survivors to obtain and maintain employment, including through the implementation of a demonstration pilot program to be known as “Pathways to Opportunity”, which shall—

(1)

build collaborations between and among victim service providers, workforce development programs, and educational and vocational institutions to provide trauma informed programming to support survivors seeking employment; and

(2)

be centered around culturally specific organizations or organizations that primarily serve populations traditionally marginalized in the workplace.

(f)

Authorization of appropriations

(g)

Availability of grant funds

(Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 41501, as added Pub. L. 109–162, title VII, § 701, Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3052; amended Pub. L. 113–4, title VII, § 701, Mar. 7, 2013, 127 Stat. 110; Pub. L. 117–103, div. W, title VII, § 702, title XIII, § 1308, Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 891, 929.)

cite as: 34 USC 12501