Vern Buchanan voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
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Title: Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2021
Vote to pass a bill that modifies, expands, and reauthorizes the Family Violence and Prevention Services program through Fiscal Year 2026.
Expands and reauthorizes the Family Violence and Prevention Services program through the Fiscal Year 2026 to fund emergency shelters and supports related assistance for victims of domestic violence (Sec. 3).
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants and enter into cooperative agreements with state and tribal domestic violence coalitions, and community-based organizations to support prevention services (Sec. 3).
Specifies that the aforementioned grants be used for the following purposes, including (Sec. 3):
Provide technical assistance;
Promote evidence-informed prevention strategies;
Implement coordinated, community responses to reduce risk factors; and
Develop prevention partnership strategies.
Requires HHS to award specified grants to organizations that provide population-specific services in underserved communities and to community-based organizations that provide culturally specific domestic violence services to racial and ethnic minority groups (Sec. 8).
Establishes grant programs for tribal domestic violence coalitions to support the provision of local, tribal, family domestic or dating violence services and requires HHS to award a grant for the administration of a hotline dedicated to serving Indians affected by domestic violence (Sec. 15-16).
Amends certain program-wide definitions and requirements for specified grant applications, eligibility criteria, use of funds, and other technical revisions (Sec. 16).
Title: Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2021