Campus Program Statute

34 U.S. Code § 20125 - Grants to
combat violent crimes on
campuses
(a)GRANTS AUTHORIZED
(1)IN GENERAL
The Attorney General is authorized to make grants to institutions of higher
education, for use by such institutions or consortia consisting of campus
personnel, student organizations, campus administrators, security personnel,
and regional crisis centers affiliated with the institution, to develop and
strengthen effective security and investigation strategies to combat domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campuses, to
develop and strengthen victim services in cases involving such crimes on
campuses, which may include partnerships with local criminal justice
authorities and community-based victim services agencies, and to develop
and strengthen prevention education and awareness programs.
(2)EQUITABLE PARTICIPATIONThe Attorney General shall make every effort to
ensure—
(A)
the equitable participation of private and public institutions of higher
education in the activities assisted under this section;
(B)
the equitable geographic distribution of grants under this section among the
various regions of the United States; and
(C)
the equitable distribution of grants under this section to tribal colleges and
universities and traditionally black colleges and universities.
(b)USE OF GRANT FUNDSGrant funds awarded under this section may be used
for the following purposes:
(1)
To provide personnel, training, technical assistance, data collection, and
other equipment with respect to the increased apprehension, investigation,
and adjudication of persons committing domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, and stalking on campus.
(2)
To develop, strengthen, and implement campus policies, protocols, and
services that more effectively identify and respond to the crimes of domestic

violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including the use of
technology to commit these crimes, and to train campus administrators,
campus security personnel, and all participants in the resolution process,
including personnel from the Title IX coordinator’s office, student conduct
office, and campus disciplinary or judicial boards on such policies, protocols,
and services that promote a prompt, fair, and impartial investigation.
(3)
To provide prevention and education programming about domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including technological abuse
and reproductive and sexual coercion, that is age-appropriate, culturally
relevant, ongoing, delivered in multiple venues on campus, accessible,
promotes respectful nonviolent behavior as a social norm, and engages men
and boys. Such programming should be developed in partnership or
collaboratively with experts in intimate partner and sexual violence
prevention and intervention.
(4)
To develop, enlarge, or strengthen victim services programs and population
specific services on the campuses of the institutions involved, including
programs providing legal, medical, or psychological counseling, for victims of
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and to
improve delivery of victim assistance on campus. To the extent practicable,
such an institution shall collaborate with any victim service providers in the
community in which the institution is located. If appropriate victim services
programs are not available in the community or are not accessible to
students, the institution shall, to the extent practicable, provide a victim
services program on campus or create a victim services program in
collaboration with a community-based organization. The institution shall use
not less than 20 percent of the funds made available through the grant for a
victim services program provided in accordance with this paragraph,
regardless of whether the services are provided by the institution or in
coordination with community victim service providers.
(5)
To create, disseminate, or otherwise provide assistance and information
about victims’ options on and off campus to bring disciplinary or other legal
action, including assistance to victims in immigration matters.
(6)
To develop, install, or expand data collection and communication systems,
including computerized systems, linking campus security to the local law
enforcement for the purpose of identifying and tracking arrests, protection
orders, violations of protection orders, prosecutions, and convictions with
respect to the crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
and stalking on campus.
(7)

To provide capital improvements (including improved lighting and
communications facilities but not including the construction of buildings) on
campuses to address the crimes of domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, and stalking.
(8)
To support improved coordination among campus administrators, campus
security personnel, and local law enforcement to reduce domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campus.
(9)
To develop or adapt, provide, and disseminate developmental, culturally
appropriate, and linguistically accessible print or electronic materials to
address both prevention and intervention in domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual violence, and stalking.
(10)
To develop or adapt and disseminate population specific strategies and
projects for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking from underserved populations on campus.
(11)
To train campus health centers and appropriate campus faculty, such as
academic advisors or professionals who deal with students on a daily basis,
on how to recognize and respond to domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, and stalking, including training health providers on how to
provide universal education to all members of the campus community on the
impacts of violence on health and unhealthy relationships and how providers
can support ongoing outreach efforts.
(12)
To train campus personnel in how to use a victim-centered, trauma-informed
interview technique, which means asking questions of a student or a campus
employee who is reported to be a victim of sexual assault, domestic
violence, dating violence, or stalking, in a manner that is focused on the
experience of the reported victim, that does not judge or blame the reported
victim for the alleged crime, and that is informed by evidence-based
research on trauma response. To the extent practicable, campus personnel
shall allow the reported victim to participate in a recorded interview and to
receive a copy of the recorded interview.
(13)
To develop and implement restorative practices (as defined in section
12291(a) of this title).
(c)APPLICATIONS
(1)IN GENERAL
In order to be eligible to be awarded a grant under this section for any fiscal
year, an institution of higher education shall submit an application to the

Attorney General at such time and in such manner as the Attorney General
shall prescribe.
(2)CONTENTSEach application submitted under paragraph (1) shall—
(A)
describe the need for grant funds and the plan for implementation for any of
the purposes described in subsection (b);
(B)
include proof that the institution of higher education collaborated with victim
service providers, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, and stalking victim services programs in the community in which the
institution is located;
(C)
describe the characteristics of the population being served, including type of
campus, demographics of the population, and number of students;
(D)
describe how underserved populations in the campus community will be
adequately served, including the provision of relevant population specific
services;
(E)
provide measurable goals and expected results from the use of the grant
funds;
(F)
provide assurances that the Federal funds made available under this section
shall be used to supplement and, to the extent practical, increase the level
of funds that would, in the absence of Federal funds, be made available by
the institution for the purposes described in subsection (b); and
(G)
include such other information and assurances as the Attorney General
reasonably determines to be necessary.
(3)COMPLIANCE WITH CAMPUS CRIME REPORTING REQUIRED
No institution of higher education shall be eligible for a grant under this
section unless such institution is in compliance with the requirements
of section 1092(f) of title 20. Up to $200,000 of the total amount of grant
funds appropriated under this section for fiscal years 2023 through 2027
may be used to provide technical assistance in complying with the
mandatory reporting requirements of section 1092(f) of title 20.
(d)GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(1)NONMONETARY ASSISTANCE
In addition to the assistance provided under this section, the Attorney
General may request any Federal agency to use the agency’s authorities and
the resources granted to the agency under Federal law (including personnel,

equipment, supplies, facilities, and managerial, technical, and advisory
services) in support of campus security, and investigation and victim service
efforts.
(2)GRANTEE REPORTING
(A)Annual report
Each institution of higher education receiving a grant under this section shall
submit a performance report to the Attorney General. The Attorney General
shall suspend funding under this section for an institution of higher
education if the institution fails to submit such a report.
(B)Final report
Upon completion of the grant period under this section, the institution shall
file a performance report with the Attorney General and the Secretary of
Education explaining the activities carried out under this section together
with an assessment of the effectiveness of those activities in achieving the
purposes described in subsection (b).
(3)GRANTEE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTSEach grantee shall comply with the
following minimum requirements during the grant period:
(A)
The grantee shall create a coordinated community response including both
organizations external to the institution and relevant divisions of the
institution.
(B)
The grantee shall establish a mandatory prevention and education program
on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking for all
students.
(C)
The grantee shall train all campus law enforcement to respond effectively to
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
(D)
The grantee shall train all participants in the resolution process, including
the campus disciplinary board, the title IX coordinator’s office, and the
student conduct office, to respond effectively to situations involving domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
(4)REPORT TO CONGRESSNot later than 180 days after the end of the fiscal
year for which grants are awarded under this section, the Attorney General
shall submit to Congress a report that includes—
(A)
the number of grants, and the amount of funds, distributed under this
section;
(B)

a summary of the purposes for which the grants were provided and an
evaluation of the progress made under the grant;
(C)
a statistical summary of the persons served, detailing the nature of
victimization, and providing data on age, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, race, ethnicity, language, disability, relationship to offender,
geographic distribution, and type of campus; and
(D)
an evaluation of the effectiveness of programs funded under this part.[1]
(e)AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
For the purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized to be
appropriated $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, of
which not less than 10 percent shall be made available for grants to
historically Black colleges and universities.
(f)OMITTED
(g)DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS
In this section the definitions and grant conditions in section 12291 of this
title shall apply.
(Pub. L. 109–162, title III, § 304, Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3013; Pub. L. 109–
271, §§ 1(c)(1), 4(b), (d), Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 750, 758; Pub. L. 113–
4, title III, § 303, Mar. 7, 2013, 127 Stat. 87; Pub. L. 117–103, div. W, title
III, § 303(a), Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 866.)