new text begin Grant criteria. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner shall award grants to nonprofit organizations for the purpose of funding programs that incorporate community-driven and culturally relevant practices to prevent domestic violence and sexual assault. Grants made pursuant to this section may either (1) encourage the development and deployment of new prevention efforts, or (2) enhance, sustain, or expand existing prevention efforts. new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner of health shall award grants to nonprofit organizations supporting activities that: new text end

new text begin (1) promote the general development of domestic violence and sexual assault prevention programs and activities; new text end

new text begin (2) implement prevention activities through community outreach that address the root causes of domestic violence and sexual assault; new text end

new text begin (3) identify risk and protective factors for developing domestic violence and sexual assault prevention strategies and outreach activities; new text end

new text begin (4) provide trauma-informed domestic violence and sexual assault prevention services; new text end

new text begin (5) educate youth and adults about healthy relationships and changing social norms; new text end

new text begin (6) develop culturally and linguistically appropriate domestic violence and sexual assault prevention programs for historically underserved communities; new text end

new text begin (7) work collaboratively with educational institutions, including school districts, to implement domestic violence and sexual assault prevention strategies for students, teachers, and administrators; or new text end

new text begin (8) work collaboratively with other nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations, and other community-based organizations to implement domestic violence and sexual assault prevention strategies within their communities. new text end