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Montana State Plan for the 21 TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM

Full Plan #25 Effective 01/01/2024 Supersedes #2 01/01/2021. 4) Create Protective Environments a. NASPA Culture of Respect Collective on College Campuses

Most of the above activities take place on college campuses and in middle schools. These activities include campaigns on campuses that provide educational material to students. STOP (Services-Training-Officers-Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) STOP VAWA provides financial assistance to States for developing and strengthening effective law enforcement and prosecution strategies and victim services in cases involving violent crimes of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and dating violence. The Montana Board of Crime Control (MBCC) releases a grant funding opportunity every year for applicants who offer STOP VAWA services to be funded by the Office on Violence Against Women. Some of STOP VAWA’s purpose areas include training law enforcement officers, judges, other court personnel, and prosecutors to more effectively identify and respond to violent crimes against women, including the crimes of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, including the appropriate use of nonimmigrant status under subparagraphs (T) and (U) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)) and developing, training, or expanding units of law enforcement officers, judges, other court personnel, and prosecutors specifically targeting violent crimes against women, including the crimes of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. STOP VAWA funding is also available for developing, enhancing, or strengthening prevention and informative programming to address sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking across multiple educational settings. Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP) SASP funding benefits from a partnership among the MBCC, Montana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, and underserved communities by implementing SASP throughout the State. The partnership helps support rape crisis centers and other nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations, including faith- based and other community organizations, that provide core services, direct intervention, and related assistance to victims of sexual assault. SASP funds are used to supplement other funding sources directed at addressing sexual assault on the state and territorial level. Rape crisis centers and other nonprofit organizations such as dual programs providing both domestic violence and sexual violence intervention services play a vital role in assisting sexual assault victims through the healing process, as well as assisting victims through the medical, criminal justice, and other social support systems. The SASP funding shall be used to provide grants to rape crisis centers and other nonprofit, non-governmental organizations, including faith-based and other community organizations, for