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for immigrants and refugees, youth programs, and services for 1 seniors. 2 (63) $270,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 3 year 2024 and $270,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 4 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for a grant to a nonprofit 5 organization headquartered in Mount Vernon for costs to operate and 6 provide homeless services at a low-barrier emergency temporary 7 homeless center located in Burlington. 8 (64) $750,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 9 year 2024 and $750,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 10 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for a grant to a nonprofit 11 organization located in the city of Seattle that provides legal 12 assistance and representation to survivors of sexual and gender-based 13 violence to expand their current services including, but not limited 14 to, legal assistance and representation; technical assistance for 15 advocates, providers, and attorneys; community education and 16 trainings; and other legal support services. In providing services, 17 the grant recipient must protect the privacy, safety, and civil 18 rights of survivors and utilize trauma-informed practices and equity 19 principles. 20 (65) $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 21 year 2024 and $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 22 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the department to provide a 23 grant to a nonprofit organization serving King and Snohomish counties 24 for a program conducted in partnership with King county, which serves 25 individuals who are involved in the criminal justice system and who 26 have experienced domestic, sexual, or gender-based violence. The 27 grant recipient may use the funding for costs including, but not 28 limited to, legal advocacy, outreach, connecting clients to housing 29 and other resources, data analytics, and staffing. 30 (66) $150,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 31 year 2024 and $50,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 32 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the office of crime victims 33 advocacy to contract for a study of the impacts of the commercial sex 34 industry on Black and African American communities in Washington, 35 with a focus on Black and African American persons who identify as 36 female. The office must contract with an organization that has 37 expertise on the topic of the commercial sex industry and Black 38 communities in Washington. The study must include a review of the 39 p. 69 ESSB 5187.SL