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impacts of the commercial sex industry on Black and African American 1 residents of Washington, and culturally informed and survivor- 2 informed policy recommendations for reducing sex trafficking and 3 sexual exploitation of Black and African American Washingtonians. The 4 department must submit a report of the study findings to the 5 appropriate committees of the legislature by September 1, 2024. 6 (67) $20,656,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 7 fiscal year 2024 and $20,655,000 of the general fund—state 8 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for grants to 9 crime victims service providers to ensure continuity of services 10 impacted by reductions in federal victims of crime act funding and to 11 help address increased demand for services attributable to the 12 COVID-19 pandemic. The department must distribute the funding in a 13 manner that is consistent with the office of crime victims advocacy's 14 state plan. Of the amounts provided in this subsection: 15 (a) $2,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 16 year 2024 and $2,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 17 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely to programs operated by and for 18 historically marginalized populations to support "by and for" 19 culturally specific services for victims of domestic violence, sexual 20 assault, and other crimes in historically marginalized populations. 21 Marginalized populations can include, but are not limited to, 22 organizations or groups composed along racial, ethnic, religious, 23 sexual orientation, and gender lines. 24 (b) $2,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 25 year 2024 and $2,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 26 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely to programs developed to support 27 the enhancement and development of additional services for tribal 28 members, including programs to address needs of crime victims, 29 including strategies which integrate services or multiple crime 30 types. 31 (68) $200,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 32 year 2024 is provided solely for a grant to the city of Seattle for 33 start-up costs for the Seattle social housing developer and to meet 34 the requirements of the city of Seattle initiative 135, which 35 concerns developing and maintaining affordable social housing in 36 Seattle. The funding provided under this subsection may only be used 37 for costs associated with creating social housing developments, 38 p. 70 ESSB 5187.SL