Expend $20,700 each fiscal year to contract with a nonstate agency to do all of the following: a. Act as liaison among local, state, federal and private housing agencies. b. Identify capital resources for housing initiatives. c. Coordinate and disseminate information on job training programs. d. Circulate information on successful transitional living programs.

Expend $69,700 each fiscal year to provide ongoing training and technical assistance to do all of the following: a. Educate organizations and advocates for victims of domestic abuse about the judicial system. b. Organize pro bono legal services on a regional basis.

Award grants in each fiscal year to organizations to enhance support services. Funding may be used for such purposes as case management; children’s programming; assisting victims of domestic abuse to find employment; and training in and activities promoting self-sufficiency.

Award grants in each fiscal year to organizations for domestic abuse services for individuals who are members of underserved populations, including racial minority group members and individuals with mental illness or developmental disabilities.

Award a grant of $563,500 in each fiscal year to the Refugee Family Strengthening Project for providing domestic abuse services to the refugee population. Funding may be used to hire bilingual staff persons, especially those who speak Hmong.