Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 110 — Family Violence Prevention and Services
§ 10412. Specialized services for abused parents and their children
Statutory text
In general
Program
The Secretary shall establish a grant program to expand the capacity of family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence service programs and community-based programs to prevent future domestic violence by addressing, in an appropriate manner, the needs of children exposed to family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence.
Grants
The Secretary may make grants to eligible entities through the program established under paragraph (1) for periods of not more than 2 years. If the Secretary determines that an entity has received such a grant and been successful in meeting the objectives of the grant application submitted under subsection (c), the Secretary may renew the grant for 1 additional period of not more than 2 years.
Eligible entities
To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall be a local agency, a nonprofit private organization (including faith-based and charitable organizations, community-based organizations, and voluntary associations), or a tribal organization, with a demonstrated record of serving victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence and their children.
Application
An entity seeking a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require, including—
a description of how the entity will prioritize the safety of, and confidentiality of information about—
victims of family violence, victims of domestic violence, and victims of dating violence; and
children of victims described in subparagraph (A);
a description of how the entity will provide developmentally appropriate and age-appropriate services, and culturally and linguistically appropriate services, to the victims and children; and
a description of how the entity will ensure that professionals working with the children receive the training and technical assistance appropriate and relevant to the unique needs of children exposed to family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence.
Use of funds
An entity that receives a grant under this section for a family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence service or community-based program described in subsection (a)—
shall use the funds made available through the grant—
to provide direct counseling, appropriate services consistent with subsection (c)(2), or advocacy on behalf of victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence and their children, including coordinating services with services provided by the child welfare system;
to provide services for nonabusing parents to support those parents’ roles as caregivers and their roles in responding to the social, emotional, and developmental needs of their children; and
where appropriate, to provide the services described in this subsection while working with such a nonabusing parent and child together; and
may use the funds made available through the grant—
to provide early childhood development and mental health services;
to coordinate activities with and provide technical assistance to community-based organizations serving victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence or children exposed to family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence; and
to provide additional services and referrals to services for children, including child care, transportation, educational support, respite care, supervised visitation, or other necessary services.
Reports and evaluation
Each entity receiving a grant under this section shall submit a performance report to the Secretary at such time as shall be reasonably required by the Secretary. Such performance report shall describe the activities that have been carried out with such grant funds, contain an evaluation of the effectiveness of such activities, and provide such additional information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Child Abuse Amendments of 1984
Pub. L. 98–457 title III § 312 · 98 Stat. 1749
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 10412
(Pub. L. 98–457, title III, § 312, as added Pub. L. 111–320, title II, § 201, Dec. 20, 2010, 124 Stat. 3503.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 98–457, title III, § 312, as added Pub. L. 111–320, title II, § 201, Dec. 20, 2010, 124 Stat. 3503.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 312. administration and statutory construction (a) In order to carry out the provisions of this title, 42 USC 10411. the Secretary is authorized to— (1) appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as are necessary; (2) procure, to the extent authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, such temporary and intermittent services of experts and consultants as are necessary; (3) make grants to public and nonprofit private entities or Grants, Contracts with U.S. Regulations. enter into contracts with public or private entities; and (4) prescribe such regulations as are reasonably necessary in order to carry out the purposes and the personnel of local and State law enforcement agencies with means for responding to incidents of family violence. (b) Grants and contracts under this section shall be awarded Grants. Contracts with U.S. competitively on the basis of an application containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require by regulation. In selecting grant and contract recipients, the Secretary shall select recipients who have demonstrated their effectiveness in preparing the personnel of local and State law enforcement agencies for the handling of incidents of family violence and shall give priority tothose applications which propose projects or programs which will develop, demonstrate, or disseminate information with respect to improved techniques for responding to incidents of family violence by law enforcement officers. (c) The Secretary shall delegate to the Attorney General of the United States the Secretary’s responsibilities for carrying out this section and shall transfer to the Attorney General from funds appropriated under section 310 not in excess of $2,000,000 for each fiscal year to be used for the purpose of making grants under this section.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 10412, Pub. L. 98–457, title III, § 312, , 98 Stat. 1764; Pub. L. 102–295, title III, § 318, , 106 Stat. 208; Pub. L. 108–36, title IV, § 408, , 117 Stat. 827, related to authority of Secretary, construction with State and local law, and funding for evaluation, monitoring, and other administrative costs, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 111–320.
A prior section 312 of Pub. L. 98–457, which was classified to section 10411 of this title, was repealed by section 303(a) of Pub. L. 100–294.
Credits
(Pub. L. 98–457, title III, § 312, as added Pub. L. 111–320, title II, § 201, , 124 Stat. 3503.)