Creating hope through outreach, options, services, and education for children and youth (“CHOOSE Children & Youth”)

The Attorney General, working in collaboration with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education, shall award grants to enhance the safety of youth and children who are victims of, or exposed to, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or sex trafficking and prevent future violence. Funds provided under this section may be used for the following program purpose areas: To develop, expand, and strengthen victim-centered interventions and services that target youth, including youth in underserved populations, who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking. Services may include victim services, counseling, advocacy, mentoring, educational support, transportation, legal assistance in civil, criminal and administrative matters, such as family law cases, housing cases, child welfare proceedings, campus administrative proceedings, and civil protection order proceedings, population-specific services, and other activities that support youth in finding safety, stability, and justice and in addressing the emotional, cognitive, and physical effects of trauma. Funds may be used to— To enable middle schools, high schools, and institutions of higher education to— To develop, maintain, or enhance programs designed to prevent future incidents of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by preventing, reducing and responding to children’s exposure to violence in the home, including by— providing services for children exposed to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking, including— training and coordination for educational, after-school, and childcare programs on how to— To develop, maintain, or enhance programs that change attitudes and behaviors around the acceptability of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and provide education and skills training to young individuals and individuals who influence young individuals, which— shall include— age and developmentally-appropriate education on— To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall be— To be eligible to receive a grant for the purposes described in subsection (b)(2), an entity described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) shall be partnered with a public, charter, tribal, or nationally accredited private middle or high school, a school administered by the Department of Defense under section 2164 of title 10 or section 921 of title 20, a group of schools, a school district, or an institution of higher education. All applicants under this section are encouraged to work in partnership with organizations and agencies that work with the relevant population. Such entities may include— Applicants for grants under this section shall establish and implement policies, practices, and procedures that— In this section, the definitions and grant conditions provided for in section 12291 of this title shall apply. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027. Not less than 50 percent of the total amount appropriated under this section for each fiscal year shall be used for the purposes described in subsection (b)(1). Not less than 10 percent of the total amount appropriated under this section for each fiscal year shall be made available for grants under the program authorized by section 10452 of this title. The requirements of this section shall not apply to funds allocated under this paragraph. The Attorney General shall prioritize grant applications under this section that coordinate with prevention programs in the community.