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The bill increases trauma-informed, survivor-centered training and accountability—especially on campuses and in underserved areas—improving care for survivors while imposing modest federal costs and administrative/reporting burdens that may leave some communities without support.
Women and other survivors will receive more trauma-informed, victim-centered responses from trained personnel, improving care and support.
Students and campus communities will benefit from funded training that improves campus response to sexual assault and stalking.
Rural, Tribal, and other underserved communities will receive targeted grant support to expand survivor-centered training and local capacity in remote or underresourced areas.
Limited grant funding and a competitive award process may leave some communities or facilities—especially small, rural, or underserved ones—without support.
Small eligible facilities may face added administrative burden to partner with research entities and comply with evaluation and reporting requirements, which could hamper participation.
Taxpayers will fund roughly $10 million per year (FY2026–FY2030) for the program, representing a modest but real increase in federal spending.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Creates a competitive grant program to fund trauma-informed, victim-centered training in health-care settings with required evaluations, authorizing $10M/year for FY2026–FY2030.
Introduced October 6, 2025 by Emilia Strong Sykes · Last progress October 6, 2025
Creates a competitive demonstration grant program to fund health-care-related facilities to deliver trauma-informed, victim-centered training for staff who interact with people experiencing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Grants must support evidence-based or promising practices, require collaboration with victim-service partners, fund evaluations and public reporting, and include research-partner-driven impact evaluations; $10 million is authorized each year for FY2026–FY2030 and the GAO must report on implementation within three years.