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42 U.S. Code § 10410. National resource centers and training and technical assistance centers
(a) Purpose and grants authorized
(1) Purpose
The purpose of this section is to provide resource information, training, and technical assistance relating to the objectives of this chapter to improve the capacity of individuals, organizations, governmental entities, and communities to prevent family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence and to provide effective intervention services.
(2) Grants authorizedFrom the amounts appropriated under this chapter and reserved under section 10403(a)(2)(C) of this title, the Secretary—
(A) shall award grants to eligible entities for the establishment and maintenance of—
(i)
2 national resource centers (as provided for in subsection (b)(1)); and
(ii)
at least 7 special issue resource centers addressing key areas of domestic violence, and intervention and prevention (as provided for in subsection (b)(2)); and
(B) may award grants, to—
(i)
State resource centers to reduce disparities in domestic violence in States with high proportions of Indian (including Alaska Native) or Native Hawaiian populations (as provided for in subsection (b)(3)); and
(ii)
support training and technical assistance that address emerging issues related to family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, to entities demonstrating related expertise.