U.S. Code > Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare > CHAPTER 136—VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT > SUBCHAPTER III—VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN > Part I—Violence Against Women Act Court Training and Improvements > § 14043a. Grant requirements

§ 14043a. Grant requirements

Grants awarded under this part shall be subject to the following conditions:
(1) Eligible grantees
Eligible grantees may include—
(A) Federal, State, tribal, territorial, or local courts or court-based programs; and
(B) national, State, tribal, territorial, or local private, nonprofit organizations with demonstrated expertise in developing and providing judicial education about domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
(2) Conditions of eligibility
To be eligible for a grant under this section, applicants shall certify in writing that—
(A) any courts or court-based personnel working directly with or making decisions about adult or youth parties experiencing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking have completed or will complete education about domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;
(B) any education program developed under section 14043 of this title has been or will be developed with significant input from and in collaboration with a national, tribal, State, territorial, or local victim services provider or coalition; and
(C) the grantee’s internal organizational policies, procedures, or rules do not require mediation or counseling between offenders and victims physically together in cases where domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking is an issue.