124 STAT. 3505 PUBLIC LAW 111–320—DEC. 20, 2010 ‘‘(b) TERM.—The Secretary shall award a grant under this sec- tion for a period of not more than 5 years. ‘‘(c) CONDITIONS ON PAYMENT.—The provision of payments under a grant awarded under this section shall be subject to annual approval by the Secretary and subject to the availability of appro- priations for each fiscal year to make the payments. ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary that shall— ‘‘(1) contain such agreements, assurances, and information, be in such form, and be submitted in such manner, as the Secretary shall prescribe; ‘‘(2) include a complete description of the applicant’s plan for the operation of a national domestic violence hotline, including descriptions of— ‘‘(A) the training program for hotline personnel, including technology training to ensure that all persons affiliated with the hotline are able to effectively operate any technological systems used by the hotline; ‘‘(B) the hiring criteria and qualifications for hotline personnel; ‘‘(C) the methods for the creation, maintenance, and updating of a resource database; ‘‘(D) a plan for publicizing the availability of the hot- line; ‘‘(E) a plan for providing service to non-English speaking callers, including service through hotline per- sonnel who have non-English language capability; ‘‘(F) a plan for facilitating access to the hotline by persons with hearing impairments; and ‘‘(G) a plan for providing assistance and referrals to youth victims of domestic violence and for victims of dating violence who are minors, which may be carried out through a national teen dating violence hotline; ‘‘(3) demonstrate that the applicant has recognized exper- tise in the area of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence and a record of high quality service to victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, including a demonstration of support from advocacy groups and State Domestic Violence Coalitions; ‘‘(4) demonstrate that the applicant has the capacity and the expertise to maintain a domestic violence hotline and a comprehensive database of service providers; ‘‘(5) demonstrate the ability to provide information and referrals for callers, directly connect callers to service providers, and employ crisis interventions meeting the standards of family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence providers; ‘‘(6) demonstrate that the applicant has a commitment to diversity and to the provision of services to underserved populations, including to ethnic, racial, and non-English speaking minorities, in addition to older individuals and individuals with disabilities; ‘‘(7) demonstrate that the applicant complies with non- disclosure requirements as described in section 306(c)(5) and follows comprehensive quality assurance practices; and ‘‘(8) contain such other information as the Secretary may require.
