Skills Against Violence Act of 2026

Job and Care Help for Survivors

If enacted, the bill would create a grant program to help survivors of gender-based violence and their dependents with job training and work supports. Grants would go to states, local governments, tribes, and nonprofits with a history of serving survivors. Funds could pay for employment counseling, occupational training, job-retention and re-entry counseling, outreach to employers, childcare and elder or disability care, transportation, professional clothing and equipment, legal help, and mental-health counseling. Eligible groups would apply to the Office on Violence Against Women and grantees would report yearly. The bill would authorize $40 million for each fiscal year 2026 through 2030, but Congress would still need to appropriate the money.