# Education Against Hate Crimes Act of 2023

This bill creates a federal grant program that gives money to schools and organizations to teach middle and high school students about preventing hate crimes and reducing prejudice. The Department of Education would start awarding these grants within a year of the bill passing, with each grant providing up to $1.5 million per year to eligible recipients.

The program focuses on teaching students about hate crimes—crimes motivated by someone's race, religion, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or other protected characteristics. Schools and nonprofits that receive funding would develop educational programs to help students understand why these crimes happen and how to prevent them. The curriculum would be culturally relevant and available in multiple languages to match the communities being served. The Department of Education, working with the Department of Homeland Security and the Attorney General, would set standards for what these educational programs should include.

The bill prioritizes funding for areas that have experienced higher rates of hate crimes compared to their population size. This means communities dealing with more hate crime activity would have a better chance of receiving grants. Schools and organizations that get funding must report back annually on how many students completed the program, how many teachers taught it, and what strategies worked best.

The bill authorizes spending "such sums as may be necessary" through 2034, meaning Congress would need to actually appropriate money for this program to operate. Without specific funding amounts approved separately, the grants couldn't be awarded even if the bill passes.

Education Against Hate Crimes Act of 2023

Velázquez, Nydia M.

<html><body>Education Against Hate Crimes Act of 2023 This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award competitive grants to states, local educational agencies, and nonprofit organizations to conduct hate crime prevention and prejudice reduction education for secondary school students and students in middle grades. The bill also requires ED, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice, to develop relevant curriculum requirements.</body></html>