President Barack Obama’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2011 requests an additional $130.5 million for what he calls projects to combat “violence against women.” The additional funding would go for these programs: Crime Victims Fund: $100 million Sexual Assault: $15 million Legal Assistance for Victims: $9 million National DV Hotline: $4.5 million Here’s the full announcement: The White House’s Commitment to Combating Violence Against Women Posted by Lynn Rosenthal on February 02, 2010 at 09:00 AM EDT For six months now, I have held the first-ever White House position dedicated to combating violence and sexual assault against women and continuing...