The Federal Sexual Assault Services Grant Program (SASP) provides intervention, advocacy, accompaniment, support services, and related assistance for adult, youth and child victims of sexual assault, family and household members of victims, and those collaterally affected by sexual assault.
Donor Name: Kansas Governor’s Grants Program (KGGP)
State: Kansas
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/03/2024
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
This grant program recognizes the need to place increased focus on sexual assault, rape, sex trafficking, and other severe forms of trafficking in persons who have also experienced sexual assault in order to address the lack of available direct intervention and related assistance services and the unique aspects of sexual assault trauma. Women and men of all ages, as well as children, can be victims of sexual assault. The perpetrator can be a relative, acquaintance (e.g., boyfriend/girlfriend, friend, coworker, neighbor), or stranger.
To heal from the trauma, survivors often need support from family and friends, as well as critical direct intervention and related assistance provided by victim-centered social service organizations such as rape crisis centers, through 24-hour sexual assault hotlines, crisis intervention, and medical and criminal justice accompaniment. The SASP supports these services by assisting with the establishment, maintenance, and expansion of rape/sexual assault crisis centers and other nongovernmental or tribal programs dedicated to assisting those affected by sexual assault.
Funding Information
The amount of funds available for grant awards is approximately $980,000. Grant projects funded under SASP shall be for a period of 12 months from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025.
Uses of funds
All applicants must be accredited or be in the process of accreditation by the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence (KCSDV). As a result, providers such as child advocacy centers whose mission is to serve children, are presumed ineligible for SASP funds unless documentation can be provided to demonstrate that the organization serves all ages and is accredited by KCSDV. Nonprofit organizations must be registered with the Kansas Secretary of State and have proof of exempt status as determined by the Internal Revenue Service.
Grant funds will be awarded to provide direct intervention and related assistance that may include:
- 24-hour crisis intervention services and referrals;
- Accompaniment and advocacy through medical, criminal justice, and social support systems, including medical facilities, law enforcement, and court proceedings;
- Crisis intervention, short-term individual and group support services, and comprehensive service coordination and supervision to assist sexual assault victims and family or household members;
- Information and referral to assist sexual assault victims and family or household members;
- Community-based, culturally specific services and support mechanisms, including outreach activities for underserved communities; and
- Development and distribution of materials regarding issues related to the services described above.
Priority will be given to applicants that are rape/sexual assault crisis centers providing direct intervention and related assistance to victims/survivors; to dual programs that provide sexual assault and domestic violence services to enhance the provision of direct intervention and related assistance services tailored for victims of sexual assault; and for projects that increase support for underserved populations.
Criteria
Available grant funds may be awarded to rape crisis centers and other nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations or tribal programs for programs and activities that provide rape and sexual assault services for the defined grant project purposes to victims without regard to the age of the individual. Organizations must serve all sexual assault victims seeking services regardless of age.
For more information, visit KGGP.
