ICJI Sexual Assault Services Program – Indiana

Deadline: 10/30/2023

Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000

Grant Duration: 12 months

Details: 

The Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP) was created by the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005. The program directs grant dollars to states to assist them in supporting rape crisis centers and nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations that provide core services, direct intervention, and related assistance to victims of sexual assault.

Program Scope

Activities supported by this program are determined by state and federal statutes, federal regulations, and ICJI policies and procedures. If an applicant receives an award, the funded project is bound by the provisions of this solicitation, any applicable laws, rules, policies, regulations, and special conditions, part 200, and the current version of the DOJ Grants Financial Guide, including updates to the guide after an award is made. All grants from ICJI Victim Services are reimbursement grants. Verification of expenses along with verification of payment of expenses must be provided to ICJI on a monthly or quarterly basis prior to reimbursement of expenses.

Funding Information

• ICJI has approximately $900,000 available in funding for this one-year grant award period. ICJI estimates providing 10-16 grants ranging from $10,000 to $100,000.
• The award period for this grant shall be January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024. Projects should begin on January 1, 2024, and must be in operation no later than sixty (60) days after this date. Failure to have the funded project operational within sixty (60) days will result in termination of the grant and the de-obligation of all awarded funds.

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible applicants include the entity types listed below that assist victims (and their dependents) of sexual assault and have a documented history of effective work involving sexual assault victims.
• Nonprofit, nongovernmental rape crisis centers.
• Nonprofit, nongovernmental dual programs that provide sexual assault and domestic violence services.
• Governmental entity rape crisis (or dual) centers. In the case of a governmental entity, the entity may not be part of the criminal justice system (such as a law enforcement agency) and must be able to offer a comparable level of confidentiality as a nonprofit entity that provides similar victim services.
• Faith-based organizations.
• Other state, local public, and nonprofit agencies, such as mental health or counseling centers or other programs that have staff specifically trained to serve victims of sexual assault.

An entity may apply, but will not be eligible for a grant until the entity has prequalified through a series of threshold requirements including, but not limited to:

• Unique Entity ID: The UEI is entered in the Project Information section of the grant application.
• System for Award Management (SAM) Registration: To enable ICJI to report subawards in a timely manner, subgrantees are also required to register with the System for Award Management (SAM). SAM is a federally-owned and operated free website, and it is used to reference the information needed to report subaward information to the federal government. When registering, please ensure you do not mark your agency as private, which will prohibit ICJI from verifying your registration and ensuring that your agency has an active SAM registration during the entirety of the grant period if funding is awarded. In order to register, you must have a UEI number. Registration can be done by clicking here.
• Review of the entity’s good standing with Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR), Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD), and Secretary of State (SOS).

For more information, visit ICJI.