The Office on Violence Against Women (OWV) is seeking applications for Sexual Assault Services (SAS) Culturally Specific Program to support nonprofit organizations that focus primarily on culturally specific communities and have experience in the area of sexual assault or who partner with an organization having such expertise.
Donor Name: Office on Violence Against Women
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/05/2022
Size of the Grant: $300,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The goal of the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program is to establish, maintain, and expand sustainable, culturally appropriate services that address the unique needs and challenges of victims of sexual assault from culturally specific communities.
Purpose Areas
Funds under this program must be used to support the establishment, maintenance, and expansion of culturally specific intervention and related assistance for victims of sexual assault.
Pursuant to 34 U.S.C. § 12511(b)(2)(C), such intervention and related assistance may include:
- 24-hour hotline services providing crisis intervention services and referral.
- Accompaniment and advocacy through medical, criminal justice, and social support systems, including medical facilities, police, 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 the sexual assault victim and family or household members.
- Community-based, culturally specific services and support mechanisms, including outreach activities for underserved communities.
- Development and distribution of materials on issues related to the services
Priority Areas
In FY 2022, OVW is interested in supporting the priority areas identified below. Applications proposing activities in the following areas will be given special consideration:
- Advance racial equity is an essential component of ending sexual assault. Strengthen efforts to prevent and end sexual assault, including improving outreach, services, and support for survivors of sexual assault.
- Improve outreach, services, and support for survivors of sexual assault from underserved communities, particularly LGBTQ communities.
Funding Information
Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards – $300,000.
Grant Period
The award period is 36 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Eligible applicants are limited to private nonprofit organizations for which the primary purpose of the organization as a whole is to provide culturally specific services to American Indians (including Alaska Natives, Eskimos, and Aleuts), Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders, Blacks, or Hispanics in the United States or U.S. territories.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
