The Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program supports 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
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/14/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
The goal of the SAS 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.
Areas
Pursuant, 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, direct payments, 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 described above.
Funding Information
- OVW estimates that it will make up to 20 awards for an estimated $7,500,000.00.
- This program typically makes awards in the range of $300,000-$375,000.
Project Period
The award period is 36 months.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants are limited to:
- private nonprofit organizations having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, 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, and Hispanics in the United States or U.S. territories.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
