The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) supports the updating of the OVC Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program Development and Operation Guide to ensure the field of forensic nursing remains responsive to the needs of survivors of sexual assault.
Donor Name: Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/15/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
OJP is committed to advancing work that furthers DOJ’s mission to uphold the rule of law, to keep country safe, and to protect civil rights. OJP provides federal leadership, funding, and other critical resources to directly support law enforcement, combat violent crime, protect American children, provide services to American crime victims, and address public safety challenges, including human trafficking and the opioid crisis.
The goal of this program is to update the SANE Program Development and Operation Guide to serve as an updated, comprehensive resource that will help establish, expand, and refine SANE programs across the country.
- Objective 1: Consult with experts in forensic nursing, legal services, victim advocacy, law enforcement, public health, and community-based organizations to provide strategic guidance throughout the project.
- Objective 2: Identify and incorporate the latest evidence-based practices, technological innovations, and advancements in forensic nursing techniques.
- Objective 3: Revise the Guide to incorporate—
- current national standards in forensic nursing, legal frameworks, and victim services.
- updated protocols that align with trauma-informed approaches.
- updated multidisciplinary collaboration guidelines.
- detailed protocols for providing post-exam support and follow-up services.
- practical strategies for expanding SANE programs, best practices for sustainability, and guidelines for staffing and training.
- clear and simple tools, checklists, and templates to make the Guide easy to use and implement.
- Objective 4: Disseminate content of the updated Guide to practitioners through various mechanisms (e.g., webinars, video demonstrations, case studies).
Funding Information
- Total Amount To Be Awarded Under This Funding Opportunity: $350,000.
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: Up to $350,000.
Project Period
36 months
Eligibility Criteria
The types of entities that are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity are listed below:
- Government Entities
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Native American Tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Native American Tribal governments (other than federally recognized)
- Educational Organizations
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Other
- Other Units of Local Government
- State Government Entities:
- For the purposes of this NOFO, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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