With this solicitation, the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing Monitoring Apprehending Registering and Tracking (SMART) Office seeks applicants to design and implement a program that aims to safeguard amateur athletes through the prevention of sexual, physical and emotional abuse in the athletic programs of the USOPC and each NGB. Under the KYAS program, the grantee will design and implement measures to protect young athletes through the development of educational materials, training programs and policies, and necessary tools to help prevent and address identified abuse.
Donor Name: Office of Sex Offender Sentencing Monitoring Apprehending Registering and Tracking (SMART)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/09/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Under the KYAS program, the SMART Office funds activities that support the prevention of sexual, physical and emotional abuse and provide education to staff, coaches, parents, volunteers and young athletes about recognizing and preventing all forms of abuse. The KYAS program works to protect young athletes through the development of educational materials, training programs and policies, and necessary tools to help prevent and address identified abuse.
Objectives
The application should include a project abstract and description of how the entity will carry out the following goals and activities:
- Develop and test new training materials for sexual, physical and emotional abuse identification, as well as training materials for investigation and prevention education in amateur athletic programs that are evidence-based and incorporate input from survivors’ lived experiences;
- Provide ongoing, comprehensive training on abuse prevention to organizational leadership, coaches, instructors and volunteers;
- Develop, maintain and disseminate information about safeguarding amateur athletes against abuse;
- Develop background-screening policies for new and existing organizational staff, including coaches, instructors and volunteers;
- Develop policies and standards related to safeguarding athletes from sexual, physical and emotional abuse occurring as a result of participation in amateur athletic programs;
- Assist in the implementation of training and abuse prevention policies and standards at national, state and local levels;
- Report allegations of sexual and physical abuse and comply with applicable state and federal reporting requirements regarding child abuse, including sexual abuse;
- Oversee regular and random audits to ensure policies and procedures used to prevent and identify the abuse of amateur athletes are followed correctly; an
- Identify and implement evidence-based practices and procedures to document and demonstrate the program’s effectiveness.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount To Be Awarded Under This Solicitation: $2,123,869
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount per Award: Up to $2,123,869
Project Period
36 months
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants to this solicitation include the following:
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
- Eligible applicants are nonprofits, nongovernmental entities with nationally recognized expertise in the identification and prevention of sexual, physical and emotional abuse in the athletic programs of the USOPC and each NGB. Applicants must have a recognized background investigating allegations of abuse and reporting to law enforcement, and such practices must inform the applicants’ training and prevention activities. Applicants must also have the capacity to develop and implement trainings nationally, statewide and at local levels, as well as oversee regular and random audits to ensure the policies and procedures used to identify and prevent abuse are followed correctly.
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