Deadline: 19-Apr-22
The Office on Violence Against Women has announed the 2022 Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (TSASP) to support efforts to create, maintain, and expand sustainable sexual assault services provided by Tribes.
TSASP supported projects provide intervention, advocacy, accompaniment (e.g., accompanying victims to court, medical facilities, or police departments), support services, and related assistance for adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault, non-offending family and household members of victims, and those collaterally affected by the sexual assault.
Purpose Areas
- Under funds under this program must be used to support the establishment, maintenance, and expansion of programs and projects within Indian country and Alaska Native villages to provide intervention and related assistance to those victimized by sexual assault.
- By statute,“intervention and related assistance” includes:
- 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
- The development and distribution of materials on issues related to the services described in (1) – (5).
Funding Information
- Anticipated Number of Awards 8
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards $525,000.00.
- Period of Performance Start Date 10/1/22 12:00 AM
- Period of Performance Duration (Months) 36
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation $4,100,000.00
Eligibility Criteria
The following entities are eligible to apply for this program:
- Indian Tribes: A tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians, including any Alaska Native Village or regional or village corporation (as defined in, or established pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act )that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians
- Tribal Consortiums: A coalition of two or more separate Indian Tribes that join together for the purpose of participating in self-governance.
- Tribal Organizations
- the governing body of any Indian Tribe: or
- any legally established organization of Indians which is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by such governing body of a Tribe or Tribes to be served, or which is democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to be served by such organization and which includes the maximum participation of Indians in all phases of its activities.
- Nonprofit Tribal Organizations
- a victim service provider that has as its primary purpose to assist American Indian or Alaska Native victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and
- staff and leadership of the organization must include persons with a demonstrated history of assisting American Indian or Alaska Native victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking
- Faith-Based and Community Organizations
- Faith Based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this solicitation.
- 501(c)(3) Status
- Any entity that is eligible for this program based on its status as a nonprofit organization must be an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=338368