Deadline: 25-Jul-25
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office on Violence Against Women is accepting applications for its Sexual Assault Services: Community-Based Services Program to enhance access to services for all survivors by providing community-based services in culturally specific communities.
Applicants must have documented organizational experience in the area of sexual assault intervention or partner with an organization having such expertise. The goal of SAS-CSP is to establish, maintain, and expand sustainable, culturally specific intervention and related assistance for victims of sexual assault.
Focus 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:
- 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; and
- Development and distribution of materials on issues related to the services described above.
Priorities
- Measures to combat human trafficking and transnational crime, particularly crimes linked to illegal immigration and cartel operations, that support safety and justice for trafficking victims who have also suffered domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and/or stalking; and
- Projects to provide victim services, especially housing, and improve law enforcement response in rural and remote areas, tribal nations, and small towns that often lack resources to effectively combat domestic violence and sexual assault.
Funding Information
- Expected total amount of funding: $7,850,000
- Grant amount: up to $380,000
- Duration: 36 months
Role and Responsibilities
- Applicants that receive funding under this program will be required to engage in the following activities:
- Participate in OVW-sponsored training and technical assistance (TTA).
- Collect and report performance indicators.
- Participate in an assessment or evaluation, if OVW conducts one that requires recipient involvement.
- Provide sexual assault victim services to non-intimate partner sexual assault victims.
- Applications proposing projects to serve only or primarily victims of intimate partner sexual assault will be removed from further funding consideration.
- Make services available to all victims in the applicant’s community.
Eligibility Criteria
- Entities that are eligible to apply are private nonprofit organizations that focus primarily on culturally specific communities and that:
- Have documented organizational experience in the area of sexual assault intervention or have entered into a formal partnership with an organization having such expertise.
- Have expertise in the development of community-based, linguistically and culturally specific outreach and intervention services relevant for the specific communities to which assistance would be provided or have the capacity to link to existing services in the community tailored to the needs of culturally specific populations.
- Have an advisory board or steering committee and staffing which is reflective of the culturally specific community.
- Faith-Based organizations that meet the eligibility requirements for this program are eligible to apply.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Applications submitted by ineligible entities or that do not meet all other program eligibility requirements will not be considered for funding.
- Any nonprofit organization that holds money in offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding paying the tax described in section 511(a) of the Internal Revenue Code is not eligible for a grant from this program.
- The activities listed below are out of the program scope and will not be funded:
- Research projects: funds under this program may not be used to conduct research.
- Promoting or facilitating the violation of federal immigration law.
- Activities that frame domestic violence or sexual assault as systemic social justice issues rather than criminal offenses.
- Generic community engagement or economic development without a clear link to violence prevention, victim safety, or offender accountability.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.