Deadline: 31-Mar-23
The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is seeking proposals for Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (SAS Culturally Specific Program) to support 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.
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.
Purpose 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.
- Development and distribution of materials on issues related to the service.
OVW Priority Areas
- Applications proposing activities in the following area will be given special consideration.
- Improve outreach, services, and support for survivors of sexual assault from underserved communities, particularly LGBTQ communities.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $5,100,000.00
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $300,000.00
- Anticipated Minimum Dollar Amount of Awards: $100,000
- Period of Performance Duration (Months): 36
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 17
Out-of-Scope Activities
The activities listed are out of the program scope and will not be supported by this program’s funding.
- Research projects
- Activities focused on prevention efforts and public education
- Criminal justice-related projects, including law enforcement, prosecution, courts, and forensic interviews
- Sexual Assault Forensic Medical Examiner programs
- Sexual Assault Response Team coordination
- Providing training to allied professionals and the community
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible entities for the SAS Culturally Specific Program are private nonprofit organizations for which the primary purpose of the organization as a whole is to provide culturally specific services to one or more of the following racial and ethnic communities:
- American Indians (including Alaska Natives, Eskimos, and Aleuts);
- Asian Americans;
- Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders;
- Blacks; and
- Hispanics.
- Note: If an organization has a culturally specific division (for example, a sexual assault organization with a division that focuses on Hispanic victims), the organization is not eligible because providing culturally specific services is not the primary purpose of the organization as a whole.
- Additionally, the applicant must meet the following statutory requirements:
- 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.
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