Deadline: 13-Jun-22
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime seeks applications for funding to develop or enhance a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program.
Goals
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Purpose Area 1: Establish and/or Expand SANE/SAFE Programs
- The goal of this program is to establish and/or expand hospital-based or community-based SANE/SAFE programs that offer sexual assault medical forensic exams and sexual assault victim services using coordinated community response strategies. Applicants may propose innovative ways of bringing experienced medical forensic examiners to rural, tribal, and underserved communities, such as using a mobile or telehealth model (limited funding can support equipment costs)
- New and established programs applying under this solicitation should follow the National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations in responding to sexual assault victims and the forensic examination process. Development of new training programs should follow the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) National Sexual Assault Training Standards and the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Education Guidelines, which take a victim-centered, trauma-informed approach to medical forensic examinations.
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Purpose Area 2: Training and Technical Assistance Provider
- OVC will provide funding for a technical assistance provider that is proactive, action-driven, flexible, and ensures ongoing communication and collaboration with the selected Purpose Area 1 awardees, OVC, and other relevant federal agencies and partners. The methods of TA delivery should be creative and adapted according to the needs of the awardees. This can include in-person, phone, and email consultations; webinars; and other distance/online learning technologies. The TA provider is expected to bring innovative and evidence-driven ideas and strategies to the project, and work in partnership with OVC and the awardees to accomplish the goals, objectives, and activities of the project.
- TA applicants must clearly demonstrate their knowledge and expertise with providing training and technical assistance in SANE/SAFE practice, programming, and training, case reviews, multidisciplinary collaboration, and trauma-informed approaches to working with victims.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
- Award Floor: $500,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- State governments
- Others
- Special district governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- County governments
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For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=339887