All applications are due by 8:00 p.m. E.T. on March 9, 2010. In 2010 OVW applications will be submitted through the Office of Justice Programs Grants Management System (GMS). All Applicants should register online with GMS by February 23, 2010. A hard copy must be sent via an overnight delivery method, post-marked by January 29, 2010 to: The Office on Violence Against Women; Attn: SASP Unit; 800 K Street, suite 920; Washington, DC 20530. Please refer to the program guidance for detailed submission information.

Overall, the purpose of SASP is to provide intervention, advocacy, accompaniment (e.g., accompanying victims to court, medical facilities, police departments, etc.), support services, and related assistance for adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault, family and household members of victims, and those collaterally affected by the sexual assault. For many victims, it may take years to recover from the physical and psychological trauma caused by rape and other forms of sexual violence. In order to heal from the trauma, survivors often need support from family and friends, as well as critical direct intervention and related assistance from victim-centered social service organizations such as rape crisis centers, through 24-hour sexual assault hotlines, crisis intervention, and medical and criminal justice accompaniment. The SASP will support these services by assisting the establishment, maintenance, and expansion of rape crisis centers and other relevant programs dedicated to assisting those victimized by sexual assault. The Sexual Assault Services Formula Grant Program (SASP Formula Grant Program) directs grant dollars to States and Territories to assist them in supporting rape crisis centers and other nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations that provide core services, direct intervention, and related assistance to victims of sexual assault. Funds provided through the SASP Formula Grant Program are designed to supplement other funding sources directed at addressing sexual assault on the State and Territorial level. Overall, the purpose of the SASP, and therefore the SASP Formula Grant Program, is to provide intervention, advocacy, accompaniment (e.g., accompanying victims to court, medical facilities, police departments, etc.), support services, and related assistance to (1) Adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault; (2) Family and household members of such victims; and (3) Those collaterally affected by the victimization, except for the perpetrator of such victimization (e.g., friends, coworkers, classmates). SASP Formula grants shall be used by States and Territories to provide grants to rape crisis centers and other non-profit, nongovernmental organizations, including faith-based, other community organizations, and Tribal non-profit organizations for programs and activities that provide direct intervention and related assistance. Intervention and related assistance may include: (1) 24-hour hotline services providing crisis intervention services and referral; (2) Accompaniment and advocacy through medical, criminal justice, and social support systems, including medical facilities, police, and court proceedings; (3) 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; (4) Information and referral to assist the sexual assault victim and family or household members; (5) Community-based, linguistically and culturally specific services and support mechanisms, including outreach activities for underserved communities; and (6) The development and distribution of materials on issues related to the services described above. The purpose and objectives of this program are very specific in nature. The distinct subject matter of this funding opportunity necessitates a thorough review of the official program guidance referenced at the URL provided in the contact section of this summary.

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Name: Melissa Schmisek

Department: The Office on Violence Against Women

Street: 800 K Street, suite 920

City: Washington

Zip: 20530

Email: Melissa.Schmisek@usdoj.gov