GRANT TITLE: SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM (SASP)
OVERVIEW: The Sexual Assault Services Program Grant (SASP) Grant funds will support the establishment, maintenance, and expansion of sexual assault services by non-governmental victim services programs to assist those victimized by sexual assault.
The purpose of the Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP) Grant is to provide intervention, advocacy, accompaniment (i.e. 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 sexual assault, except for the perpetrator of such victimization.
These services include:
- Accompaniment and advocacy through the medical, law enforcement, court, and social services settings.
- Crisis intervention, short-term individual and group support services, comprehensive service coordination and supervision for victims and family household members
- Information and referral
- Culturally appropriate outreach and support services
- Development and dissemination of materials
EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS
- The following list are examples of projects that could be funded under the SASP:
Funding of a victims services position that would provide crisis intervention and support services to adult/child victims of sexual violence. These services would be provided in court, legal, medical and office setting.
- Funding for a Sexual Assault Services program that focuses on teens who have been victims of sexual violence. This project would address the social and philosophical barriers that lead to sexual assault and work to re-educate the young women so that they avoid unhealthy relationships as adults.
- Funding a victims services project that would develop support group and crisis services to the non-offending parent of children who are sexually abused.
- Funding for a support services for victims of sexual violence on campus. This project would coordinate with local universities to provide an on-campus support group to women who have been sexually assaulted.
- Developing an extensive outreach campaign to include radio, news and distributed materials for the purposes of making victims of sexual violence aware of current services available in a town or region.
- Funding of a licensed mental health professional with experience in treating sexual assault trauma, to provide individual/group treatment to clients.
- Printing and dissemination of coalition sexual assault brochures for underserved populations, including Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, Questioning (GLBTQ) population, and working with local GLBTQ groups to provide outreach and encourage the use of services.
- Printing and dissemination of coalition sexual assault brochures for underserved populations, including physical or mental disabilities experiencing sexual assault and working with the local aging services to provide outreach and use of services.
- Developing community specific sexual assault awareness materials including materials for underserved populations.
ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible for funding from the SASP Grant, an applicant must be a non-governmental victim services program. The victim service providers must be certified through the Office of the Attorney General before applying for a SASP Grant. Victim service providers from federally recognized Indian Tribes are exempt from this requirement.
BOARD PRIORITIES:The Violence Against Women Grant Board, comprised of six members, is charged with developing and reviewing grant proposals and determining funding awards. The Board has not specified any priorities for this grant program.
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION: The 2009 SASP Grant application period is open. Grant applications must be received at the District Attorneys Council by 5:00 p.m., September 17, 2009.
TO REQUEST AN APPLICATION: You may download a copy of the 2009 SASP instructions and application here. For further assistance you may contact the Federal Grants Division at 405-264-5008.
