Sexual Assault Services Community-Based Services Program

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 16.023

Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice

Letter of Intent (Optional): Jul 7, 2025
Application: Jul 25, 2025

For programmatic or technical questions:
202.307.6026
OVW.SASP.Cultural@usdoj.gov

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The Sexual Assault Services Community-Based Services Program awards funding to nonprofit organizations that offer culturally specific sexual assault services.

Proposed activities regarding sexual assault victim services must extend beyond intimate partner sexual violence and include services to a broad range of survivors, such as:

• Adults abused as children
• Child and youth victims and survivors
• Adults sexually assaulted by those other than an intimate partner

Interventions and assistance may include:

• 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, 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
• Development and distribution of materials on issues related to the services described above

Planning grants are also available to establish culturally specific sexual assault services. Proposed activities may include, but are not limited to:

• Participating in site visits, peer-to-peer exchange, and technical assistance events
• Developing relevant policies and procedures
• Delivering culturally specific sexual assault training to staff and leadership
• Funding a project/planning coordinator
• Creating and/or revising program documents
• Coordinating and conducting planning meetings
• Establishing an advisory/consulting committee

Priority will be given to proposed projects that:

• Work 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
• 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

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

Nationwide

Award range: $360,000 - $380,000
Project period: 36 months
Estimated number of awards: 20
Total funding available: $7,850,000

Up to 4 planning grants of up to $100,000 for a period of up to 24 months. Planning grants do not require the provision of direct services.

Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and the online application process are available through grants.gov.

While not required, applicants are strongly encouraged to email a letter of intent to OVW.SASP.Cultural@usdoj.gov by July 7, 2025.

Applicants should submit an SF-424 and an SF-LLL in grants.gov by July 25, 2025.

Submit the full application, including attachments, in the JustGrants grants management system by July 29, 2025.

Abuse and violence · Children and youth · Culture · Families · Human services · Limited English proficient · Planning and strategy methods and resources · Tribal communities · Women