Advanced Nursing Education - Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (ANE-SANE) Program

For programmatic or technical questions:
Deitra Scott, RN, MSN
301.945.3113
dscott1@hrsa.gov

For grants management or budget questions:
Latisha Nibblett
301.443.1582
LNibblett@hrsa.gov

The Advanced Nursing Education - Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (ANE-SANE) Program provides grants to increase the number of registered nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, and forensic nurses trained and certified as sexual assault nurse examiners, with a preference for projects that will substantially benefit rural or underserved populations or help meet public health nursing needs in state or local health departments.

Program objectives include:

• Financially support participants/trainees through their SANE certification requirements which, at a minimum, include didactic education, clinical training, and experiential learning
• Develop academic-practice partnerships, including collaboration with HRSA-supported health centers and critical shortage facilities. These partnerships should promote recruitment of participants/trainees, interagency collaboration, and integrate trauma-informed, evidence-based sexual assault and domestic violence services into training and practice settings.
• Incorporate innovative models of training and practice, including virtual, tele-education models, telehealth, and sexual assault response teams (SARTs) to ensure flexible options for learning and practice.
• Reduce system-level and structural barriers to SANE training and practice through collaborative partnerships and technical assistance consultation

Eligible applicants in the 50 states and U.S. territories include:

• Accredited schools of nursing
• Nursing centers
• Nurse-managed health clinics
• Academic health centers
• State and local health departments
• HRSA-supported health centers
• Rural Health Clinics
• Public and nonprofit hospitals
• Emergency healthcare service providers
• Federally Qualified Health Centers
• Clinics receiving funding under Title X
• Federally recognized tribes
• Native American organizations
• Other relevant public and private nonprofit entities

Award ceiling: $500,000 per year
Project period: 3 years
Estimated number of awards: 16
Estimated total program funding: $8,000,000

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