North Carolina Rape Prevention and Education Program: Community Approaches to Preventing Sexual Violence

deena.fulton@dhhs.nc.gov

This program offers funding to provide a broad array of primary prevention strategies in North Carolina to reduce risk factors and increase protective factors for sexual violence perpetration, with the intended long-term impact of reducing the incidence of rape and sexual violence in the state.

Objectives include:

• Implement local sexual violence primary prevention strategies and activities that are aligned with community needs and strengths and the best available evidence about sexual violence primary prevention
• Increase local efforts focused on community and societal-level approaches to sexual violence primary prevention
• Increase coordination among organizations and community groups in support of violence prevention
• Increase the integration of health equity strategies in sexual violence primary prevention activities and partnerships
• Increase process and outcome evaluation of primary prevention efforts

Specific strategies and activities are provided in Table 1 of the application instructions.

Projects that focus on historically marginalized populations are encouraged. These populations include:

• Black/African American
• Native American/American Indian
• Hispanic/Latinx
• Populations of lower economic status
• Rural areas
• Religious minorities
• Low English proficiency
• LGBTQ+
• People with disabilities

Eligible applicants include private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations and public or local governmental agencies in North Carolina that can demonstrate a commitment to the primary prevention of sexual violence.

Colleges and universities are not eligible to apply.

Applicants demonstrating a minimum of 35% time spent on community or societal strategies will be eligible to receive $70,000 per year. These applicants will be applying under Category A.

All applicants demonstrating a minimum of 75% time spent on community or societal level change will be eligible to receive $87,000 per year. These applicants will be applying under Category B.

The project period is 3 years.

Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and a budget template are available on the program website.

Applicants are encouraged, but not required, to email a notice of intent to deena.fulton@dhhs.nc.gov by August 30, 2021. Email completed applications to Deena Fulton by September 13, 2021.