29888 - Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP) - FY26 - Competitive
Funding Opportunity Details
Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP)
Final Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2025 4:00 PM
Status Posted
Posted Date Feb 24, 2025 1:45 PM
Award Amount RangeNot Applicable
Project Dates 07/01/2025 - 06/30/2026
Award Announcement Date
Categorical Area
Recurring Opportunity
Program Officer Kristin Wood-Hegner
Phone 5057090485 x
Description
The Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP) was created by the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (VAWA 2005), 42 U.S.C. §14043g, and is the first Federal funding stream solely dedicated to the provision of direct intervention and related assistance for victims of sexual assault. 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.
Congress, OVW, and victim advocates recognized the need to place increased focus on sexual assault in order to address the lack of available direct intervention and related assistance services and the unique aspects of sexual assault trauma from which victims must heal. Women and men of all ages, as well as children, can be victims of sexual assault. The perpetrator can be a relative, acquaintance (e.g., boyfriend/girlfriend, friend, coworker, neighbor), or a stranger. Nationally, one in six women and one in thirty-three men will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime.
The Sexual Assault Services Formula Grant Program (SASP Formula Program) directs grant dollars to states and territories to assist them in supporting rape crisis centers and other nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations, including faith-based and other community organizations, that provide core services, direct intervention, and related assistance of sexual assault victims.
Funds provided through the SASP Formula Grant Program are designed to supplement other funding sources directed at addressing sexual assault on the state level.
The term of the contract is July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026.
| Description | File Name | Type | Size | Upload Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 VAWA Sexual Assault Services Programs Request for Proposals | FY2026 SASP Request For Proposal.pdf | 962 KB | 02/24/2025 01:43 PM |
| Description | Link |
|---|---|
| FY26 VAWA Grant Writing Workshop | https://youtu.be/angSkm-kv1I |
| New Mexico Crime Victims Reparation Commission Website | https://www.cvrc.nm.gov/ |
| Submitted Date | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2025 3:47 PM | The amount of $817,188 automatically populates, even thought I typed in that we are requesting the amount in the RFA ($814,954). Has the amount increased slightly to the amount on WebGrants? If so, what amount is able to be used for managing the grant? Thanks! | WebGrants auto-calculates the Budget Totals from the preceding line-item amounts entered by the applicant. Awards will be issued in accordance with the Appropriation and Availability of Funds as written on page 6 of the Request for Proposals: “$814,954.00 is available for funding the SASP Formula Program. $36,857.00 may be used for the administrative costs of managing the program and these expenditures must be clearly defined in the budget. A minimum of $778,097.00 must be sub-granted to support rape crisis centers and other non-profit, non-governmental organizations, including faith-based and other community organizations that provide core services, direct intervention, and related assistance for sexual assault victims." |