OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Sexual Assault Services Community-Based Services Program
Posted: Jun 18, 2025 12:00:00 AM EDT
Closes: 02/11/2026
Funding Information
Estimated Total Funding
$7,850,000
Award Ceiling
$380,000
Award Floor
$360,000
Expected Number of Awards
20
Description
The Sexual Assault Services – Community-based Services Program (SAS CSP) supports nonprofit organizations that aim to enhance access to services for all survivors by providing community-based services in culturally specific communities. Applicants must have documented organizational experience in the area of sexual assault intervention or partner with an organization having such expertise. The goal of SAS-CSP is to establish, maintain, and expand sustainable, culturally specific intervention and related assistance for victims of sexual assault.
Synopsis
The Sexual Assault Services – Community-based Services Program (SAS CSP) supports nonprofit organizations that aim to enhance access to services for all survivors by providing community-based services in culturally specific communities. Applicants must have documented organizational experience in the area of sexual assault intervention or partner with an organization having such expertise. The goal of SAS-CSP is to establish, maintain, and expand sustainable, culturally specific intervention and related assistance for victims of sexual assault.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants:
Entities that are eligible to apply are private nonprofit organizations that focus primarily on culturally specific communities and that: (1) Have documented organizational experience in the area of sexual assault intervention or have entered into a formal partnership with an organization having such expertise; (2) 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; and (3) Have an advisory board or steering committee and staffing which is reflective of the culturally specific community. See 34 U.S.C. § 12511(c)(2); see also id. at § 12291(b)(8) (defining “culturally specific”).
Funding Activity Categories
CFDA Numbers
- 16.023 - Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program
Contact Information
Agency: Office on Violence Against Women
Contact: Office on Violence Against Women
Email: ovw.sasp.cultural@usdoj.gov
Phone: 0000000000
For assistance with the requirements of this NOFO, email OVW at OVW.SASP.Cultural@usdoj.gov. Alternatively, interested parties may call OVW at 202-307-6026.
ovw.sasp.cultural@usdoj.gov
ovw.sasp.cultural@usdoj.gov
Additional Information
Document Type: synopsis
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Version: 2
Last Updated: Feb 10, 2026 05:27:50 PM EST
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