OpportunityTitle: OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Expanding Sexual Assault Victim Services on Campus Pilot Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: (1) Institutions of higher education located in the Gulf Coast Region: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, with expertise in providing holistic sexual assault services on campus, including campus-based sexual assault nurse examiner programs, campus-based multi-disciplinary sexual assault response teams, affiliation agreements with acute care hospital-based sexual assault programs and community-based sexual assault victim service providers, and evidence and simulation-based training and education to multidisciplinary team members; OR (2) Other institutions of higher education with a demonstrated history of providing victim services and advocacy and coordination with agencies to support criminal justice investigation and response.
Description: This program is authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Pub. L. No. 117-328. The Expanding Sexual Assault Victim Services on Campus Pilot Program (hereafter referred to as Campus Victim Services Pilot) supports institutions of higher education to improve victim services on campus by expanding access to holistic sexual assault services on college campuses and creating a promising practice guide for higher education institutions that wish to expand their sexual assault services and advocacy. Campus sexual assault victim services need to be survivor-centered, comprehensive, culturally relevant, flexible, and accessible for all survivors of sexual assault. Therefore, collaborative relationships between campus and community-based victim service providers are critical to ensure accessibility to services.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: OVW.Campus@usdoj.gov
GrantorContactText: For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, email OVW at OVW.Campus@usdoj.gov. Applicants also may call OVW at 202-307-6026.&lt;br/&gt;OVW.Campus@usdoj.gov