# OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Sexual Assault Services Formula Program - Solicitation

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ovw-2023-171608-ovw-fiscal-year-2023-sexual-assault-services-formula/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/347196

> Office on Violence Against Women offered grants of up to $2.6 million (at least $88,000) to state and local governments. It expected to make about 56 awards. Applications closed on May 18, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OVW-2023-171608 |
| Agency | Office on Violence Against Women |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 18, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $2.6 million |
| Award floor | $88,000 |
| Expected awards | 56 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.017 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants are limited to: any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Specifically, only the designated state office may apply. For more information, see the Eligibility Information section of this solicitation.

## What the grant funds

This program is authorized by 34 U.S.C § 12511. The Sexual Assault Services Formula Program (SAS Formula) (CFDA# 16.017) directs grant dollars to states and territories to assist them in supporting rape crisis centers and other nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations or tribal programs that provide direct intervention and related assistance to victims of sexual assault, without regard to age. For additional information about this program and related performance measures, including how awards contribute to the achievement of program goals and objectives, see: OVW grant program information: OVW Grants and Programs Webpage. Program performance measures under the Measuring Effectiveness Initiative: VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative webpage. Program-specific sections in OVW’s most recent report to Congress on the effectiveness of VAWA grant programs. What’s New About this OVW Program The Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 added "direct payments" to the list of items that may constitute "intervention and related assistance" for victims of sexual assault under the SASP statute. Direct payments to victims and their family or household members must be for costs related to the sexual assault.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OVW-2023-171608 still open?

No. It closed on May 18, 2023.

### Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Sexual Assault Services Formula Program - Solicitation?

Office on Violence Against Women accepted applications from state and local governments. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Sexual Assault Services Formula Program - Solicitation?

Closed May 18, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $2.6 million each.

### Who has won Sexual Assault Services Formula Program  grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Office of Emergency Services, Texas Office of the Governor, Crime & Delinquency Pa Commission on. The program made 280 awards worth $220 million in that time.