# SMART FY 2024 Keep Young Athletes Safe

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-smart-2024-172099-smart-fy-2024-keep-young-athletes-safe/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/355185

> SMART offered grants of up to $2.1 million to nonprofits. It expected to make one award worth $2.1 million in total. Applications closed on August 9, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-SMART-2024-172099 |
| Agency | SMART |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 9, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $2.1 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $2.1 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.840 |

## Who can apply

- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants are nonprofits, nongovernmental entities with nationally recognized expertise in the identification and prevention of sexual, physical and emotional abuse in the athletic programs of the USOPC and each NGB. Applicants must have a recognized background investigating allegations of abuse and reporting to law enforcement, and such practices must inform the applicants’ training and prevention activities. Applicants must also have the capacity to develop and implement trainings nationally, statewide and at local levels, as well as oversee regular and random audits to ensure the policies and procedures used to identify and prevent abuse are followed correctly.

## What the grant funds

With this solicitation, the SMART Office seeks applicants to design and implement a program that aims to safeguard amateur athletes through the prevention of sexual, physical and emotional abuse in the athletic programs of the USOPC and each NGB. Under the KYAS program, the grantee will design and implement measures to protect young athletes through the development of educational materials, training programs and policies, and necessary tools to help prevent and address identified abuse. Additionally, the grantee will develop background screening policies for new and existing USOPC organizational staff, including coaches, instructors and volunteers, and oversee regular and random audits to ensure that, once implemented, the policies and procedures to prevent and identify amateur athlete abuse are followed correctly. The KYAS program requires reporting of any allegations of sexual and physical abuse, following applicable state and federal reporting requirements.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-SMART-2024-172099 still open?

No. It closed on August 9, 2024.

### Who can apply for SMART FY 2024 Keep Young Athletes Safe?

SMART accepted applications from nonprofits. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for SMART FY 2024 Keep Young Athletes Safe?

Closed August 9, 2024. 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 $2.1 million each. About $2.1 million in total for one award.

### Who has won Keep Young Athletes Safe grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were United States Center for Safesport. The program made 2 awards worth $9.0 million in that time.