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Federal grant programs / Department of Justice

Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations (16.053)

Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations (Assistance Listing 16.053) is run by the Office of Justice Programs, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $5.5 million in 10 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $548,979 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $500,000. Half of the 10 awards fell between $499,999 and $500,000, and they ranged from $494,444 to $998,190.

Key findings

What the program funds

Program goal(s) name: Improve quality of and accessibility to trained sexual assault examiners. Program goal(s) description: Establish or expand SANE/SAFE programs to provide trauma-informed medical forensic examinations and victim services in a variety of settings (e.g., hospital, community, campus, correctional, law enforcement-based programs). Program objective(s) name: Support Victims of Crime Program objective(s) description: Hire qualified SANE professionals to provide services to victims of sexual assault; Increase the availability of SANE exams for sexual assault victims including through innovative service delivery models (e.g., telehealth, mobile health units); improve coordination between law enforcement agencies, healthcare facilities, and victim advocates to provide a comprehensive response for sexual assault survivors.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Anticipated Number of Awards: 6 Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $500,000 Period of Performance Start Date: October 1, 2023 Period of Performance Duration (Months): 36 months Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $3,000,000

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations (16.053) awarded$5.5 million across 10 grant awards, an average of $548,979 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
International Association of Forensic Nurses, IncorporatedMaryland1$998,190
Providence Health & Services - OregonOregon1$500,000
St. Mary Medical Center, LLCCalifornia1$500,000
Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence, Inc.Mississippi1$500,000
Community Violence SolutionsCalifornia1$500,000
The Tundra Women's CoalitionAlaska1$500,000
Avalon Healing CenterMichigan1$500,000
Texas Forensic Nurse Examiners - Forensic Center of ExcellenceTexas1$499,999
University of South AlabamaAlabama1$497,158
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterTennessee1$494,444

Top states: California ($1.0 million), Maryland ($998,190), Alaska ($500,000), Michigan ($500,000), Mississippi ($500,000), Oregon ($500,000), Texas ($499,999), Alabama ($497,158), Tennessee ($494,444).

Who usually wins

Nonprofits received 91% of the money, colleges and universities 9.1%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Nonprofits9$5.0 million91%
Colleges and universities1$497,1589.1%

By state

1 state has a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. It is California.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
California2$1.0 million
Maryland1$998,190
Alaska1$500,000
Michigan1$500,000
Mississippi1$500,000
Oregon1$500,000
Texas1$499,999
Alabama1$497,158
Tennessee1$494,444

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.