Well Told Grants

Federal grant programs / Department of Justice

Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Training and Services (16.064)

Also known as SAFE Program

Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Training and Services (Assistance Listing 16.064) is run by the Offices, Boards and Divisions, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $1.5 million in 1 grant from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.5 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

There was 1 award in five years, of $1.5 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

By statute, grants are for the following purposes: (A) To establish qualified regional SANE training programs-- (i) to provide clinical education for SANE students; (ii) to provide salaries for full and part-time SANE instructors, including those specializing in pediatrics and working in a multidisciplinary team setting, to help with the clinical training of SANEs; and (iii) to provide access to simulation laboratories and other resources necessary for clinical education. (B) To provide full and part time salaries for SANEs and SAFEs, including pediatric SANEs and SAFEs. (C) To increase access to SANEs and SAFEs by otherwise providing training, education, or technical assistance relating to the collection, preservation, analysis, and use of DNA samples and DNA evidence by SANEs, SAFEs, and other qualified personnel.

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

Who can apply

(A) a State, Tribal, or local government or hospital; (B) a sexual assault examination program, including-- (i) a SANE program; (ii) a SAFE program; (iii) a SART program; (iv) medical personnel, including a doctor or nurse, involved in treating victims of sexual assault; and (v) a victim service provider involved in treating victims of sexual assault; (C) a State sexual assault coalition; (D) a health care facility, including a hospital that provides sexual assault forensic examinations by a qualified or certified SANE or SAFE; (E) a sexual assault examination program that provides SANE or SAFE training; and (F) a community-based program that provides sexual assault forensic examinations, including pediatric forensic exams in a multidisciplinary setting, by a qualified or certified SANE or SAFE outside of a traditional health care setting.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Funds will be used for the following statutory purposes: (A) To establish qualified regional SANE training programs-- (i) to provide clinical education for SANE students; (ii) to provide salaries for full and part-time SANE instructors, including those specializing in pediatrics and working in a multidisciplinary team setting, to help with the clinical training of SANEs; and (iii) to provide access to simulation laboratories and other resources necessary for clinical education. (B) To provide full and part time salaries for SANEs and SAFEs, including pediatric SANEs and SAFEs. (C) To increase access to SANEs and SAFEs by otherwise providing training, education, or technical assistance relating to the collection, preservation, analysis, and use of DNA samples and DNA evidence by SANEs, SAFEs, and other qualified personnel.

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.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Range and average financial assistance will be specified in annual Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

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 Exam Training and Services (16.064) awarded$1.5 million across 1 grant award, an average of $1.5 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesArkansas1$1.5 million

Top states: Arkansas ($1.5 million).

Who usually wins

Almost all of the money went to colleges and universities.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Colleges and universities1$1.5 million100%

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
Arkansas1$1.5 million

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