Program Description
The Sexual Assault Services Formula Program (SASP) awards funding to the State of Arkansas to assist in the support of 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.
Statutory Authority
The Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP) was created by the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (VAWA 2005), 42 U.S.C. 14043g, and is the first federal funding stream dedicated solely to the provision of direct intervention and related assistance for victims of sexual assault.
Eligible Entities
SASP Formula grants shall be used by States and Territories to provide grants to rape crisis
centers and other non-profit, nongovernmental organizations, including Tribal non-profit organizations, for programs and activities that provide direct intervention and related assistance.
Intervention and related assistance may include:
- 24-hour hotline services providing crisis intervention services and referral;
- Accompaniment and advocacy through medical, criminal justice, and social support
systems, including medical facilities, police, and court proceedings; - Crisis intervention, short-term individual and group support services, and
comprehensive service coordination and supervision to assist sexual assault victim and
non-offending family or household members; - Community-based, linguistically and culturally specific services and support
mechanisms, including outreach activities for underserved communities. As defined in
the Violence Against Women Act, 42U.S.C & 13925 (17), “linguistically and culturally
specific services” means “community-based services that offer full linguistic access and
culturally specific services and resources, including outreach, collaboration, and
support mechanisms primarily directed toward underserved communities.”; - The development and distribution of materials related to the services described in the
previous bullets.
Program Funding Period
October 1 through September 30
