Under this NOFO, OVC will support updates to the OVC SANE Program Development and Operation Guide. The Guide serves as a comprehensive resource for developing, expanding, or improving SANE programs to help communities enhance the quality and scope of services provided to victims.

The Guide provides a structured approach for setting up a forensic nursing program dedicated to providing care to survivors of sexual assault. Significant advances in forensic nursing practice, as well as changes in national standards and evolving protocols, necessitate an update of the Guide to ensure it remains an effective and relevant tool for SANE programs across the country.

Goals and Objectives

• Goal 1: The goal of this program is to update the SANE Program Development and Operation Guide to serve as an updated, comprehensive resource that will help establish, expand, and refine SANE programs across the country.
  • Objective 1: Consult with experts in forensic nursing, legal services, victim advocacy, law enforcement, public health, and community-based organizations to provide strategic guidance throughout the project.
  • Objective 2: Identify and incorporate the latest evidence-based practices, technological innovations, and advancements in forensic nursing techniques.
  • Objective 3: Revise the Guide to incorporate—
    • current national standards in forensic nursing, legal frameworks, and victim services.
    • updated protocols that align with trauma-informed approaches.
    • updated multidisciplinary collaboration guidelines.
    • detailed protocols for providing post-exam support and follow-up services.
    • practical strategies for expanding SANE programs, best practices for sustainability, and guidelines for staffing and training.
    • clear and simple tools, checklists, and templates to make the Guide easy to use and implement.
  • Objective 4: Disseminate content of the updated Guide to practitioners through various mechanisms (e.g., webinars, video demonstrations, case studies).

Funding Priorities 

• In order to advance public safety and help meet its mission, OJP will provide priority consideration to applicants that propose projects designed to advance the goals. Applicants seeking priority consideration should specify in the proposal narrative which of the following goal(s) the project is intended to advance and how it will do so:
  • Directly supporting law enforcement operations (including immigration law enforcement operations);
  • Combatting violent crime;
  • Supporting services to American citizens;
  • Protecting American children; and
  • Supporting American victims of trafficking and sexual assault.

Funding Information

• Total amount to be awarded under this funding opportunity: $350,000
• Anticipated Award Ceiling: Up to $350,000

Duration

• Anticipated Period of Performance Duration: 36 months.

Eligibility Criteria

• The types of entities that are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity are listed below:
  • Government Entities
    • State governments
    • County governments
    • City or township governments
    • Native American Tribal governments (federally recognized)
    • Native American Tribal governments (other than federally recognized)
  • Educational Organizations
    • Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
    • Private institutions of higher education
  • Nonprofit Organizations
    • Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), other than institutions of higher education
    • Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
  • Other
    • Other Units of Local Government

For more information, visit Grants.gov.

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/360101