November 2024 Featured Resources
This featured news content includes information about National Native American Heritage Month, Transgender Day of Remembrance, Forensic Nurses Week, and the 40th Anniversary of the Victims of Crime Act.
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE)
Four New SANE Regional Centers of Excellence Announced
Learn about four new regional programs whose goal is to strengthen the SANE workforce and provide survivors of sexual violence access to highly skilled forensic nurse professionals.
Meeting Complex Needs of Sexually Assaulted Incarcerated Individuals: Impact of Expert Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Care via Telehealth
Date Published
February 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Emergency Nurses' Experience Providing Care and Perceptions About Using Telemedicine for Sexual Assault Patients
Date Published
April 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
OVC FY24 Expanding Access to Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
This program will support the development or expansion of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner/Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SANE/SAFE) programs using a coordinated community response strategy (Purpose Area 1) and the provision of training and technical assistance (Purpose Area 2).
Funding Opportunity: Apply To Become a SANE Regional Center of Excellence
The International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN), in collaboration with OVC, invites forensic programs that are vested in preparing current and future Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) and Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners (SAFEs) for clinical practice to apply for funding to establish SANE Regional Centers of Excellence (SANE Regional CoE).
The program’s purpose is to increase the number and quality of the SANE/SAFE workforce and...
The Training, Outreach and Advocacy Program to support Survivors of Human Trafficking in Middle Tennessee
15POVC-23-GG-04085-HT
Geographical Areas Served
- Middle Tennessee
Indicates all geographic areas to which services are provided, excluding states. See States Served.
States Served
TN
Indicates all applicable states in which services are provided.
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$439,991
Texas Forensic Nurse Examiners: Forensic Center of Excellence (TXFNE): Expanding Access Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations in Texas
15POVC-23-GK-01411-SAFE
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$499,999
Expanding Sexual Assault Services Through Embedded Hospital-Based Advocates
15POVC-23-GK-01413-SAFE
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$500,000
Strengthening Hawaii’s Response to Victims of Sexual Assault
15POVC-23-GG-00243-BRND
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$200,000
Tri-County Sexual Assault Response Center
15POVC-23-GG-00237-BRND
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$500,000
Low Prosecution Rates in Sexual Assault Cases: Can We Make Sustainable Improvements?
OVC FY 2023 Expanding Access to Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
OVC seeks to establish or expand sexual assault examination programs that focus on increasing the number and availability of SANEs/SAFEs, expanding access to sexual assault forensic examinations, and improving the quality of post-sexual assault care using a hospital-based, community-based, campus-based, or corrections-based approach.
Tele-SANE: Improving Care for Sexual Assault Victims
15POVC-22-GK-03588-SAFE
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$473,754
The Tillamook Community-Wide SANE Expansion
15POVC-22-GK-03592-SAFE
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$500,000
Expanding Access to Forensic Nursing and Advocacy Support in Texas
15POVC-22-GK-03594-SAFE
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$499,999
City of Tulsa Expanding Access to Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations
15POVC-22-GK-03581-SAFE
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$500,000
Owensboro Health SANE Project
15POVC-22-GK-03586-SAFE
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$500,000
Report Details Center’s Work to Increase Access to SANE Services
Learn about a 5-year effort to train and grow the SANE workforce in Pennsylvania.
The Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth (SAFE-T) Systems: Program Evaluation to the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime Final Report
Date Published
April 2022
Publication Type
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
OVC Training and Technical Assistance Center Recorded Webinars
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examination (SAMFE) Virtual Practicum
Location
Online
Event Type
Web