The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking, (SMART) seeks applications for funding under the SMART Office FY 2022 Sexual Violence Prevention Initiative (SVPI) to reduce sexual violence and improve management of individuals convicted of sex offenses through research and practice.
Donor Name: U.S. Department of Justice
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/17/2022
Size of the Grant: $500,000
Grant Duration: 36 months
Details:
This opportunity will provide funding to reduce sexual violence and improve management of individuals convicted of sex offenses through research and practice. This program will build upon previous work developed by the SMART Office by updating, collecting and summarizing research and practice on sexual violence prevention and sex offender management to highlight best practices and to inform the Office of Justice Programs’ research and grant-making efforts in this area.
The goal of SVPI is to reduce sexual violence and improve management of individuals convicted of sex offenses through research and practice.
Objectives
The objectives of SVPI are as follows:
- Develop and maintain literature review chapters and research briefs.
- Disseminate research findings to researchers and practitioners.
- Provide effective program management to achieve project milestones.
Specifically, project activities include the following:
- Update literature review chapters and research briefs with current and emerging research and practice.
- Develop additional literature review chapters and research briefs on relevant topics, including youth with sexual behavior problems, sexual violence prevention, and victim-focused programs and services.
- Objectively assess research methodologies and approaches used in the included literature.
- Draft topical briefs targeted to specific disciplines or professionals involved in sex offender-related work.
- Detail how other sex offender-related programming augments SORNA and disseminate this information to SORNA jurisdictions.
- Develop a dissemination plan to reach broad audiences and professions.
- Inventory sex offender-related policies and practices, as well as sexual violence prevention efforts and identify potential best practices.
- If funds allow, convene a select group of practitioners and experts in investigation and prosecution of sex crimes to discuss and peer review the project’s findings and make recommendations on future directions.
Deliverables
The SMART Office expects the following deliverables over the course of the project period:
- Updated literature review chapters and research briefs with current and emerging research and practice.
- New literature review chapters and research briefs.
- Topical briefs targeted to specific disciplines and professionals involved in this work.
- An inventory of treatment, reentry and management practices and sexual violence prevention efforts.
- A summary of best practices.
- A summary of research gaps and/or priorities for future work.
- Dissemination of information and materials, including a series of webinars, presentations and trainings, through print and web media.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $500,000.00
- Period of Performance Duration (Months): 36
Eligibility Criteria
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Individuals
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Eligible applicants include faith-based organizations and community organizations and consortiums with demonstrated experience in the treatment, assessment and management of adults and juveniles who commit sex offenses, as well as research supporting these practices. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.
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