Description
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) Office on Women's Health (OWH) announces the availability of funds for grants to support initiatives that address sexual violence by founding or replicating new safe homes for sexually exploited and/or abused women or girls. These safe homes must provide longer-term housing and comprehensive multidisciplinary care. The grants aim to strengthen partnerships between state- and community-level providers, improve healthcare providers' ability to help victims of violence, and prevent further violence and re-traumatization.
Key aspects of the opportunity include:
• Eligible applicants: public or private entities, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, and American Indian/Alaska Native/Native American organizations
• Application requirements: completeness, responsiveness, and submission by the deadline
• Allowable activities: replicating existing long-term safe homes, founding new safe homes, and supporting the continued operation of funded homes
• Program priorities: trauma-informed care, comprehensive service delivery, and staffing stability
• Award information: estimated total funding of $1,900,000, with an estimated award range of $500,000 to $1,900,000, and an estimated project duration of 24 months