SMART FY 2022 Sexual Violence Prevention Initiative | O SMART 2022 171305

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The SMART FY 2022 Sexual Violence Prevention Initiative (SVPI) is a U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs (OJP) funding opportunity administered by the SMART Office, focused on strengthening how jurisdictions prevent sexual violence and manage individuals who commit sexual offenses. The program sits within OJP's broader priorities around civil rights and racial equity, expanding access to justice, supporting victims and people impacted by the justice system, improving community safety, addressing evolving public safety threats, and building trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. Within that larger mission, the SMART Office specifically supports states, the District of Columbia, territories, and tribal jurisdictions as they develop or enhance programs that implement the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), which is Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006. SVPI is framed as an extension of that work, emphasizing innovation, evidence, and best practices aimed at protecting the public from sexual violence.

At its core, SVPI is designed as a knowledge-building and synthesis effort rather than a direct service expansion program. The initiative is intended to update, collect, and summarize research and field practice related to sexual violence prevention and sex offender management. The goal is to pull together what is currently known, identify effective approaches, and highlight best practices that can guide jurisdictions and inform OJP's future research agenda and grant-making decisions in this area. In other words, the awardee is expected to help the SMART Office and the broader justice field better understand which strategies are supported by evidence, how those strategies are being implemented in practice, and where gaps or opportunities exist for improvement, innovation, and investment.

This opportunity was offered as a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement, meaning the federal agency typically anticipates an active partnership role during the project period, with collaboration and federal involvement in shaping deliverables or direction as the work progresses. The funding activity category is Law, Justice and Legal Services, and the associated CFDA number is 16.750. The opportunity number is O-SMART-2022-171305. The solicitation was created on May 2, 2022, and the original application closing date was June 17, 2022.

Funding for SVPI was structured around a single anticipated award, with an expected maximum award amount (ceiling) of $500,000. Eligible applicants were broad and included public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), for-profit organizations other than small businesses, individuals, and other entities as described in the solicitation's additional eligibility language. This range of eligible applicants suggests the SMART Office was open to proposals from universities, research organizations, policy groups, and specialized practitioners capable of producing high-quality syntheses of research and practice, and translating that information into usable guidance for the field.

Overall, the SMART FY 2022 SVPI grant opportunity can be understood as an effort to strengthen the national knowledge base on preventing sexual violence and improving sex offender management, while ensuring that future policy and funding decisions are guided by the best available evidence and real-world lessons from jurisdictions implementing SORNA-related and related public safety strategies.

• The Department of Justice, SMART in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "SMART FY 2022 Sexual Violence Prevention Initiative" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.750.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 02, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 17, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, 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, Private institutions of higher education, Individuals, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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