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16.064: Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Training and Services

Alternate Name: SAFE Program

Overview

Program Number
16.064
Status
Active
Last Modified
Nov. 25, 2024
Date Posted
Nov. 25, 2024
Objective
By statute, grants are for the following purposes: (A) To establish qualified regional SANE training programs-- (i) to provide clinical education for SANE students; (ii) to provide salaries for full and part-time SANE instructors, including those specializing in pediatrics and working in a multidisciplinary team setting, to help with the clinical training of SANEs; and (iii) to provide access to simulation laboratories and other resources necessary for clinical education. (B) To provide full and part time salaries for SANEs and SAFEs, including pediatric SANEs and SAFEs. (C) To increase access to SANEs and SAFEs by otherwise providing training, education, or technical assistance relating to the collection, preservation, analysis, and use of DNA samples and DNA evidence by SANEs, SAFEs, and other qualified personnel.
Applicant Eligibility
(A) a State, Tribal, or local government or hospital; (B) a sexual assault examination program, including-- (i) a SANE program; (ii) a SAFE program; (iii) a SART program; (iv) medical personnel, including a doctor or nurse, involved in treating victims of sexual assault; and (v) a victim service provider involved in treating victims of sexual assault; (C) a State sexual assault coalition; (D) a health care facility, including a hospital that provides sexual assault forensic examinations by a qualified or certified SANE or SAFE; (E) a sexual assault examination program that provides SANE or SAFE training; and (F) a community-based program that provides sexual assault forensic examinations, including pediatric forensic exams in a multidisciplinary setting, by a qualified or certified SANE or SAFE outside of a traditional health care setting.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Not Applicable
Grant Awards

Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Training and Services direct grants

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