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The Center's charge is to provide an independent place for reports of sexual, emotional, and physical abuse and misconduct,

provide a response and resolution process, develop training, education, policies and procedures to prevent abuse,

and to establish a compliance and audit program for National Governing Bodies (NGBs) and the USOPC.

Since its inception, the Center has received 28,787 reports of abuse and 5,652,257 all-time online SafeSport training course completions,

with 3,901,951 individuals completing a course.

The Center's work benefits athletes, coaches, administrators, volunteers, parents, and NGB and USOPC staff.

The Center proposes a multi-pronged strategy to meet the requirements of the Keep Young Athletes Safe 2024 Grant Program,

building upon its current education, policy, investigations, and compliance work to address abuse in youth athletic programs.

The Center will deliver additional education and training, focusing on reaching beyond the NGBs into local clubs, affiliates, and other adult participants.

It will continue to develop, revise, and implement policies to prevent abuse in youth sports,

incorporating survivor voices at all levels of its work,

and continue its audit and compliance work, supporting NGBs and the USOPC to prevent and respond to the abuse of minor athletes.

Deliverables include new policies, educational offerings, program evaluation, technical assistance, increased communication strategies,

and partnerships with survivor, child abuse experts, advocacy organizations, coaches, administrators, parents, and others.

The Center will also continue to adhere to local, state, and federal law as it pertains to reporting child abuse.

United States Center For Safesport

THIS PROGRAM WILL FUND THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A PROGRAM THAT AIMS TO SAFEGUARD AMATEUR ATHLETES THROUGH THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL ABUSE IN THE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS OF THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE, EACH NATIONAL GOVERNING BODY AND EACH PARALYMPIC SPORTS ORGANIZATION. THROUGH THE PROGRAM, NEW TRAINING MATERIALS ARE DEVELOPED AND TESTED TO IDENTIFY, INVESTIGATE AND EDUCATE ABOUT THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL ABUSE IN AMATEUR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS, AND ONGOING AND COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING IS PROVIDED. ADDITIONALLY, POLICIES AND STANDARDS ARE DEVELOPED TO SAFEGUARD ATHLETES FROM SEXUAL, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL ABUSE OCCURRING AS A RESULT OF PARTICIPATION IN AMATEUR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS, INCLUDING BACKGROUND SCREENING POLICIES, AND TRAINING AND ABUSE PREVENTION POLICIES AND STANDARDS AT NATIONAL, STATEWIDE AND LOCAL LEVELS ARE IMPLEMENTED. TO ENSURE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE FOLLOWED CORRECTLY, REGULAR AND RANDOM AUDITS ARE CONDUCTED AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES TO DOCUMENT AND DEMONSTRATE EFFECTIVENESS ARE IDENTIFIED AND IMPLEMENTED. THE PROGRAM ALSO DISSEMINATES INFORMATION ABOUT SAFEGUARDING AMATEUR ATHLETES AGAINST ABUSE AND REQUIRES REPORTING OF ANY ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL AND PHYSICAL ABUSE, FOLLOWING APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

16.840 - Keep Young Athletes Safe

Office of Sex Offender Sentencing Monitoring Apprehending Registering and Tracking (SMART) [DOJ - OJP]

Denver, Colorado 80246 United States

Single Zip Code

SMART FY 2024 Keep Young Athletes Safe (O-SMART-2024-172099)

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 09/30/27 to 09/30/28 and the total obligations have increased 98% from $2,186,369 to $4,323,774.