The sexual assault services formula program (SAS formula program) was created by the violence against women and department of justice reauthorization act of 2005 (vawa 2005), 34 U.S.C. 12511

The Sexual Assault Services Formula Program (SASP), awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, provided a $1,053,184 grant to the Executive Office of the State of New Jersey, doing business as Children & Families, for the period of August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026. This Formula Grant is designed to support comprehensive services for sexual assault victims across the state, including intervention, advocacy, counseling, and related assistance. The funding supplements existing local resources and enhances the capacity of rape crisis centers, nonprofit organizations, and governmental agencies to deliver culturally-sensitive, victim-centered support services to adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault, as well as their family and household members. The Executive Office of the State of New Jersey may sub-award portions of this grant to county governments, non-profit organizations, and other local entities to provide these specialized services directly within New Jersey communities.

The SAS formula program directs grant dollars to states and territories to assist them in supporting rape crisis centers (including governmental rape crisis centers not in territories and tribal governmental programs) and nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations that provide core services, direct intervention, and related assistance to victims of sexual assault, regardless of age. Funds provided through the SAS formula program are designed to supplement other funding sources directed at addressing sexual assault on the state and territorial levels. Rape crisis centers and other nonprofit organizations, such as dual programs providing both domestic violence and sexual assault intervention services, play a vital role in assisting sexual assault victims through the healing process, as well as assisting victims through the medical, criminal justice, and other social support systems.