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

This $854,278 Sexual Assault Services Formula Program (SASP) grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women supports comprehensive services for sexual assault victims in the state of Nevada. The funding will be used by the Nevada Office of the Attorney General to provide critical intervention, advocacy, counseling, and related assistance to adult, youth, and child survivors of sexual assault through local rape crisis centers and nonprofit organizations. The grant aims to enhance the capacity of these service providers to deliver culturally-sensitive, victim-centered support across Nevada. This two-year formula grant, running from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026, supplements existing local resources to help victims navigate medical, legal, and social support systems while facilitating their healing and recovery.

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.