The OVW state and territory domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions program, (coalitions program, cfda 16.556) is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 10441(c) and 34 U.S.C. 12511(d)

The Office on Violence Against Women awarded $243,213 to the Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Program, Inc. on October 1, 2025 under the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556), a formula grant supporting state and territory sexual assault coalitions.

KASAP, the designated state sexual assault coalition for Kentucky, coordinates statewide victim services activities and collaborates with federal, state, and local entities engaged in violence against women initiatives. Under the SASP set-aside component of the award, KASAP works with local sexual assault programs and direct service providers to encourage appropriate responses to sexual assault; coordinates with judicial and law enforcement agencies on sexual assault case responses; collaborates with courts, child protective services agencies, and children's advocates to develop appropriate responses to child custody and visitation issues when sexual assault is a factor; designs and conducts public education campaigns; plans and monitors distribution of grants and funds to sexual assault services within Kentucky; and informs federal, state, and local officials to develop and implement policies reducing or eliminating sexual assault.

Performance occurs in Frankfort, Kentucky with a period ending September 30, 2026. This formula grant is the fiscal year 2025–2026 installment of consecutive annual awards to KASAP; prior awards included $252,846 in fiscal year 2024–2025 and $172,076 in fiscal year 2021–2022. KASAP distributes sub-grant awards to Kentucky's 13 regional rape crisis centers to provide direct services to sexual assault survivors and receives funding through the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services.

This grant program supports the critical work of state and territory domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions. IT is a set-aside program under the OVW stop violence against women formula grant program statute and also includes a statutory set aside from the sexual assault services program (sasp) statute, specifically for state and territory sexual assault coalitions. Grant funds authorized under the stop set-aside may be used for one or more of the following purposes: 1. Coordinating state and territory victim services activities. 2. Collaborating and coordinating with federal, state, territory, and local entities engaged in violence against women activities. Grant funds authorized under the sasp set-aside may be used for one or more of the following purposes: a) working with local sexual assault programs and other providers of direct services to encourage appropriate responses to sexual assault within the state or territory. B) working with judicial or law enforcement agencies to encourage appropriate responses to sexual assault cases. C) working with courts, child protective services agencies, and childrens advocates to develop appropriate responses to child custody and visitation issues when sexual assault has been determined to be a factor. D) designing and conducting public education campaigns. E) planning and monitoring the distribution of grants and grant funds to their state or territory. F) collaborating with and informing federal, state, or local public officials and agencies to develop and implement policies to reduce or eliminate sexual assault.