Supporting Teens through Education and Protection Act of 2005 (STEP Act)
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 16.684
- Agency
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Office on Violence Against Women
Offices Boards and Divisions, Department of Justice
- Grant awards
- 9 $4,011,065 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance type
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- Cooperative Agreement
- Eligible applicants
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- Sponsored organization
- Other public institution/organization
- Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans)
- State
- Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Quasi-public nonprofit institution/organization
- Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
- Government - General
- U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- U.S. Territories and possessions
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Native American Organizations (includes lndian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations)
- Other private institutions/organizations
- Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Non-Government - General
- Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments
- Beneficiaries
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- U.S. Territories
- Quasi-public nonprofit organization
- Native American Organizations
- Child (6-15)
- Private nonprofit institution/organization
- Education (0-8)
- Juvenile Delinquent
- Other private institution/organization
- Education (9-12)
- Public nonprofit institution/organization
- Local
- Education Professional
- Youth (16-21)
- School
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women funds middle and high school initiatives to train staff, develop policies, and provide support services addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking among students, CFDA 16.684, with the most recent grant awards disbursed on October 1, 2011.
This program has not disbursed awards in over 15 years. Nine cooperative agreements were funded in 2011, representing the entire portfolio on record. The Office on Violence Against Women obligated $3.5 million across eight awards, while the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs contributed $546 thousand in a single award, for a combined federal total of $4 million. Award magnitudes in 2011 ranged from $350 thousand to $550 thousand per cooperative agreement. Recent funded projects included Safe Steps for Teens, Ranger 360 (a program to enhance services, training, education, and policies to reduce violence), and a Community Coordinated Response to Sexual Assault and Dating Violence in the Ferndale School District's middle and high schools.
The program's scope encompasses six core activities: training school administrators, faculty, counselors, coaches, healthcare providers, security personnel, and other staff on the needs of students experiencing violence and its impact; developing and implementing policies regarding safe responses to, identification of, and referral procedures for affected students; providing on-site or on-call support services staffed by qualified resource persons; delivering developmentally appropriate educational programming on violence prevention and recognition; establishing and strengthening mentoring programs for students including athletes; and conducting evaluations to assess program and policy impacts.
The most recent posted opportunity, OVW Fiscal Year 2011 Services, Training, Education and Policies to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking in Secondary Schools Grant Program (solicitation OVW-2011-2919), closed on April 6, 2011. No currently open grant opportunities are present in the source. No subsequent funding activity post-2011 is documented.
Objective and description
- Objective
To enable middle and high schools: (1) to provide training to school administrators, faculty, counselors, coaches, healthcare providers, security personnel, and other staff on the needs and concerns of students who experience domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and the impact of such violence on students; (2) to develop and implement policies in middle and high schools regarding appropriate, safe responses to, and identification and referral procedures for, students who are experiencing or perpetrating domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including procedures for handling the requirements of court protective orders issued to or against students or school personnel, in a manner that ensures the safety of the victim and holds the perpetrator accountable; (3) to provide support services for students and school personnel, such as a resource person who is either on-site or on-call, and who meets certain statutory expertise requirements, for the purpose of developing and strengthening effective prevention and intervention strategies for students and school personnel experiencing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking; (4) to provide developmentally appropriate educational programming to students regarding domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and the impact of experiencing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on children and youth by adapting existing curricula activities to the relevant student population; (5) to work with existing mentoring programs and develop strong mentoring programs for students, including student athletes, to help them understand and recognize violence and violent behavior, how to prevent it and how to appropriately address their feelings; and (6) to conduct evaluations to assess the impact of programs and policies assisted under this grant program in order to enhance the development of the programs.
Grant opportunities
| Opportunity | Status | Posted | Applications due |
|---|---|---|---|
| OVW Fiscal Year 2011 Services, Training, Education and Policies to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking in Secondary Schools Grant Program | Closed |
Grant awards
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOS Angeles Unified School District | $550,000 | 14% |
| 2 | Lancaster County School District | $549,692 | 14% |
| 3 | Fulton City School District | $549,626 | 14% |
| 4 | Ferndale School District 502 | $546,267 | 14% |
| 5 | Dubuque Community School District | $488,208 | 12% |
| 6 | Melrose, City Of Inc | $465,440 | 12% |
| 7 | Native American Youth And Family Center | $350,000 | 9% |
7 of 9 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2017 | -$3,104 |
| FY2011 | $4,014,169 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 16.684?
Assistance Listing 16.684 is Supporting Teens through Education and Protection Act of 2005 (STEP Act), a federal grant program run by Office on Violence Against Women (Offices Boards and Divisions). It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for Supporting Teens through Education and Protection Act of 2005 (STEP Act)?
Its CFDA number is 16.684: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 16.684 awarded?
9 grant awards under 16.684 have obligated $4,011,065 in federal funds to 9 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 16.684?
The recipients obligated the most under Supporting Teens through Education and Protection Act of 2005 (STEP Act) are LOS Angeles Unified School District ($550,000), Lancaster County School District ($549,692) and Fulton City School District ($549,626).
Are there open grant opportunities under 16.684?
No opportunity listed under 16.684 is open now. The latest, OVW Fiscal Year 2011 Services, Training, Education and Policies to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking in Secondary Schools Grant Program, was posted on February 25, 2011.
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