Indiana Coalition To End Sexual Assault, Inc.

Indiana Coalition To End Sexual Assault, Inc., doing business as Indiana Coalition To End Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking (ICESAHT), is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization headquartered in Indianapolis that serves as the state-designated sexual assault coalition for Indiana. The organization specializes in coordinating victim services, building partnerships among diverse agencies, and fostering collaboration to ensure survivors of sexual assault receive appropriate support and resources. As the sole Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-designated sexual assault coalition for Indiana, ICESAHT provides federal grant funding support focused on addressing sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and human trafficking through comprehensive prevention and intervention strategies at the state and local levels.

ICESAHT has received substantial federal grant funding from two primary agencies: the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The organization holds five direct formula grants from OVW under the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556), totaling approximately $668,335 across award periods from fiscal year 2021 through 2026, which support the coordination of victim services activities, collaboration with federal and state entities, training and technical assistance to member organizations, public education campaigns, and multi-agency coordination efforts. Additionally, ICESAHT received two project grants from the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control: a four-year Sexual Violence Prevention Capacity Building Program grant awarded in June 2024 focusing on infrastructure development and implementation of prevention programs such as the Speak Up Speak Out Program (SUSOP), StepIn, and the Indiana State Campus Consortium (ISCC); and a one-year Rape Prevention and Education grant awarded in June 2023 for conducting primary prevention capacity assessments focused on advancing health equity in sexual violence prevention efforts. Through these prime awards, ICESAHT distributes sub-grant funding to the Indiana Judiciary Courts and Indiana Criminal Justice Institute for victim services capacity building, rape crisis center development and support, sexual assault response team coordination, and human trafficking response initiatives under the Indiana Protection for Abused and Trafficked Humans (IPATH) Task Force, with particular attention directed toward serving marginalized, underserved, rural, LGBTQ+, and immigrant communities across Indiana.