Kentucky Association Of Sexual Assault Program, Inc.

Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Program, Inc. (KASAP), a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Frankfort, Kentucky, serves as the designated state sexual assault coalition for Kentucky. Registered in SAM.gov since November 2005, KASAP receives federal grant awards primarily from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. The organization provides comprehensive coordination and support services focused on addressing sexual violence and assault across the Commonwealth, working to advance victim services, strengthen community responses, and promote prevention initiatives through collaboration with multiple state and local stakeholders.

KASAP's federal grant work encompasses several key program areas and funding mechanisms. Under the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556), KASAP has received consecutive formula grants from OVW, including awards of $243,213 (fiscal year 2025-2026), $252,846 (fiscal year 2024-2025), and $172,076 (fiscal year 2021-2022). These coalition grants support KASAP's coordination of statewide victim services activities, collaboration with federal, state, and local entities engaged in violence against women initiatives, and work with local sexual assault programs, law enforcement, courts, and child protective services to develop appropriate responses to sexual assault. Additionally, KASAP has received project grants from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control under the Rape Prevention and Education program for capacity assessment and primary prevention initiatives addressing health equity and health disparities related to sexual violence. Through sub-grant awards administered via the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and the Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services, KASAP has distributed funds to Kentucky's 13 regional rape crisis centers to provide direct services to survivors, funded staff positions including the Executive Director, Community Engagement Specialist, Collaboration Specialist, and Communication Specialist through Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) funding, and provided programmatic and financial training and technical assistance to member organizations regarding trauma-informed service delivery, funding compliance, program sustainability, and best practices in direct services. These sub-grants also support KASAP's distribution of Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP) formula grant funds for the establishment, maintenance, and expansion of rape crisis centers serving survivors of sexual violence without regard to age.