The Advanced Nursing Education – Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Program from the Health Resources and Services Administration will address the dearth of professionals trained to perform forensic examinations on sexual assault survivors.
HRSA expects to award 28 grants of up to $500,000 per year for 3 years, subject to congressional appropriations. There is no cost share or match required. Applications are due by April 2, 2024 at 11:59 PM ET.
Eligibility
Applicant
This grant is open to:
- Accredited public and private schools of nursing
- Nonprofit organizations with a designation from the IRS
- City, county, and township governments
- State and U.S. territory governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments and organizations
Trainees
Trainees under this program must be:
- United States citizens, non-citizen nationals, lawfully admitted permanent residents, or otherwise qualified aliens
- Registered Nurses (RNs) with an active and unencumbered license
- Practicing as either a generalist RN, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Forensic Nurse or enrolled as a student in an advanced nursing education program, including Advanced Practice Registered Nursing and Forensic Nursing Programs.
Program Goals
The goals of this program are to:
- Increase the number of trained and certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs)
- Increase the number of available SANE trainings
- Expand access to sexual assault forensic examinations, especially in rural and underserved areas
- Foster an environment that supports SANE training, practice and retention
Funding Priorities
Priority consideration will be given to programs that:
- Substantially benefit rural populations
- Substantially benefit underserved populations
- Help meet public health nursing needs in state or local health departments
Funding Limitations
In addition to the cost of training, grant funds may be used to provide health insurance to trainees. It may not be used for:
- Indirect costs equally more than 8% of direct costs
- Accreditation costs
- Membership dues that directly fund lobbying activities
- Liability insurance, unemployment insurance, life insurance, taxes, fees, retirement plans, or other fringe benefits for trainees
- Faculty/staff release time
- Foreign travel
