The Sexual Assault Services Formula Program (SAS Formula Program) (CFDA# 1 6. 017) is authorized by 34 U.S.C § 1251 1. The SAS Formula Program directs grant dollars to states and territories to assist them in supporting rape crisis centers and other nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations or
tribal programs that provide direct intervention and related assistance to victims of sexual assault, without regard to age.
For additional information about this program and related performance measures, including how awards contribute to the achievement of program goals and objectives, see:
OVW grant program information:
OVW Grants and Programs Webpage.
Program performance measures under the Measuring Effectiveness Initiative:
VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative webpage.
Examples of successful projects in OVW's most recent report to Congress on the effectiveness of VAWA's grant programs:
2018 Biennial Report.