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American Prosecutors Research Institute Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Office for Victims of Crime Resource Center (OVCRC) Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (S.A.N.E.)-Sexual Assault Response
Team (S.A.R.T.) This Web site, sponsored by the Sexual Assault Resource Service (SARS)
of Minneapolis, Minnesota, provides information and technical assistance
to individuals and institutions interested in developing new S.A.N.E.-S.A.R.T.
programs or improving existing ones. SARS established the Sexual Assault
Nurse Examiner Development and Operation Guide,which offers users a multidisciplinary,
victim-centered way of responding to sexual assault victims.
Speaking Out About Rape, Inc. (SOAR) Violence Against Women Office (VAWO) The Violence Against Women Office (VAWO) was created in 1995 to implement
the 1994 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and to lead the national effort
to stop domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking of women. VAWO
works with victim advocates and law enforcement to develop grant programs
that support a variety of services for women, including advocacy, emergency
shelter, law enforcement protection, and legal aid. Two critical VAWO
grants are the STOP (Services*Training*Officers* Prosecutors) Violence
Against Women Formula Grants and the STOP Violence Against Indian Women
Discretionary Grants.
The STOP (Services*Training* Officers*Prosecutors) Violence Against
Women Formula Grants are awarded to the states, District of Columbia,
and territories to develop and strengthen their criminal justice system's
response to violence against women and to support and enhance services
for victims. Each grantee must allocate at least 25 percent of the grant
funds to law enforcement, at least 25 percent to prosecution, at least
30 percent to victim services, and at least 5 percent to courts. The remaining
15 percent can be allocated at each grantee's discretion within the broad
parameters established by VAWA.
The STOP Violence Against Indian Women Discretionary Grants are
awarded to develop and strengthen tribal law enforcement and prosecution
efforts to combat violence against native women and develop and enhance
services for victims. Tribes that have law enforcement and prosecution
responsibilities must allocate at least 25 percent of their grant funds
to tribal law enforcement, at least 25 percent to tribal prosecution,
at least 30 percent to victim services, and at least 5 percent to courts.
The remaining 15 percent can be allocated at each grantee's discretion
within the broad parameters established by VAWA.
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