SMART

Description

The purpose of the Keep Young Athletes Safe (KYAS) program is to support the ongoing implementation of prevention measures to safeguard amateur athletes from sexual, physical and emotional abuse in the athletic programs of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and each national governing body. Under the KYAS program, a grantee designs and implements measures to protect young athletes through the development of educational materials, training programs and policies to help prevent abuse, and the necessary tools and policies to address identified abuse. Additionally, the grantee develops background screening policies for new and existing USOPC organizational staff, including coaches, instructors and volunteers; and oversees regular and random audits to ensure that, once implemented, the policies and procedures to prevent and identify amateur athlete abuse are followed correctly. The KYAS program requires reporting of any allegations of sexual and physical abuse, following applicable state and federal reporting requirements. Statutory Authority: This program is authorized pursuant to the Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018, 36 U.S.C. § 220531; and funded pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, Pub. L. No. 117-103, 136 Stat. 49, 127.

Who can apply

• Others

Contact

For technical assistance with submitting the Application for Federal Assistance standard form (SF) 424 and a Disclosure of Lobbying Activities form (SF-LLL) in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, Grants.gov customer support, or support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. <br/><br/>For technical assistance with submitting the full application in DOJ’s Justice Grants System (JustGrants), contact the JustGrants Service Desk at 833-872-5175 or JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 5 a.m.-9 p.m. Eastern time Monday through Friday and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. ET Saturday, Sunday and federal holidays.<br/><br/>For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact Samantha Opong, Program Specialist, at 202-514-9320 or at Samantha.Opong@usdoj.gov.<br/>Samantha.Opong@usdoj.gov
Samantha.Opong@usdoj.gov