Keep Young Athletes Safe

 

Goal(s): To support oversight of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee and each national governing body to safeguard amateur athletes against sexual, physical and emotional abuse in sports. To safeguard young athletes participating in organized sports from sexual, physical and emotional abuse. The program is designed to establish effective oversight of sports organizations by providing comprehensive training programs, investigatory tools, policies and standards to prevent abuse; to ensure mechanisms are in place to report to investigative and prosecutorial authorities, all forms of abuse; and to establish best practices to address and support victims of abuse. Objective 1: Report allegations of sexual and physical abuse and comply with applicable state and federal reporting requirements regarding child abuse including sexual abuse. Performance Measure 1: Number of suspected incidents of abuse of young athletes in sports referred to law enforcement Objective 2: Oversee regular and random audits to ensure policies and procedures used to prevent and identify the abuse of an amateur athlete are followed correctly. Performance Measure 2: Number of random audits conducted to ensure policies and procedures are followed correctly

Active 16.840 Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2018 Funding awarded under the Keep Young Athletes Safe grant program will help to develop, implement and evaluate a series of programs and activities intended to prevent and address the sexual, physical and emotional abuse of young athletes in the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic movements. This program is in its infancy and, as such, does not yet have reportable accomplishments. In fiscal year 2018, two applications were received for the Keep Young Athletes Safe grant program solicitation; SMART made one award.
Fiscal Year 2019 The U.S. Center for SafeSport received the Keep Young Athletes Safe grant to continue to develop a comprehensive training and prevention program aimed at protecting young athletes from abuse.
Fiscal Year 2020 The U.S. Center for SafeSport was awarded a Keep Young Athletes Safe grant to continue developing a comprehensive training and prevention program to prevent abuse in the athletic programs of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, national governing bodies and Paralympic sports organizations.
Fiscal Year 2021 Between October 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021, program accomplishments included the following: • Audits were conducted of national governing bodies (NGBs) to ensure that policies and procedures to prevent and identify the abuse of amateur athletes are followed correctly, with resource materials created to assist in implementing these policies; • Site visits of competitions were conducted, with feedback provide on areas for potential improvement; • New training materials for sexual, physical and emotional abuse prevention were developed and tested; • A series of training sessions was developed and delivered; • Educational materials and model policies for athletic programs were developed and distributed; and • Incidents of alleged abuse of amateur youth athletes were referred to law enforcement for investigation.
Fiscal Year 2022 • Audits and compliance review activities: Numerous audits of the national governing bodies of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee have been conducted on an annual basis to ensure that policies and procedures to prevent and identify the abuse of amateur athletes were followed correctly. Audit protocols and procedures, testing workbooks and audit template reports have been created to support audit and compliance activities. • Training for athletic program personnel: This program has developed and tested new training materials for sexual, physical and emotional abuse prevention and presented numerous training sessions to deliver this information. • Education materials and model policies for athletic programs: Numerous communication pieces (i.e., manuals, program materials, fliers, FAQs) have been created and distributed under this program. In addition, train-the-trainer workshops have been conducted and information has been delivered at various conferences for professionals working in fields related to sexual violence and abuse prevention. • Claims investigated and investigations referred to law enforcement for prosecution: Since the program’s inception in 2018, numerous incidents of alleged abuse of amateur youth athletes have been referred to law enforcement for investigation. Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018, 36 U.S.C. 220531
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, Public Law 117-103, Statute 136,49, 127
Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2023, Public Law 117-328, Statute 136,4459, 4537 Eligible applicants are nonprofit, nongovernmental entities with nationally recognized expertise in preventing and investigating sexual, physical and emotional abuse in the athletic programs of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee and each national governing body. Applicants must have a recognized background investigating allegations of abuse and reporting to law enforcement to inform training and prevention activities. Applicants must also have the capacity to develop and implement trainings on the national, statewide and local levels, as well as oversee regular and random audits to ensure the policies and procedures used to identify and prevent the abuse of amateur athletes are followed correctly. Please see funding solicitation for specific eligibility. The program will safeguard amateur athletes through the prevention of sexual, physical and emotional abuse in the athletic programs of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee and each national governing body. Applications must meet the requirements identified in the relevant solicitation, in the "What an Application Should Include" section. All applications must include an Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424), a Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (Standard Form LLL), a detailed program narrative, a budget detail worksheet/budget narrative, and a program abstract. An applicant may also be required to include timelines, r?sum?s, letters of support, and other documentation. 2 C.F.R. 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. To apply, applicants must register in SAM.gov, then submit an SF424 and SF-LLL in Grants.gov. Next, applicants must submit completed applications via OJP's Justice Grants System (JustGrants) following established criteria. The receipt, review and analysis of applications will follow Office of Justice Programs policies and procedures for the administration of grant applications. Specific application instructions for solicitations are available at the Office of Justice Programs Funding Resource Center at https://ojp.gov/funding/. Upon approval by the Assistant Attorney General, successful applicants are notified via OJP's Justice Grants System (JustGrants). The grant award must be accepted electronically by the receiving organization's authorized official in JustGrants. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines Award determinations are made within 180 days, but no later than September 30 of the current fiscal year. There are no appeal rights for rejection of a discretionary application, but for discretionary awards, see 28 C.F.R. Part 18. Awards are for 36 months unless otherwise noted. Criteria are described in the solicitation documents, available at the SMART Office's Funding Opportunities page (https://smart.ojp.gov/funding). Funds are available to keep young athletes safe and to otherwise further the objectives identified above. This program furthers the Department’s mission of reducing sexual violence by supporting an entity to provide oversight of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee and each national governing body with regard to safeguarding amateur athletes against sexual, physical and emotional abuse in sports. Performance Reports: To assist in fulfilling the Departments responsibilities under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), Public Law 103-62, and the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, Public Law 111–352, recipients must provide data that measures the results of their work. Payments and transactions are subject to audits by the Government Accountability Office, the Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General, state or local government auditors, and auditors from independent public accounting firms. Jurisdictions must follow their local policies and procedures, including maintenance of reliable and accurate accounting systems, record keeping and systems of internal control. See 2 C.F.R. ? 200.334 for the governmentwide requirements for retention requirements for records For additional guidance, visit the DOJ Grants Financial Guide, Retention and Access Requirements for Records page at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/iii-postaward-requirements#9ca2v8. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Awards are for 36 months unless otherwise noted. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/release: Office of Justice Programs’ Financial Guide (http://ojp.gov/financialguide/index.htm) and Post Award Instructions (https://ojp.gov/funding/Implement/Resources/PostAwardInstructions.pdf). None/Not specified. Portia Graham
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
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Phone: 202-514-4689 https://smart.ojp.gov/ 15-0404-0-1-754 (Project Grants) FY 22$2,248,126.00; FY 23 est $2,500,000.00; FY 24 est $2,500,000.00; - Up to $2,500,000 annually for one award to support the Keep Young Athletes Safe grant program. See the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/overview) and Post award Instructions (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/iii-postaward-requirements), applicable OMB Circulars and regulations, and Department of Justice regulations applicable to specific types of grantees. Fiscal Year 2018 Development and testing of training and educational materials to prevent and identify emotional, physical and sexual abuse in youth athletic programs.
Fiscal Year 2021 Please see https://smart.ojp.gov/funding/awards/15psma-21-gg-02193-kyas