Opportunity Information: Apply for SMART 2016 8956
Apply for SMART 2016 8956
- The USDOJ-OJP-SMART in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "SMART FY 16 Sex Offender Management Fellowship Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.750.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 03, 2016 and posted on Mar 03, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 25, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $150,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Private institutions of higher education, Individuals.
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Opportunity Summary:
The SMART FY 2016 Sex Offender Management Fellowship Program is a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), SMART Office funding opportunity designed to strengthen the federal governments ability to help colleges and universities prevent and respond to sexual violence and other sex offending behaviors on campus. Funded under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, the program supports up to two fellowship positions that expand SMARTs capacity to provide practical assistance, coordination, and guidance to public and private higher education institutions. The opportunity is framed around the reality that campus sexual assault is widespread, reporting rates are very low, and the impacts on victims can be long-lasting. It also highlights a common gap in campus efforts: many schools have built victim services, but far fewer have developed robust responses to alleged perpetrators or comprehensive prevention strategies.
The fellowship is set up as a cooperative agreement in the law, justice, and legal services area (CFDA 16.750), meaning the SMART Office expects active involvement in shaping and guiding the work rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back. The fellow is expected to focus broadly on campus sexual violence prevention and education, not on a narrow, self-directed project. Proposals that primarily serve an applicants personal research interests or academic pursuits are explicitly considered non-responsive. The position is anticipated to be remote full-time, but it requires the fellow to be onsite at the SMART Office in Washington, DC once per quarter over the life of the award.
A central purpose of the fellowship is to help build a stronger foundation within the sex offender management field for integrating effective prevention approaches and educational programming tailored to college settings. The fellow will work closely with SMART staff and coordinate across multiple DOJ and federal partners, including OJP components such as the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), along with the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) and other agencies involved in campus sexual assault initiatives. This cross-agency coordination is a major theme: the fellowship is meant to help align resources, reduce fragmentation, and encourage a more unified prevention and education strategy across government and the campus community.
The main goals and expected outcomes revolve around developing a national plan for preventing sexual violence on campuses and improving the overall quality and reach of prevention and education programming. The plan is intended to bridge long-standing divides between professionals who focus on victim services and those who focus on perpetration, accountability, and management. It also emphasizes multi-disciplinary education strategies, meaning the fellow is expected to consider the needs of different campus and community stakeholders (such as student affairs, campus law enforcement, local prosecutors, clinicians, prevention educators, Title IX-related functions, and others). Another core aim is to strengthen documentation of what is known about prevention, including research, evaluation, and evidence about which strategies are promising or effective.
The day-to-day activities described in the solicitation are practical and policy-oriented. The fellow will help SMART compile and summarize existing DOJ and other federal resources related to campus sexual assault prevention and education, including explaining how those resources were developed, and producing concise fact sheets for each offices efforts. The fellow will also support SMART in identifying and adapting social marketing and public health campaigns that have potential to shift attitudes and norms related to sexual assault prevention, both within campus settings and from broader community examples that could translate well to colleges. Additional work includes identifying and assessing education curricula for both students and professionals, comparing and summarizing existing campus climate surveys, producing written products and presentations for SMART leadership, and sometimes conducting site visits to review or support promising prevention and education initiatives being implemented on campuses or similar institutions. The fellowship also expects participation in trainings, professional development activities, and stakeholder meetings, with an explicit role in helping SMART build stronger formal collaborative relationships across federal agencies.
Deliverables are heavily centered on organizing the field and making information usable for decision-makers. Expected products include an inventory and summary of existing campus climate surveys and what their analyses show, as well as an inventory and summary of surveys focused on students sexual behaviors and what those analyses indicate. The fellow must also produce an inventory of existing campus (or similar institutional) sexual violence prevention programs and curricula, along with summaries of institutional responses and sanctions for sexual violence cases. Beyond inventories, the fellow is expected to draft and present an assessment of research and prevention campaigns, and to produce a literature review focused on prevention and education efforts that demonstrate promising practices or evidence-based approaches. Ongoing reporting is built in through monthly or quarterly updates to SMART management and senior policy advisors, especially to support planning for SMART-led forums, conferences, and newsletter content on campus prevention and education. The fellowship concludes with a final report to OJP/SMART capturing accomplishments, challenges, and recommendations for improving the fellowship program and strengthening future work.
Key administrative details in the notice include an application deadline of April 25, 2016, an award ceiling of $150,000, and eligibility that spans a broad range of entities and individuals, including state, county, and local governments; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; and individuals. The opportunity is posted by USDOJ-OJP-SMART and is structured as a discretionary program. Overall, the fellowship is best understood as a capacity-building role focused on coordination, synthesis of existing knowledge and tools, and the development of practical national-level guidance to improve prevention and education efforts addressing sexual violence on college campuses.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the SMART FY 2016 Sex Offender Management Fellowship Program?
The SMART FY 2016 Sex Offender Management Fellowship Program is a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), SMART Office funding opportunity designed to strengthen the federal government's ability to help colleges and universities prevent and respond to sexual violence and other sex offending behaviors on campus.
Which federal office is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity is offered through the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), SMART Office, and is posted by USDOJ-OJP-SMART.
What type of award is this?
This fellowship is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the SMART Office expects active involvement in shaping and guiding the work, rather than simply providing funds with minimal federal participation.
What is the CFDA number and program area?
The solicitation identifies the program area as law, justice, and legal services and lists CFDA 16.750.
How many fellowship positions are supported?
The program supports up to two fellowship positions intended to expand the SMART Office's capacity to provide practical assistance, coordination, and guidance to higher education institutions.
What is the main purpose of the fellowship?
A central purpose is to build a stronger foundation within the sex offender management field for integrating effective prevention approaches and educational programming tailored to college settings, while improving coordination and alignment across federal partners and campus stakeholders.
What problem or need is the fellowship trying to address?
The opportunity is framed around the reality that campus sexual assault is widespread, reporting rates are very low, and impacts on victims can be long-lasting. It also notes a common gap: many schools have developed victim services, but fewer have robust responses to alleged perpetrators or comprehensive prevention strategies.
Is the fellowship focused on victim services, perpetrator response, or prevention?
The fellowship is intended to focus broadly on campus sexual violence prevention and education, while also helping bridge divides between victim-service-focused approaches and approaches addressing perpetration, accountability, and management.
Are self-directed research projects or personal academic pursuits allowed?
No. Proposals that primarily serve an applicant's personal research interests or academic pursuits are explicitly considered non-responsive. The role is practical and policy-oriented and is expected to align with SMART Office needs.
Is this position remote, onsite, or hybrid?
The position is anticipated to be remote full-time, but it requires the fellow to be onsite at the SMART Office in Washington, DC once per quarter over the life of the award.
Where is the onsite requirement located?
The onsite requirement is at the SMART Office in Washington, DC.
How often does the fellow need to be onsite in Washington, DC?
The fellow is expected to be onsite once per quarter over the life of the award.
What kinds of organizations or applicants are eligible?
Eligibility spans a broad range of entities and individuals, including state, county, and local governments; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; and individuals.
What is the application deadline listed in the notice?
The application deadline is April 25, 2016.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling listed is $150,000.
Is this a discretionary program?
Yes. The opportunity is structured as a discretionary program.
What are the primary goals and expected outcomes?
The main goals and outcomes include developing a national plan for preventing sexual violence on campuses; improving the quality and reach of prevention and education programming; bridging long-standing divides between victim services and perpetrator-focused accountability and management; and strengthening documentation of what is known about prevention, research, evaluation, and evidence on promising or effective strategies.
What does "multi-disciplinary education strategies" mean in this fellowship?
The fellowship emphasizes multi-disciplinary education strategies by considering the needs of different campus and community stakeholders, such as student affairs, campus law enforcement, local prosecutors, clinicians, prevention educators, Title IX-related functions, and others.
Which DOJ and federal partners are mentioned as part of the coordination work?
The fellow is expected to coordinate across multiple DOJ and federal partners, including OJP components such as the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), along with the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) and other agencies involved in campus sexual assault initiatives.
What is the fellow expected to do on a day-to-day basis?
The described activities are practical and policy-oriented. They include compiling and summarizing existing DOJ and other federal resources related to campus sexual assault prevention and education; producing concise fact sheets describing each office's efforts and how resources were developed; identifying and adapting social marketing and public health campaigns relevant to prevention; assessing education curricula for students and professionals; comparing and summarizing campus climate surveys; preparing written products and presentations for SMART leadership; and participating in trainings, professional development, and stakeholder meetings.
Will the fellow be expected to help with social marketing or public health campaigns?
Yes. The solicitation describes work to identify and adapt social marketing and public health campaigns that could shift attitudes and norms related to sexual assault prevention, including campaigns from broader community settings that may translate well to colleges.
Will the fellow be expected to work on campus climate surveys?
Yes. Deliverables include an inventory and summary of existing campus climate surveys and what their analyses show, along with comparison and summary work as part of the ongoing activities.
Will the fellowship involve reviewing student sexual behavior surveys?
Yes. Expected products include an inventory and summary of surveys focused on students' sexual behaviors and what those analyses indicate.
Will the fellow evaluate or catalog prevention programs and curricula?
Yes. The fellow must produce an inventory of existing campus (or similar institutional) sexual violence prevention programs and curricula, and is also expected to identify and assess education curricula for students and professionals.
Does the fellowship address institutional responses and sanctions?
Yes. Deliverables include summaries of institutional responses and sanctions for sexual violence cases.
Is a literature review required?
Yes. The fellowship expects a literature review focused on prevention and education efforts that demonstrate promising practices or evidence-based approaches.
What other written products or presentations are expected?
Beyond inventories and the literature review, the fellow is expected to draft and present an assessment of research and prevention campaigns and to produce written products and presentations for SMART leadership as needed.
Are there reporting requirements during the fellowship?
Yes. Ongoing reporting is built in through monthly or quarterly updates to SMART management and senior policy advisors, particularly to support planning for SMART-led forums, conferences, and newsletter content focused on campus prevention and education.
Are site visits part of the fellowship?
They may be. The solicitation notes that the fellow may sometimes conduct site visits to review or support promising prevention and education initiatives being implemented on campuses or similar institutions.
What happens at the end of the fellowship period?
The fellowship concludes with a final report to OJP/SMART capturing accomplishments, challenges, and recommendations for improving the fellowship program and strengthening future work.
How should this fellowship be understood overall?
Overall, the fellowship is best understood as a capacity-building role focused on coordination across federal partners, synthesis and organization of existing knowledge and tools, and development of practical national-level guidance to improve prevention and education efforts addressing sexual violence on college campuses.
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