Opportunity Information: Apply for O SMART 2025 172490
The SMART FY25 Keep Young Athletes Safe Continuation - Invited to Apply opportunity is a continuation grant administered by the Department of Justice's SMART Office (Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking) under CFDA 16.840. It is designed to support the ongoing work of the U.S. Center for SafeSport in protecting amateur athletes, with a strong emphasis on preventing and responding to sexual, physical, and emotional abuse within programs connected to the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and its national governing bodies (NGBs). As a continuation, it is intended for an existing effort rather than launching a brand-new program, and it is described as "Invited to Apply," signaling that it is not broadly competitive in the way many open solicitations are.
The core purpose of the funded work is to continue the Keep Young Athletes Safe (KYAS) program, which focuses on practical safeguards that can be implemented across Olympic and Paralympic sport environments. The program centers on creating and improving prevention infrastructure, including educational materials, training programs, and organizational policies aimed at reducing the risk of abuse and improving early identification and response when concerns arise. In addition to prevention education and policy development, the work includes developing and maintaining tools that help organizations implement these protections consistently and address known or emerging risks.
A major operational component of the grant is the continuation of background screening policy development for both new and existing USOPC and NGB personnel. This includes not only employees but also individuals who commonly have direct access to athletes, such as coaches, instructors, and volunteers. The expectation is not simply to draft screening policies on paper, but to support implementation and then verify that safeguards are functioning in practice. To that end, SafeSport is tasked with overseeing regular and random audits to check whether the adopted policies and procedures are being followed correctly and consistently, and to help identify gaps that could leave athletes vulnerable.
The opportunity also reinforces mandated reporting responsibilities. Under KYAS, allegations of sexual and physical abuse must be reported in line with applicable federal and state reporting requirements. This indicates that the program is expected to operate in a way that supports lawful reporting pathways and ensures that when allegations arise, the response is not optional or ad hoc but tied to established legal obligations and required procedures.
Administratively, the opportunity is categorized as a grant within the Law, Justice and Legal Services activity area. It lists an award ceiling of $2,137,405, with one expected award, reflecting a single continuation award supporting the ongoing KYAS effort. The funding opportunity number is O SMART 2025 172490. The posting indicates an original closing date of 2025-11-24 and a creation date of 2025-11-21. The eligible applicants field is listed as "Others," which is consistent with a continuation and invited application structure where eligibility is effectively limited to the entity already positioned to carry forward the funded program, in this case the U.S. Center for SafeSport.Apply for O SMART 2025 172490
- The SMART in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "SMART FY25 Keep Young Athletes Safe Continuation – Invited to Apply" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.840.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2025-11-21.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-11-24. (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 $2,137,405.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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