Improving Services for Victims of Sexual Violence http://www.rainn.org/public-policy/legislative-agenda/improving-services-for-sexual-assault-victims

Sexual Assault Services Program

The original Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was enacted in 1994 as Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (P.L. 103-322). When the 109th Congress passed legislation in December 2005 to reauthorize VAWA, it created a new federal funding stream dedicated entirely to the provision of direct services for victims of sexual violence. The new Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP) in the Services and Outreach Title of VAWA 2005 will also provide resources for state sexual assault coalitions that assist rape crisis centers.
http://www.rainn.org/public-policy/legislative-agenda/improving-services-for-sexual-assault-victims