656019 - FY27 RFP PHTHMRH27002 for Sexual Violence Prevention
Funding Opportunity Details
Disability, Injury and Violence Prevention
Final Application Deadline: Jun 3, 2026 4:00 PM
Status Posted
Posted Date Mar 12, 2026 7:30 AM
Award Amount RangeNo Limit - No Limit
Project Dates 08/01/2026 - 06/30/2032
Award Announcement Date 07/01/2026
Categorical Area
Recurring Opportunity No
Program Officer Julie Jones
Phone (515) 242-5934 x
Email julie.jones@hhs.iowa.gov
Description
It is the responsibility of the Applicant to review all Attachments listed below for additional details regarding this Funding Opportunity. The issuance of this Funding Opportunity in no way constitutes a commitment by HHS to award a contract.
Excerpts from the RFP:
Purpose
The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) #PHTHMRH27002 is to solicit applications that will enable the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (referred to as Agency) to select the most qualified applicant to provide sexual violence prevention programming through a statewide organization representing programs serving victims of sexual violence and the continuation of a training program for Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) members.
Additionally, the work and services completed with this contract will 1) grow capacity for sexual violence prevention activities across Iowa, 2) create social and physical environments that reduce risk factors for developing problematic sexual behaviors and perpetrating sexual violence and/or increase protective factors while focusing on key impacted communities, and 3) develop Iowa specific best practice and standards of care within victim advocate, public health, and medical settings in collaboration with state-level partners.
Sexual violence prevention programming should focus on addressing social norms, social drivers of health, parent engagement with children about not causing sexual harm, and community programming which supports the development of non-violent social problem-solving skills. All programs are required to be evidence-informed and data-driven.
Schedule of Important Dates (All times and dates listed are local Iowa time.)
The following dates are set forth for informational purposes. The Agency reserves the right to change them.
EVENT
DATE
RFP Issued
March 12, 2026 Written Questions and Responses
Round 1 Questions Due:
Responses Posted By:
April 1, 2026
April 8, 2026
Round 2 Questions Due:
Responses Posted By:
April 22, 2026
April 29, 2026
Final Questions Due:
Responses Posted By:
May 13, 2026
May 20, 2026
Applications Due
June 3, 2026 by 4:00 PM Local Iowa Time
Post Notice of Intent to Award
On or about July 1, 2026
| Description | File Name | Type | Size | Upload Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. RFP PHTHMRH6002 - Sexual Violence Prevention | A. RFP PHTHMRH6002 - Sexual Violence Prevention.pdf | 336 KB | 03/10/2026 08:15 AM | |
| B. HHS Application Instructions Guidance (IowaGrants) | B. HHS Application Instructions_Guidance New IG.pdf | 2 MB | 03/10/2026 08:17 AM | |
| C. FY27 Sexual Violence Prevention Draft Contract | C. FY27 Sexual Violence Prevention Draft Contract.pdf | 263 KB | 03/10/2026 08:16 AM | |
| D. FY27 Sexual Violence Prevention Draft Application Score Tool | D. FY27 Sexual Violence Prevention Draft Application Score Tool.pdf | 208 KB | 03/10/2026 08:16 AM |
| Description | Link |
|---|---|
| A. IowaGrants Registration and Login Instructions | https://dom.iowa.gov/state-government/grant-management |
| B. General Terms and Contingent Terms | https://hhs.iowa.gov/initiatives/contract-terms |
| C. CDC's Sexual Violence Prevention Resource for Action | https://www.cdc.gov/violence-prevention/media/pdf/resources-for-action/SV-Prevention-Resource_508.pdf |
| D. Public Health Approach to Violence Prevention | https://www.cdc.gov/violence-prevention/about/about-the-public-health-approach-to-violence-prevention.html |
| E. The Social-Ecological Model: A Framework for Prevention | https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED556109.pdf |
| F. County Health Rankings - Iowa | https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/health-data/iowa?year=2025 |
| G. National Sexual Violence Resource Center | https://www.nsvrc.org/prevention/ |