Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Programs

1. Sexual Violence Justice Institute: The Sexual Violence Justice Institute provides expertise in criminal justice and community response to sexual violence. Systems changein protocol, procedures, and routine practiceis a key element in improving the response to sexual violence. We work with communities to create a comprehensive, victim-centered response through multidisciplinary collaborations, leadership development, training, and technical assistance. As a state and national technical assistance provider for Minnesota Office of Justice Programs and the Office of Violence Against Women, we share our decades of experience to increase knowledge and improve how responders work with victims/survivors and each other. We provide specialized support across the nation and US territories for sexual assault response teams, rural grantees, and sexual assault specific funding for STOP Administrators, teams considering Case File Review, Minnesota SART Collaboration Project, and leaders conducting evaluation or needs assessment.

   $725,724 spentof which $21,316 as grants$5,874 earned by the program
   42% of program spending

2. Prevention: MNCASA is a key leader in the primary prevention of sexual violence in Minnesota. We utilize three key strategies: providing training and technical assistance to build statewide capacity to prevent sexual violence, informing policies and practices at both the state and local levels, and mobilizing community members to help make the prevention of sexual violence an urgent priority. Members have access to sexual violence primary prevention funding, evaluation assistance, tools, resources, and other strategies to enhance their programming. MNCASA has decades-long partnerships with the Minnesota Department of Health and Minnesota Office of Justice Programs to implement and build statewide capacity for the primary prevention of sexual violence. Primary prevention support includes implementation of the Rosemary Project, 12 sub-grant recipients part of the Community Prevention Partnerships Program, cohosting statewide Sexual Violence Prevention Network meetings, assistance in statewide health standards development, prevention mini-grants for membership, the Messaging Report for advancing sexual violence prevention education, and overall prevention and evaluation capacity…

   $521,375 spentof which $191,846 as grants$1,958 earned by the program
   30% of program spending

3. Advocacy: MNCASA provides support for the improvement of sexual assault advocacy services of Partner Programs. MNCASA supports and assists sexual assault advocacy programs and other professionals and communities throughout the state. With over 65 partner programs providing services to sexual assault survivors, 20 ally program members, and over 200 individual members, our primary goal is to be a catalyst in changing society's attitudes toward sexual violence and the systems, policies, and procedures that may further victimize survivors, including survivors of sexual exploitation and trafficking. Our members receive tools, resources, and training each year to improve the effectiveness of anti-sexual violence programs in Minnesota. Key events to support our members include the 40-hour sexual assault advocacy training, the 40-hour sexual assault train-the-trainer curriculum, annual training symposium, legal advocacy training, program executive directors and advocates meetings, and regional meetings to plan and organize emerging issues in the field. Areas of training have included advocacy services for justice-involved survivors through the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA),…

   $437,611 spent
   25% of program spending

4. Medical Forensic Program: MNCASA has long been a leader in efforts to enhance the statewide systems response to sexual violence including the development of a sustainable infrastructure that will enable a meaningful and effective medical forensic response to victims/survivors of sexual assault in Minnesota. MNCASA works extensively with communities that do not have or lost SANE services in their service delivery area. We continue to provide technical assistance and training to rural hospitals, building their capacity to provide a competent and compassionate medical response to victims/survivors of sexual assault.

   $43,323 spent
   3% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,728,033.