Program Support
Program support (also know as technical assistance) is a partnership between your organization and TAASA. We can help you with a variety of issues that arise when operating an organization, establishing community partnerships, measuring impact and more.
If you are looking for specific short-term trainings and workshops, then visit our Statewide Training page.
American Rescue Plan: Grant to Support Survivors of Sexual Assault (ARP-SA)
Check out our 2023 ARP-SA Annual Report to see how the ARP-SA grant impacted Programs around Texas!
TAASA is administering the American Rescue Plan, Grants to Support Survivors of Sexual Assault (ARP-SA) in Texas. ARP-SA is a federal grant offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of the 2021 Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, American Rescue Plan, Grants to Support Survivors of Sexual Assault, Supplemental Funding. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) received the grant and contracted with the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA), as a pass-through agency, to administer the program which includes subcontracting with organizations to provide grant activities.
TAASA was awarded a total of $11.5 million dollars to cover programming starting in June of 2022 and running through September of 2025. TAASA has committed to providing nearly $9 million dollars of those funds to sexual assault programs and cultural specific organizations to implement and strengthen sexual assault programs. Below, please find a snapshot report of FY 2023 (October, 1, 2022 - September 30, 2023) programming implemented by TAASA and subgrantees.
Examples of Program Support
Organizational And Board Management
- Board structure and membership
- Responsibilities of board members
- Policies
- Executive Director – board relationship
- Staff – board relationship
- Board orientation, evaluation
- Minimum standards compliance
- Strategic planning
- Succession planning
- Grant writing
Staff Management
- Accountability assessments
- Human resources policies and practice
- Addressing burnout, vicarious trauma, and self-care
Program Evaluation And Learning
- Assistance in creating data collection systems to look at programmatic effectiveness
- Facilitating data analysis for programmatic learning and improvement
- Utilizing empowerment, feminist, culturally-specific and participatory evaluation approaches
- Putting programmatic principles into practice
- Communicating results
- Literature reviews of evidence-based practices
- Curriculum development and evaluation
Federal/State Grants Management
- Auditing and monitoring findings, including corrective action plans
- Budget amendments and budget adjustments
- Compliance regulations, citations, and specific grant criteria
- Cost allocations and procurement standards
- Internal controls and system of internal controls
- Time and effort compliance
Working In The Community
- Fundraising
- Public relations
- Public awareness
- Training and Curriculum Development
- Policy and Advocacy
What Does Program Support Look Like?
Feel free to reach out to TAASA as challenges arise or well before a problem occurs. Assistance can be conducted through:
- Phone, e-mail, and web meetings
- In-person visits to provide face to face mentoring and assistance, which allows for assistance to staff, boards, SART/MDTs, community coalitions, etc.
- Facilitating skill-building meetings and training developed for board and staff development
- Support for reviewing and developing policies, procedures, and bylaws
- Collaboration with agency leadership to facilitate strategic planning, board retreats, and agency assessments
- Collaboration with programs in designing and implementing evaluation strategies
Program Support Request Form
Please fill out the form below and we will follow-up with you shortly.
Request Support