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KYAS
16.840
Goals: To support oversight of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee and each national governing body to safeguard amateur athletes against sexual, physical, and emotional abuse in sports. Objectives: To safeguard young athletes participating in organized sports from sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. The program is designed to establish effective oversight of sports organizations by providing comprehensive training programs, policies, and standards to prevent abuse; to ensure mechanisms are in place to report to investigative and prosecutorial authorities all forms of abuse; and to establish best practices to address and support victims of abuse. Performance Measure 1: Number of suspected incidents of abuse of young athletes in sports referred to law enforcement; and, Performance Measure 2: Number of random audits conducted to ensure policies and procedures are followed correctly.
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Funding awarded under the Keep Young Athletes Safe grant program will help to develop, implement and evaluate a series of programs and activities intended to prevent and address the sexual, physical and emotional abuse of young athletes in the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic movements. This program is in its infancy and, as such, does not yet have reportable accomplishments. In fiscal year 2018, two applications were received for the Keep Young Athletes Safe grant program solicitation; SMART made one award.
The U.S. Center for SafeSport received the Keep Young Athletes Safe grant to continue to develop a comprehensive training and prevention program aimed at protecting young athletes from abuse.
The U.S. Center for SafeSport was awarded a Keep Young Athletes Safe grant to continue developing a comprehensive training and prevention program to prevent abuse in the athletic programs of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, national governing bodies and Paralympic sports organizations.
Between October 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021, program accomplishments included the following:
• Audits were conducted of national governing bodies (NGBs) to ensure that policies and procedures to prevent and identify the abuse of amateur athletes are followed correctly, with resource materials created to assist in implementing these policies; • Site visits of competitions were conducted, with feedback provide on areas for potential improvement; • New training materials for sexual, physical and emotional abuse prevention were developed and tested; • A series of training sessions was developed and delivered; • Educational materials and model policies for athletic programs were developed and distributed; and • Incidents of alleged abuse of amateur youth athletes were referred to law enforcement for investigation.
• Audits and compliance review activities: Numerous audits of the national governing bodies of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee have been conducted on an annual basis to ensure that policies and procedures to prevent and identify the abuse of amateur athletes were followed correctly. Audit protocols and procedures, testing workbooks and audit template reports have been created to support audit and compliance activities. • Training for athletic program personnel: This program has developed and tested new training materials for sexual, physical and emotional abuse prevention and presented numerous training sessions to deliver this information. • Education materials and model policies for athletic programs: Numerous communication pieces (i.e., manuals, program materials, fliers, FAQs) have been created and distributed under this program. In addition, train-the-trainer workshops have been conducted and information has been delivered at various conferences for professionals working in fields related to sexual violence and abuse prevention. • Claims investigated and investigations referred to law enforcement for prosecution: Since the program’s inception in 2018, numerous incidents of alleged abuse of amateur youth athletes have been referred to law enforcement for investigation.
• Audits and compliance review activities: Numerous audits of the national governing bodies of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee have been conducted on an annual basis to ensure that policies and procedures to prevent and identify the abuse of amateur athletes were followed correctly. Audit protocols and procedures, testing workbooks, and audit template reports have been created to support audit and compliance activities. • Training for athletic program personnel: This program has developed and tested new training materials for sexual, physical, and emotional abuse prevention and presented numerous training sessions to deliver this information. • Education materials and model policies for athletic programs: Numerous communication pieces (i.e., manuals, program materials, fliers, FAQs) have been created and distributed under this program. In addition, train-the-trainer workshops have been conducted and information has been delivered at various conferences for professionals working in fields related to sexual violence and abuse prevention. • Claims investigated and investigations referred to law enforcement for prosecution: Since the program’s inception in FY 2018, numerous incidents of alleged abuse of amateur youth athletes have been referred to law enforcement for investigation.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
