Improving the Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse and the Regional and Local Children’s Advocacy Centers

Program goal(s) name: Improve justice system and community responses to child abuse.
Program goal(s) description: Improve the quality of criminal investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases; improve communities’ ability to develop, maintain, and enhance a comprehensive, multidisciplinary response to the investigation and prosecution of child abuse and neglect; and assist CACs and/or multidisciplinary teams to more effectively meet the needs of child victims.
Program objective(s) name: Develop and provide high-quality assistance to protect children
Program objective(s) description: Develop and provide training and other resources to local and state prosecutors involved in child abuse cases to improve the quality of criminal prosecution of such cases; Assist communities in developing child-focused, community-oriented, facility-based programs to improve the resources available to child victims and families; Provide high-quality specialized training and technical assistance to CACs, child abuse multidisciplinary teams, and state chapters and strengthen capacity of state chapter organizations to deliver training and technical assistance to local CACs on their own; Enhance coordination among community agencies and professionals involved in the intervention, prevention, prosecution, and investigation systems that respond to child abuse cases; Train physicians and other health and behavioral health professionals in the multidisciplinary approach to child abuse and neglect.

All final award decisions will be made by the Assistant Attorney General, unless a statute explicitly authorizes award decisions by another official or there is written delegation of authority to another official. For successful applicants, JustGrants will send a system-generated email to the Application Submitter, Authorized Representative, and Entity Administrator with information on accessing their official award package in JustGrants. The award package will include key information (such as funding amount and period of performance) as well as award conditions that must be followed. The Authorized Representative for the entity should accept or decline the award within 45 days of the notification.

The review procedure for applications is specified in the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and generally includes eligibility and responsiveness, merit, programmatic, budget, and risk reviews.