Cooperative Agreement 15PJDP22GK03062JJVO
- The National Children's Alliance (NCA) was awarded a $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.758 - Improving the Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse and the Regional and Local Children's Advocacy Centers) to strengthen Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) services for child victims of abuse and maltreatment. This funding will support NCA's efforts as the national membership organization and...
- The Chicago Children's Advocacy Center (ChicagoCAC) and its multidisciplinary team will implement a collaborative treatment model to provide trauma-informed and victim-centered services to help children and families heal from sexual abuse and serious maltreatment. Funded through a $425,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Missing Children's Assistance program (CFDA 16.543), ChicagoCAC...
- This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Improving the Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse and the Regional and Local Children's Advocacy Centers program (CFDA 16.758), will fund a comprehensive curriculum and training initiative led by the University of South Florida (USF). The $428,396 project aims to enhance the skills of child protection professionals and mandated reporters...
- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $825,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Children Exposed to Violence (CFDA 16.818) program to SBCS Corporation, a non-profit organization based in Chula Vista, California. The funding will support a partnership with the South Region Domestic Violence Coalition and a multi-disciplinary team to implement a trauma-informed, two-generation model of care for children and parents at the Casa...
- The Child Advocacy Center, Inc. (CAC) received a $499,893 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888). The 36-month grant funding will enable CAC to strengthen direct services and expand preventative efforts for children and youth ages 11-17 who have experienced domestic...
- This $3.5 million block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families funds the California Office of Emergency Services (CAL OES) to administer the Children's Justice Grants to States program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The funding supports four projects to improve coordinated response and investigation of reported suspected child abuse and neglect cases. County governments in Alameda, Sacramento, and Napa will each...
- The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $446,059 cooperative agreement to the Zero Abuse Project at the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center to build the capacity of undergraduate and graduate programs to train child protection personnel. This award falls under the Improving the Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse and the Regional and Local Children's Advocacy Centers program (CFDA #16.758), which aims to improve...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Children Exposed to Violence (CFDA 16.818) program provides $825,000 to the Contra Costa Family Justice Alliance (CCFJA) to build community and organizational capacity to increase equitable implementation of evidence-based practices that address the impacts of abuse and exposure to violence on children and youth from marginalized communities in Contra...
- This $450,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Children's Justice Act (CJA) Partnerships for Indian Communities program (CFDA 16.583) will enable the Cherokee Nation to establish a Child Advocacy Center (CAC) to improve the investigation, prosecution, and handling of child abuse cases, particularly child sexual abuse, in a manner that increases support for and lessens trauma to child abuse victims. The funding will be used to: 1)...
- The Childrens Aid & Family Services Inc. (CAFS) received a $425,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Missing Children's Assistance program (CFDA 16.543) to expand its Wise Families Program. The Wise Families Program provides evidence-based therapeutic services through problematic sexual behavior cognitive behavioral therapy to youth aged 7-17 who have committed...
THE CHADWICK CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AT RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - SAN DIEGO, (CHADWICK CENTER) WILL WORK IN COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION TO MANAGE THE WESTERN REGIONAL CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER (WRCAC). IN THAT CAPACITY, CHADWICK CENTER WILL COLLABORATE WITH PARTNERS FUNDED THROUGH THE VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE ACT (VOCAA), INCLUDING THE AGENCIES OPERATING THE OTHER REGIONAL CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS (RCACS), NATIONAL NATIVE CHILDREN'S TRAUMA CENTER, NATIONAL CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER, ZERO ABUSE PROJECT, NATIONAL CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE (NCA), AND THE NCA STATE CHAPTERS TO DELIVER TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TTA) AND IMPLEMENT COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS TO SERVE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM (MDT) PROFESSIONALS, CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS (CACS) AND CHAPTER LEADERS AND STAFF IN THE WESTERN STATES (ALASKA, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, HAWAII, IDAHO, MONTANA, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, UTAH, WASHINGTON, AND WYOMING). THE MISSION OF WRCAC IS TO REDUCE THE PREVALENCE AND ADVERSE IMPACT OF CHILD MALTREATMENT BY ENSURING ALL CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO A HIGH-QUALITY, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESPONSE TO ABUSE THAT IS COORDINATED, EVIDENCE-BASED AND TRAUMA-INFORMED. THROUGH THIS AWARD, CHADWICK CENTER WILL SUPPORT A STAFF TEAM OF TRAINING SPECIALISTS, STATE CHAPTER LIAISONS, AND TRAINING AND COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATORS TO IMPLEMENT A RANGE OF TTA STRATEGIES TO ADVANCE THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM GOALS FOR FY22: MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONALS WILL RECEIVE RELEVANT, HIGH-QUALITY TTA TO MEET OR EXCEED NCA ACCREDITATION STANDARDS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (WITH A FOCUS ON TTA DIRECTED TO VICTIM ADVOCATES AND MDT FACILITATORS AND RESILIENCY OF MDT PROFESSIONALS). CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS IN THE WESTERN REGION WILL HAVE ACCESS TO AN ACCREDITED CAC WITH A SKILLED, COORDINATED MDT AND COMPREHENSIVE, EVIDENCE-INFORMED SERVICES TO SUPPORT JUSTICE AND HEALING (WITH A TTA FOCUS ON STRENGTHENING MDTS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF MDT LEADERS). MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONALS, CACS AND STATE CHAPTER ORGANIZATIONS SERVING RURAL AND FRONTIER COMMUNITIES WILL ENSURE DELIVERY OF ACCESSIBLE, QUALITY, EVIDENCE-INFORMED, MENTAL HEALTH RESPONSES TO TRAUMA THROUGH INCREASED USE OF TELEMENTAL HEALTH (TMH) (WITH A FOCUS ON ASSESSING READINESS FOR, BUILDING AND SUPPORTING STATEWIDE TMH NETWORKS). CHAPTER ORGANIZATIONS WILL PROVIDE ESSENTIAL STATE LEVEL LEADERSHIP, TTA AND COORDINATION AMONG ITS MEMBERS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS AND FAMILIES (WITH A FOCUS ON TTA DIRECTED TOWARD BUILDING CHAPTER ORGANIZATIONAL AND TTA CAPACITY, EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AND PEER NETWORKING). AGENCIES FUNDED THROUGH VOCAA WILL SHARE INFORMATION AND COORDINATE STRATEGIES TO ADVANCE THE NATIONAL RESPONSE TO CHILD ABUSE (WITH A FOCUS ON IMPLEMENTING A FIVE-YEAR NATIONAL PLAN AND A COORDINATED CROSS-REGIONAL PLAN FOR TTA DELIVERY).
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.1m | 9/25/24 | ||
| Not listed | $1.1m | 9/25/24 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 9/18/24 | ||
| Not listed | $1.3m | 9/8/23 | ||
| Not listed | $1.3m | 9/27/22 |