The Dakota Children's Advocacy Center will deliver comprehensive treatment services for children and families impacted by problematic or illegal sexual behavior 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). The awardee will provide evidence-based treatments including Adolescent PSB-CBT-A, Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award of $3,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) supports the National Children's Alliance (NCA) in administering the CFDA 16.758 "Improving the Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse and the Regional and Local Children's Advocacy Centers" program. NCA, the national membership organization and accrediting body for over 950 Children's Advocacy Centers (CACs) nationwide, will...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $847,622 Block Grant to the State of New Jersey under the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA 93.643) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The grant supports the State in enacting reforms to improve the assessment and investigation of suspected child abuse and neglect cases, including cases involving suspected child sexual abuse or exploitation, while limiting...
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...
The Joseph J. Peters Institute (JJPI) has been awarded a $450,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Missing Children's Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 16.543). The funding will enable JJPI to address problematic sexual behavior among youth in Philadelphia through the following means: Expanding access to evidence-based treatments such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Problem Sexual Behavior...
This $425,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will support Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in developing a pre-trial diversion program for youth with problematic sexual behaviors. Through this three-year award under the Missing Children's Assistance program, Mission Kids will train four therapists in cognitive behavioral therapy for problematic sexual behaviors and establish a...
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) was awarded a $3,014,016 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Judicial Training on Child Maltreatment for Court Personnel Juvenile Justice Programs (CFDA 16.757). This 1-year award, effective October 1, 2024, will support NCJFCJ in developing a model approach for coordinating information and services for families involved in...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded $475,000 to Youth Outreach Services under a three-year Cooperative Agreement from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The award supports the Missing Children's Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 16.543), which aims to ensure equivalent access to drug court programs and examine related program data. Specifically, Youth Outreach Services will implement effective interventions...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $5,995,174.58 cooperative agreement to the National Childrens Alliance Inc. from October 1, 2018 to March 31, 2022 under the Domestic Trafficking Victim Program (CFDA 16.834). The award supports victim services for children who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation or domestic sex trafficking through a national subgrant program. Subawards were provided to 30...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $1.6 million Block Grant to the New York Office of Children & Family Services from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025 under the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA 93.643). The funding supports efforts to improve the assessment and investigation of suspected child abuse and neglect cases, including cases of suspected child sexual abuse and exploitation, in a manner that limits...