The colorado childrens alliance will implement technology to improve coordinated services to victims of child abuse to enhance services, promote efficient coordination with law enforcement and…

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime awarded a $453,269 Cooperative Agreement to Colorado Child Advocacy Alliance on October 1, 2025, under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582).

The recipient will implement technology systems to improve coordinated services for child abuse victims across Colorado. Project activities include onboarding nine new Child Advocacy Centers onto a data tracking and management system, onboarding eleven new centers onto a data storage and transfer system, and providing onboarding, training, and ongoing support to participating centers and their multidisciplinary teams. The project addresses Colorado's need for secure data management and evidence storage, particularly for forensic interviews of children. Expected outcomes include improved case coordination in participating jurisdictions and reductions in lost or mishandled data.

The award period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. Work is performed in Grand Junction, Colorado. The funding benefits Child Advocacy Centers, their law enforcement and partner organizations, and child victims of abuse and maltreatment throughout Colorado.

The colorado childrens alliance will implement technology to improve coordinated services to victims of child abuse to enhance services, promote efficient coordination with law enforcement and partners, and protect child victims of abuse. There is significant need in colorado for better data management for victims of child abuse, particularly for the secure storage of evidence, such as forensic interviews of a child. Project activities will address that need and will include onboarding nine new cacs onto a data tracking and management system; onboarding 11 new cacs onto a data storage and transfer system; and providing onboarding and continued training and support to cacs and their teams. This project will benefit child advocacy centers (cacs), their multidisciplinary team partners, and the children they serve, who are victims of child abuse and maltreatment, across the state of colorado. Expected outcomes include improved case coordination in jurisdictions using the data systems and reductions in the number of cases of lost or mishandled data.