The Children's Institute, Inc. (CII) was awarded a $825,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.818 - Children Exposed to Violence) to implement the Children Exposed to Violence (CEV) program in the Rampart community of Los Angeles, California. The CEV program is designed to address the widespread impact of adverse childhood experiences by providing a continuum of trauma-informed, culturally appropriate...
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $714,638 Project Grant (CFDA 93.865) to The Medical University of South Carolina to conduct a hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial of the CAARE (Caregivers' Aid to Accelerate Recovery after Pediatric Emergencies) intervention. CAARE aims to improve quality of life and behavioral health service access for caregivers and young children after pediatric traumatic injury by providing inpatient screening, education,...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families awarded a $994,260 Cooperative Agreement to Las Cumbres Community Services, Inc., a non-profit organization in Española, New Mexico, under the Unaccompanied Children Program (CFDA 93.676). The funding will support the "Refugee Strong: Supporting Trauma Survivors STAR Program" over a 4-year period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2028. The program will provide comprehensive mental...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) provides $360,000 to Las Cumbres Community Services, Inc. (LCCS), a non-profit organization in Española, New Mexico. The funding will support LCCS's WINGS: Walking in Grace with Survivors of Torture program to pilot a transitional housing initiative for newly-arrived immigrant and refugee families identified as survivors of...
The City of Albuquerque will use a $1 million Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime to expand trauma recovery services for victims of violent crime through September 2023. Funded under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program, the grant will support the Albuquerque Trauma Recovery Center (TRC) in providing wraparound care including individual and group psychotherapy, case management, and trauma-informed psychiatry to youth and...
The Children's Institute Inc. (CII) was awarded a $972,405 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Children Exposed to Violence program (CFDA 16.818). The funding will allow CII to expand services for two target populations in Los Angeles: children who have witnessed violence at LAPD crime scenes, and community youth impacted by trauma and violence. Key services include on-site crisis response, counseling, mental...
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) was awarded a $800,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320). The grant will fund a range of evidence-based and trauma-informed mental health and psychosocial support services for survivors of human trafficking in King County, Washington. Key activities include providing individual counseling, group support, and case management to an annual target of...
The International Rescue Committee, Inc. (IRC) received a $950,000 grant award from the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320). The three-year project, commencing on October 1, 2023, aims to expand and enhance comprehensive services for minor victims of sex and labor trafficking in Northern California. Through this funding, IRC, in partnership with Wind Youth Services and the Sacramento LGBT Community Center, will...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families awarded a $994,260 Cooperative Agreement to the International Rescue Committee (IRC) on September 30, 2024 under the Unaccompanied Children Program (CFDA 93.676). This award will support IRC's "STAR" (Support for Trauma-Affected Refugees) initiative to provide comprehensive care and support services for unaccompanied immigrant children apprehended by federal authorities. Services will include...
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), awarded a $4,989,850 Cooperative Agreement to The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582). The funding will support UCSF's National Trauma Recovery Center (NATRC) in conducting a comprehensive landscape analysis to identify high-need communities for establishing 3-5 new Trauma Recovery Centers (TRCs). NATRC will then provide...