OJJDP FY 2026 Invited to Apply - Expanding Tribal Children's Advocacy Centers
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-OJJDP-2026-172788
- Agency
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Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $525,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- Calvin Cannon calvin.c.cannon@usdoj.gov (202) 856-8334
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is awarding a single cooperative agreement of up to $525,000 to expand and enhance children's advocacy centers serving American Indian and Alaska Native communities, with an SF-424 submission deadline of October 6, 2026. Only the University of Montana is eligible to apply. The award carries no cost share or matching requirements and funds a 12-month period beginning October 1, 2026.
The awardee will deliver coordinated training and technical assistance to Tribal communities establishing or operating facility-based multidisciplinary programs responding to child abuse. Required deliverables include a joint implementation plan for coordinated TTA across CACs and multidisciplinary teams, annual tribal TTA assessments, a coordinated TTA delivery plan, high-quality multimodal TTA opportunities, new and expanded resources and curricula, and collaborative strategic and operational plans. The awardee must collaborate strategically with all Victims of Child Abuse Act-funded programs to maintain and update a five-year strategic plan and an annual operational plan.
The application process requires two-step submission: the SF-424 form in Grants.gov by October 6, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET, followed by the full application in JustGrants by October 14, 2026, at 8:59 p.m. ET. The proposal narrative is limited to 20 pages and must address project need, goals and objectives, design and implementation, and organizational capabilities.
This opportunity is authorized under the Victims of Child Abuse Act, 34 U.S.C. 20301 et seq., and falls under CFDA 16.758 (Improving the Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse and Regional and Local Children's Advocacy Centers).
Synopsis
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Expanding Tribal Children's Advocacy Centers program. This opportunity supports the expansion and enhancement of children's advocacy centers (CACs) serving American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities to improve investigative responses and treatment services for victims of child abuse and their families. The program will deliver coordinated information, resource development, and training and technical assistance (TTA) to assist Tribal communities in establishing facility-based multidisciplinary programs that respond to child abuse and deliver support to existing CACs serving and partnering with Tribal governments and Native communities.
Eligibility
University of Montana
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| PKG00294281.pdf |
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