Victims of Child Abuse
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 16.547
- Agency
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Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Grant awards
- 44 $94,466,130 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Also known as
- (Judicial Child Abuse Training, Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse Through the Criminal Justice System, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), and Children's Advocacy Centers)
- Assistance types
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- Cooperative Agreement
- Project Grant
- Eligible applicants
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- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
- Beneficiaries
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- State
- Local
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention funds training, technical assistance, and regional infrastructure for child abuse and neglect investigation, prosecution, and intervention under CFDA 16.547 (Victims of Child Abuse), with the most recent grant awards issued on August 1, 2009.
The program has not received new grant awards since August 2009—a hiatus of over 17 years. This represents a material gap in funding activity and signals the program is not currently active. The portfolio shows 44 total awards spanning from 1995 to 2009, with peak activity in 2007–2009 (10, 8, and 9 awards respectively in those years), then ceased entirely.
Funded activities center on children's advocacy centers at regional and national scope, training and technical assistance for child abuse prosecutors and criminal justice personnel, court-appointed special advocate (CASA) programs, and multidisciplinary coordination models to reduce repeated interviews of child victims and improve prosecutorial outcomes. Recent awards illustrate the scope: the National Children's Alliance National Subgrant Program received $11.2 million to distribute funds to child advocacy centers nationwide; the National CASA Grants Program received $11 million; the National Children's Advocacy Center's National Grants Program received $9.7 million; and regional children's advocacy centers (Northeast, Midwest, Western, Southern) each received approximately $690 thousand to $1.25 million for training and technical assistance delivery.
Funding is exclusively concentrated under a single federal agency—the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention obligated all $94.5 million across all 44 awards. The assistance type mix is predominantly cooperative agreements (95 percent, 42 awards), with two project grants accounting for 5 percent. Award magnitudes typically range from $200 thousand to $1.25 million for regional hubs, with larger mega-awards ($7 million to $11 million) for national programs managing subgrants and training infrastructure.
No recent grant opportunities are posted. Given the absence of new awards since 2009, applicants should verify whether OJJDP intends to reactivate this program before investing in pursuit efforts.
Objective and description
- Objective
To develop model technical assistance and training programs to improve the courts' handling of child abuse and neglect cases to facilitate the adoption of laws to protect children against the potential second assault of the courtroom proceeding; to address the present situation in which many States have adopted innovative procedures that have far outpaced Federal law, leaving those children who do enter the Federal system inadequately protected; to address the inconsistency and disparity among State laws on child abuse; to train criminal justice system personnel on up-to-date, innovative techniques for investigating and prosecuting child abuse cases; and, to promote a multidisciplinary approach to coordinating the investigations and prosecution of child abuse cases and, thereby, limiting the number of pre-trial interviews a child must go through as well as better assure the accuracy of each interview, and to increase the number of communities making use of a Children's Advocacy Center approach to the investigation, prosecution and treatment of child abuse cases. The National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association provides technical assistance, information and support to local CASA programs, as well as assists communities in developing new programs, and provides support to existing and developing State organizations on issues such as the development of goals and objectives, State legislation, and State standards to strengthen local programs. Assist communities in developing child-focused programs designed to improve the resources available to children and families; provide support to non-offending family members; enhance coordination among community agencies, professionals, and provide medical support to health care and mental health care professionals involved in the intervention, prevention, prosecution, and investigation systems that respond to child abuse cases. The American Prosecutors Research Institute's National Center for the Prosecution of Child Abuse (NCPCA) pursues improvement of the quality of child abuse prosecution by providing training and technical assistance in the subject area.
Grant awards
| Award | Recipient | Federal obligations | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern regional children's advocacy center | — | $1,798,266 | |
| National casa grants program | — | $11,000,000 | |
| The national children's advocacy center: child abuse response enhancement (care) program | — | $850,000 | |
| National children's alliance national subgrant program for children's advocacy centers in the US | — | $11,184,000 | |
| Ojjdp FY 09 voca training and technical assistance for child abuse prosecutors | — | $1,650,000 | |
| National standards for accreditation and membership progam for children's advocacy centers, multidisciplinary teams… | — | $1,000,000 | |
| Midwest regional children's advocacy center | — | $1,250,000 | |
| Western regional children's advocacy center | — | $1,250,000 | |
| Northeast regional chldren's advocacy center | — | $1,250,000 | |
| Southern regional children's advocacy center | National Children's Advocacy Center, Inc. | $875,801 |
Latest 10 of 44 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Children's Alliance Inc. | $20,107,307 | 21% |
| 2 | National Casa Association | $11,014,323 | 12% |
| 3 | National District Attorneys Association | $2,719,822 | 3% |
| 4 | National Children's Advocacy Center, Inc. | $2,052,227 | 2% |
| 5 | Children's Health Care | $1,566,536 | 2% |
5 of 7 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2009 | $31,232,266 |
| FY2008 | $15,764,420 |
| FY2007 | $24,828,867 |
| FY2005 | $2,650,667 |
| FY2004 | $1,001,500 |
| FY2003 | $3,088,610 |
| FY2002 | $2,425,000 |
| FY2001 | $11,212,300 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 16.547?
Assistance Listing 16.547 is Victims of Child Abuse, a federal grant program run by Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Office of Justice Programs). It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for Victims of Child Abuse?
Its CFDA number is 16.547: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 16.547 awarded?
44 grant awards under 16.547 have obligated $94,466,130 in federal funds to 7 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 16.547?
The recipients obligated the most under Victims of Child Abuse are National Children's Alliance Inc. ($20,107,307), National Casa Association ($11,014,323) and National District Attorneys Association ($2,719,822).
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