The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) seeks applications for funding for fiscal year (FY) 2022 Victims of Child Abuse Act Programs. This program furthers the DOJ’s mission by providing funding for a national training and technical assistance program to enhance the effectiveness of attorneys who investigate and prosecute child abuse cases.
Donor Name: Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/03/2022
Size of the Grant: $2,700,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The OJJDP FY 2022 Victims of Child Abuse (VOCA) Act Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Prosecutors program will fund a national training and technical assistance program for attorneys who are involved in the criminal prosecution of child abuse to enhance the effectiveness of the investigation and prosecution of such crimes.
Goals
The program’s goal is to improve the quality of criminal prosecution of child abuse cases.
Objectives
To achieve its goal, OJJDP has established the following objectives:
- Develop and provide training opportunities for local and state prosecutors involved in child abuse cases for the purpose of improving the quality of criminal prosecution of such cases.
- Deliver technical assistance efforts for local and state prosecutors involved in child abuse cases for the purpose of improving the quality of criminal prosecution of such cases.
- Develop and promote publications and resources for local and state prosecutors involved in child abuse cases for the purpose of improving the quality of criminal prosecution of such cases.
- Coordinate proposed training and technical assistance with other OJJDP-funded VOCA programs to maximize efficient use of resources and avoid duplication of efforts.
Priority Areas
The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.
- Priority Considerations Supporting Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.
- Give priority consideration to applications that include project(s) that that will promote racial equity and the removal of barriers to access and opportunity for communities that have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by inequality when making award decisions.
- Give priority consideration to applicants that can demonstrate that their capabilities and competencies for implementing their proposed project(s) are enhanced because the applicant (or at least one proposed sub-recipient that will receive at least 30% of the requested award funding, as demonstrated in the Budget Worksheet and Budget Narrative) identifies as a culturally specific organization. To receive this additional priority consideration, applicants must describe how being a culturally specific organization (or funding the culturally specific sub-recipient organization(s)) will enhance their ability to implement the proposed project(s) and should also specify which culturally specific populations are intended or expected to be served or to have their needs addressed under the proposed project(s).
Funding Information
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards – $2,700,000.00.
Grant Period
- Period of Performance Duration (Months) – 36.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility is limited to national organizations that have a broad representation of attorneys who prosecute criminal cases in state courts and have demonstrated experience in providing training and technical assistance for prosecutors. For purposes of this solicitation, whether an organization has a broad representation of attorneys will be determined based on those attorneys who are currently employees of the applicant organization, paid consultants, and/or attorneys from the applicant’s partner/sub-recipient agencies. Nonprofit organizations that hold money in offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding paying the tax described in 26 U.S.C. § 511(a) are not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
