Expanding Tribal Children’s Advocacy Centers supports the expansion and enhancement of children’s advocacy centers (CACs) serving American Indian and Alaska Native communities to improve investigative responses and treatment services for victims of child abuse and their families.
Donor Name: Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/27/2025
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Goals and Objectives
Goal: Build and improve the capacity of Tribal communities to develop, implement, or enhance their comprehensive, multidisciplinary response to the investigation and prosecution of child abuse and neglect, including the development of child-focused, community-oriented, facility-based programs.
- Objective 1: Develop and/or expand curricula, publications, and resources to support the expansion of the CAC model for AI/AN communities.
- Objective 2: Ensure CACs and child abuse multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) serving AI/AN communities have access to high-quality specialized training and technical assistance, practice tools, resources, publications, communities of practice, and evidence-based treatment and practices for child abuse and neglect victims.
- Objective 3: Deliver systematic, coordinated, customized technical assistance in partnership with the VOCA partners to federally recognized Tribes, CACs, and state chapters that expand and strengthen their capacity for a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to the investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases and evidence-based treatment for child abuse victims in AI/AN communities.
Funding Information
- Total Amount To Be Awarded Under This Funding Opportunity: $700,00
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: Up to $700,000
- Performance Duration: 12 months
Eligibility Criteria
The types of entities that are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity are listed below:
- Government Entities
- Native American Tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Educational Organizations
- Public- and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For-Profit Organizations
- Organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
