The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) seeks applications for funding to develop and promote post-secondary and professional continuing education for child protection professionals in the field, including law enforcement officers, social workers, mental and medical health professionals, and prosecutors.
Donor Name: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/17/2023
Size of the Grant: $900,000.00
Grant Duration: 36 months
Details:
With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to support the training of future mandated reporters and child protection professionals in the field, including law enforcement officers, social workers, mental and medical health professionals, and prosecutors.
Goals
The goal of this program is to increase the knowledge base and skills of mandated reporters and child protection professionals to recognize and appropriately address the impact of violence and psychological trauma on children.
Objectives
Specific objectives include:
- Increase the availability of training in university undergraduate and graduate programs (as well as continuing education programs) on multiple evidence-based methods for identifying and screening children for exposure to violence.
- Improve the preparedness and awareness of child- and family-serving professionals about the scope and seriousness of children exposed to violence and psychological trauma.
- Improve mandated reporters’ understanding of their nondiscrimination federal civil rights obligations when considering making reports to officials.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $1,800,000.00
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $900,000.00
Period of Performance Duration (Months)
Up to 36
Eligible Applicants
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
For the purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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