ClosedOpportunity OJJDP-2019-14929

OJJDP FY 19 Victims of Child Abuse Act (VOCA) Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Prosecutors

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Department of Justice

At a glance

OJJDP FY 19 Victims of Child Abuse Act (VOCA) Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Prosecutors is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (Department of Justice). The application deadline was April 22, 2019. Individual awards are listed as up to $1.5M, with about 1 award expected and $900K in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.758 (Improving the Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse and the Regional and Local Children's Advocacy Centers).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Posted: Feb 20, 2019
Close date: Apr 22, 2019
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $1,500,000
Est. total funding: $900,000
Expected awards: 1
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligibility is limited to 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, an organization with “broad representation” of attorneys refers to attorneys who are currently employees of the applicant organization, paid consultants, and/or attorneys from partner/subrecipient agencies. Nonprofit organizations that hold money in offshore accounts for the purposes of avoiding paying the tax described in 26 U.S.C. § 511(a) are not eligible to apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The OJJDP FY 2019 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 and others who are involved in the criminal prosecution of child abuse to enhance the effectiveness of the investigation and prosecution of such crimes. The successful applicant will be required to provide training and technical assistance that includes information regarding improved child interview techniques, thorough investigative methods, interagency coordination, and effective presentation of evidence in court, including the use of alternative courtroom procedures.
This training and technical assistance program will address a wide range of topics related to improving the investigation and prosecution of child abuse and neglect. Training and technical assistance will be provided to prosecutors who prosecute child abuse cases in juvenile and adult courts. The training and technical assistance program will address emerging topics in the field, such as serial child torture, abusive head trauma, prosecution of abusive burn cases, drowned child cases, and defending the forensic interview at trial.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

16.758Improving the Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse and the Regional and Local Children's Advocacy CentersProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 16.758

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$35.9M

FY25

—

FY26

— est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.758. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
grants@ncjrs.gov
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Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through this opportunity?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $1.5m, total estimated program funding is $900,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for this opportunity?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity OJJDP-2019-14929), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 16.758