OJJDP FY 17 VOCA TTA for Child Abuse Professionals | OJJDP 2017 11100

Opportunity Information: Apply for OJJDP 2017 11100

The OJJDP FY 17 VOCA TTA for Child Abuse Professionals opportunity is a discretionary federal grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), designed to strengthen how communities investigate and prosecute child abuse cases. The core aim is to improve coordinated, multidisciplinary responses by funding training, hands-on technical assistance, and information resources that help professionals adopt developmentally appropriate approaches for children, use trauma-informed practices, and rely on evidence-based programs, policies, and procedures. In practical terms, the program is built around improving the quality and consistency of child abuse responses across agencies that typically have to work together, such as child advocacy centers, law enforcement, prosecutors, victim advocates, and the courts.

Under this solicitation, the National Children’s Advocacy Center (NCAC) is identified as the provider that will deliver much of the training, technical assistance, and online resource support to child abuse professionals, while also helping coordinate activities among VOCA-supported programs. The work described is broad and meant to reach multiple professional audiences. It includes conference presentations and learning opportunities targeted to law enforcement personnel, judicial and court staff, and crime victim advocates, reflecting an emphasis on aligning practices across the full investigative and legal process so that cases are handled effectively while minimizing additional harm to child victims.

A significant portion of the effort focuses on expanding access to specialized training through scholarships and online learning. The grantee is expected to provide scholarships connected to the International Symposium on Child Abuse, along with support for online trainings and webinars, making advanced instruction more available to practitioners who might otherwise be limited by travel costs or budget constraints. The program also calls for ongoing technical assistance and professional support structures, including online mentoring and consultation groups specifically for forensic interviewers, recognizing that interviewing children requires specialized skills, continuous feedback, and careful adherence to research-informed methods.

The solicitation also highlights knowledge development and resource maintenance as key deliverables. The grantee is expected to support evidence-based research on selected child abuse response topics and to continue the Child Abuse Library Online (CALiO), an online repository intended to help professionals access current, credible materials. Another explicit priority is continuing a national assessment of issues related to child sex trafficking, indicating that OJJDP wanted this initiative to keep pace with emerging trends, challenges, and promising practices in identifying and responding to trafficking of children within child protection and criminal justice contexts.

Finally, the opportunity includes a development component: the grantee will create an extended forensic interview model and accompanying training intended to better inform victim advocacy. This suggests an interest in improving how information gathered through interviews can be used to support child victims and guide advocacy services, while still aligning with investigative needs and best-practice standards for interviewing. Administratively, the award was offered as a cooperative agreement (implying substantial federal involvement or collaboration during the project), with one expected award and a ceiling of $2,500,000. The funding opportunity number was OJJDP 2017 11100, the CFDA number listed was 16.758, it was posted on March 24, 2017, and it originally closed on May 11, 2017, with eligibility described broadly as “Others” with additional clarification referenced in the solicitation’s eligibility section.

• The Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OJJDP FY 17 VOCA TTA for Child Abuse Professionals" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.758.
• This funding opportunity was created on Mar 24, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 11, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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