OJJDP FY 2021 Children’s Advocacy Centers National Subgrants Program | O OJJDP 2021 47007

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The OJJDP FY 2021 Children's Advocacy Centers (CACs) National Subgrants Program is a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), designed to strengthen how communities respond to child abuse cases. The core purpose is to support Children’s Advocacy Centers through subgrant assistance that improves the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of interventions for child victims. CACs are built around a coordinated, child-focused model in which a multidisciplinary team works together to reduce trauma for the child, improve investigative and prosecutorial outcomes, and connect children and families to appropriate services.

A key feature of the program is its emphasis on multidisciplinary collaboration. CACs bring together representatives from the agencies that are typically mandated or central to a child abuse response, including law enforcement, child protective services, prosecutors, medical and mental health providers, and victim advocates, along with other partners as needed. By coordinating these roles, CACs aim to streamline investigations and case decision-making, limit the number of times a child must recount their experience, and ensure that supportive services are offered early and in a well-organized way. The overall focus is both immediate intervention and longer-term system improvement across prevention, investigation, and prosecution functions.

Funding under the solicitation is organized into three distinct categories. Category 1, the National Subgrants Program, supports broad subgrant activities that enhance CAC responses to child abuse cases generally. Category 2, the National Subgrants Program for Victims of Child Pornography, targets assistance related to cases involving child pornography victims, reflecting the specialized needs, investigative complexities, and victim service demands common in these cases. Category 3, the National Military Partnership Program, supports efforts that connect CAC approaches with military communities, acknowledging that military families may face unique jurisdictional, service access, and coordination issues that benefit from formal partnerships.

This opportunity is offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning the federal agency typically anticipates substantial involvement in the funded work beyond what is common in a standard grant. The funding activity area is listed under Law, Justice and Legal Services, and the relevant CFDA number is 16.758. The opportunity number is O-OJJDP-2021-47007. The total maximum award amount (award ceiling) is listed as $10,600,000, and OJJDP expected to make approximately three awards under this solicitation.

Eligibility is broad and includes multiple levels of government and a wide range of organizational types. Eligible applicants include state, county, city or township, and special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other tribal organizations; nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education); for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); and other entities as described in the solicitation’s additional eligibility details. The opportunity was created on December 22, 2020, with an original closing date of February 8, 2021.

In practical terms, this program is about resourcing the national infrastructure that helps local CACs function well: improving coordinated investigations, strengthening victim-centered practices, and ensuring that the professionals who handle child abuse cases can work as an integrated team. The three funding categories allow applicants to address general CAC capacity, specialized support for child pornography victim cases, and partnership needs in military contexts, all aimed at improving outcomes for children and the systems responsible for protecting them.

• 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 2021 Children’s Advocacy Centers National Subgrants Program" 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 Dec 22, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 08, 2021. (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 $10,600,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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