Posted on July 22, 2005	print  e-mail
Deadline: September 13, 2005; October 11, 2005

National Children's Alliance Offers Funding for Children's Advocacy Centers

The National Children's Alliance is a nationwide not-for-profit membership organization whose mission is to promote and support communities in providing a coordinated investigation and comprehensive response to victims of severe child abuse. NCA-accredited members are Children's Advocacy Centers.

Children's Advocacy Centers (CACs) stress coordination of investigation and intervention services by bringing together professionals and agencies as a multidisciplinary team to create a child-focused approach to child abuse cases.

NCA, under a cooperative agreement with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice, will administer $8.27 million in federal funds for the establishment and expansion of CACs during the 2006 calendar year. Funding and implementation assistance is provided by NCA with the overall goal of aiding communities across the United States in their efforts to implement the children's advocacy center model.

In order to be considered for a NCA grant, applicants must have a written and signed memorandum of understanding or interagency agreement between law enforcement, social services, medical and mental health, prosecution, and other related agencies to coordinate child abuse investigation, prosecution, and treatment; be committed to establishing an NCA full-member CAC that meets the needs of abused children for support and protection in a safe and comfortable environment; and establish a public or private not-for-profit entity to receive and administer these grant funds and have a task force or steering committee with representatives of law enforcement, social services, prosecution, and medical and mental health providers.

NCA offers several different categories of grant funding that programs may apply for depending on membership status. Grants to non-member programs are competitive and include training grants and program development grants. The competitive applications deadline for FY 2007 funding is September 8, 2006. The non-competitive applications deadline for FY 2007 funding is October 6, 2006.

Visit the NCA Web site for complete program information, grant categories, the 2006 Request for Proposals, and an FAQ.

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Link to Complete RFP

Primary Subject: Children and Youth
Geographic Funding Area: National

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