Opportunity Information: Apply for OJJDP 2018 13504
The OJJDP FY 18 VOCA Support for Children's Advocacy Centers (OJJDP 2018 13504) is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, offered through cooperative agreements to strengthen and expand the Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) model nationwide. Created on March 28, 2018, with an original closing date of May 14, 2018, the program anticipated making about five awards, with a maximum award amount (ceiling) of up to $10,000,000. The overall focus is on improving coordinated, victim-centered responses to child abuse and exploitation by supporting CAC infrastructure, local CAC capacity, specialized services for certain victims, and targeted pilot efforts in specific community contexts.
The opportunity is structured around four categories. Category 1 supports a national membership and accreditation organization for CAC programs. Funding in this category is meant to help that national entity provide direct services to CAC member organizations and maintain or implement standards used for CAC program accreditation. In practical terms, this category emphasizes nationwide consistency and quality improvement by ensuring CACs can align with established best practices, receive technical assistance and support as members, and participate in an accreditation process that promotes strong multidisciplinary coordination and effective child-focused services.
Category 2 funds the management of a national grant awards program for local CACs. Rather than directly funding only individual local centers through separate competitions, this category is designed to resource an entity capable of administering a structured national subaward program. The intent is to distribute support efficiently to local CAC programs, strengthen on-the-ground services, and create a centralized mechanism for oversight, monitoring, and capacity-building tied to grant-funded activities. This approach can help standardize expectations for local grantees while still allowing funds to reach communities where direct services are delivered.
Category 3 directly funds CACs to provide services for child pornography victims. This category recognizes that victims depicted in child sexual abuse materials often have long-term, complex needs, including trauma-informed advocacy, therapy, and support navigating investigative and legal processes. Funding here is geared toward enabling CACs to deliver or coordinate specialized services appropriate for these victims, who may be identified through investigations and may require sustained assistance and careful handling of privacy, safety, and re-traumatization risks.
Category 4 funds a national organization to implement a pilot program in communities with substantial military installations, with the goal of establishing CAC models that intentionally include key military partners. The pilot is meant to build CAC approaches that incorporate military investigative agencies, medical and command personnel, and Family Advocacy Program representatives. This reflects the reality that cases involving military-connected children can involve different reporting pathways, jurisdictional issues, and stakeholder systems than purely civilian cases, so the program aims to develop workable CAC partnerships and procedures that integrate military and community resources in a coordinated, child-centered way.
Eligibility is broad and includes state, county, and city or township governments; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status; for-profit organizations (including small businesses); and other applicants as clarified in the solicitation's eligibility details. The funding activity category is Law, Justice and Legal Services, and the CFDA number listed for this opportunity is 16.758. Overall, the grant is designed to reinforce national standards and systems for CACs, expand and organize funding support for local CAC work, address the distinct needs of child pornography victims, and test scalable CAC partnership models in military-influenced communities.Apply for OJJDP 2018 13504
- 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 18 VOCA Support for Children's Advocacy Centers" 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 28, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 14, 2018. (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 $10,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have 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, Small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the OJJDP FY 18 VOCA Support for Children's Advocacy Centers opportunity?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). It is offered through cooperative agreements to strengthen and expand the Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) model nationwide, with an overall goal of improving coordinated, victim-centered responses to child abuse and exploitation.
2) What is the official opportunity name and identifier?
The opportunity is titled "OJJDP FY 18 VOCA Support for Children's Advocacy Centers" and is identified as OJJDP 2018 13504.
3) When was this opportunity created and when was it originally due?
The opportunity was created on March 28, 2018, and the original closing date was May 14, 2018.
4) How many awards were expected to be made?
The program anticipated making about five awards.
5) What was the maximum award amount (ceiling)?
The maximum award amount (ceiling) was up to $10,000,000.
6) What type of funding mechanism is used?
Funding is offered through cooperative agreements.
7) What is the overall purpose of this grant?
The overall purpose is to strengthen and expand the CAC model nationwide by improving coordinated, victim-centered responses to child abuse and exploitation. The grant emphasizes building CAC infrastructure, expanding local CAC capacity, supporting specialized services for certain victim populations, and testing targeted pilot efforts in specific community contexts.
8) What major priorities or focus areas does the program emphasize?
The program emphasizes: (1) CAC infrastructure and national standards, (2) local CAC capacity-building and support, (3) specialized services for child pornography victims, and (4) a pilot CAC approach tailored to communities with substantial military installations that intentionally includes military partners.
9) How is the opportunity structured?
The opportunity is structured around four categories, each aimed at a different aspect of strengthening or expanding CAC work at national, local, specialized service, and pilot-program levels.
10) What does Category 1 fund?
Category 1 supports a national membership and accreditation organization for CAC programs. Funding is intended to help that national entity provide direct services to CAC member organizations and maintain or implement standards used for CAC program accreditation.
11) What is the practical goal of Category 1?
Category 1 is meant to promote nationwide consistency and quality improvement by ensuring CACs can align with established best practices, access technical assistance and member support, and participate in an accreditation process that reinforces strong multidisciplinary coordination and effective child-focused services.
12) What does Category 2 fund?
Category 2 funds the management of a national grant awards program for local CACs. It resources an entity capable of administering a structured national subaward program rather than funding only individual local centers through separate competitions.
13) What is the intent behind creating a national subaward program in Category 2?
The intent is to distribute support efficiently to local CAC programs, strengthen direct services delivered in communities, and create a centralized mechanism for oversight, monitoring, and capacity-building tied to grant-funded activities. This structure can standardize expectations while still channeling funds to local CAC work.
14) What does Category 3 fund?
Category 3 directly funds CACs to provide services for child pornography victims (victims depicted in child sexual abuse materials). The category reflects the long-term, complex needs these victims may have.
15) What types of needs or services does Category 3 highlight for child pornography victims?
Category 3 highlights the need for specialized, trauma-informed advocacy, therapy, and support navigating investigative and legal processes, as well as careful attention to privacy, safety, and reducing re-traumatization risks.
16) What does Category 4 fund?
Category 4 funds a national organization to implement a pilot program in communities with substantial military installations. The goal is to establish CAC models that intentionally include key military partners.
17) Which military-connected partners are expected to be included in the Category 4 pilot approach?
The pilot is meant to incorporate military investigative agencies, medical and command personnel, and Family Advocacy Program representatives as part of a coordinated CAC model.
18) Why does Category 4 focus on communities with substantial military installations?
Cases involving military-connected children can involve different reporting pathways, jurisdictional issues, and stakeholder systems than purely civilian cases. The pilot aims to develop workable CAC partnerships and procedures that integrate military and community resources in a coordinated, child-centered way.
19) Who is eligible to apply for this funding opportunity?
Eligibility is broad and includes: state, county, and city or township governments; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status; for-profit organizations (including small businesses); and other applicants as clarified in the solicitation's eligibility details.
20) Are nonprofits required to have 501(c)(3) status to be eligible?
No. The opportunity states that nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status are included in the eligible applicant types.
21) Are for-profit organizations allowed to apply?
Yes. For-profit organizations, including small businesses, are listed among the eligible applicant types.
22) Are tribal governments eligible?
Yes. Federally recognized tribal governments are explicitly included in the eligibility list.
23) What is the funding activity category for this opportunity?
The funding activity category is Law, Justice and Legal Services.
24) What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 16.758.
25) Does this grant focus only on funding individual local CACs directly?
No. While some funding supports direct CAC services (such as Category 3), the opportunity also supports national-level infrastructure and systems, including a national membership/accreditation organization (Category 1) and an entity to manage a national subaward program for local CACs (Category 2).
26) What does "strengthening and expanding the CAC model nationwide" mean in the context provided?
In the context provided, it means reinforcing national standards and systems for CACs, expanding and organizing funding support that reaches local CAC work, addressing distinct needs of child pornography victims through specialized services, and testing a potentially scalable CAC partnership model in military-influenced communities.
27) What is meant by a "coordinated, victim-centered response" in this opportunity?
Based on the description, it refers to multidisciplinary coordination and child-focused services that prioritize the needs, safety, and well-being of victims while aligning partners and procedures to respond effectively to child abuse and exploitation cases.
28) What kinds of applicants are most aligned to each category based on the description?
Based on the category descriptions: Category 1 aligns with a national CAC membership and accreditation body; Category 2 aligns with an organization capable of administering a national subaward grant program for local CACs; Category 3 aligns with CACs positioned to deliver specialized services for child pornography victims; Category 4 aligns with a national organization capable of implementing a pilot program across communities with substantial military installations and coordinating with military partners.
29) What is the role of accreditation and standards in this grant?
Accreditation and standards are central in Category 1, where funding supports maintaining or implementing standards used for CAC program accreditation and helping CAC member organizations align with best practices and quality expectations nationwide.
30) What is the main reason the opportunity includes a national entity to manage local subawards (Category 2)?
The main reason described is to create an efficient and consistent way to distribute funding to local CACs while also providing centralized oversight, monitoring, and capacity-building tied to grant-funded activities.
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