OJJDP FY 20 Victims of Child Abuse Act Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Professionals

The FY 2020 VOCA Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Professionals Program will provide for the development and implementation of a model technical assistance and training program for child abuse professionals and to improve the judicial system's handling of child abuse and neglect cases. The program's overall goal is to enhance the coordinated multidisciplinary investigation and prosecution of child abuse. The program provides training opportunities and technical assistance, develops and disseminates publications, and promotes methods to provide project assessment and enhance coordination among multidisciplinary teams and other VOCA programs in the investigation and prosecution of child abuse.

Pursuant to 34 U.S.C. § 20305(a), the following entities are eligible to apply: National organizations that: - have a diverse portfolio of training and technical assistance resources for the diverse professionals who respond to child abuse, including a digital library to promote evidence-informed practice, and - have demonstrated experience in providing training and technical assistance for child abuse professionals, especially law enforcement officers, child protective service workers, prosecutors, forensic interviewers, medical professionals, victim advocates, and mental health professionals. 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.

For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800–518–4726 or 606–545–5035, at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/support.html, or at support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Response Center (Response Center) at grants@ncjrs.gov within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. Additional information on reporting technical issues appears under “Experiencing Unforeseen Grants.gov Technical Issues” in the How To Apply (Grants.gov) section in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide. For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the Response Center by telephone at 800–851–3420 or TTY: 301–240–6310 (hearing impaired only) or by email at grants@ncjrs.gov. Response Center hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET on the solicitation close date. General information on applying for OJJDP awards can be found at https://www.ojjdp.gov/funding/funding.html. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh176/files/media/document/OJJDP-2020-16833-FAQs.pdf. grants@ncjrs.gov