OJJDP FY 2015 VOCA Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Professionals

The OJJDP FY 2015 VOCA Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Professionals program will provide funding for the development and implementation of a model technical assistance and training program for child abuse professionals to improve the quality of criminal prosecution of child abuse cases. This program is authorized under the Victims of Child Abuse (VOCA) Act 42 U.S.C. §13003.

Eligible applicants are limited to national organizations that “have, or are affiliated with one that has, broad membership among attorneys who prosecute criminal cases in State courts and has demonstrated experience in providing training and technical assistance for prosecutors. OJJDP welcomes applications that involve two or more entities; however, one eligible entity must be the applicant and the others must be proposed as subrecipients. The applicant must be the entity with primary responsibility for administering the funding and managing the entire program. Only one application per lead applicant will be considered; however, subrecipients may be part of multiple proposals.

For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the Response Center.