Opportunity Information: Apply for OJJDP 2009 2201
Apply for OJJDP 2009 2201
- The Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OJJDP FY 09 VOCA Childrens Advocacy Centers Membership and Accreditation Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 6, 2011 and posted on Apr 24, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 8, 2009 This application must be submitted through OJPs Grants Management System (GMS) at https://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov/. The Grants Management System Support Hotline at 1 888 549 9901, option 3. Note The GMS Support Hotline hours of operation are Monday Friday from 700 a.m. to 900 p.m. Eastern Time.. (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 $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: County governments For profit organizations other than small businesses Public and State controlled institutions of higher education City or township governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) State governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The OJJDP FY 09 VOCA Childrens Advocacy Centers Membership and Accreditation Program was a discretionary federal grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). Its purpose was to fund and strengthen a single national organization responsible for membership services and accreditation for Childrens Advocacy Centers (CACs) across the country. CACs are designed to improve how communities respond to child abuse by coordinating investigations, services, and victim support through multidisciplinary teams that typically include law enforcement, child protective services, prosecutors, medical and mental health professionals, and other required or relevant agencies. The central idea behind the grant was that a strong national membership and accreditation system helps ensure CAC programs operate consistently, follow recognized standards, and provide higher-quality, more coordinated services to child victims and their families.
Funding under this opportunity was intended to support two closely connected functions. First, the award would help the recipient provide services to a national membership body of CAC programs, which generally means maintaining a national network, delivering guidance and technical assistance, sharing best practices, and supporting the development and operational needs of local centers. Second, the award would support the implementation and management of national standards for program accreditation. Accreditation, in this context, is about setting measurable expectations for how CACs function (for example, how multidisciplinary teams coordinate, how child interviews are handled, how victim services are delivered, and how cases are managed) and then operating a process to evaluate centers against those expectations. By backing a national accreditation program, OJJDP was signaling that quality assurance and consistency were key outcomes, not just expanding services in an ad hoc way.
The award was offered as a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant, meaning OJJDP expected to have substantial involvement in the project during the award period. Cooperative agreements are commonly used when the federal agency anticipates close collaboration, ongoing coordination, or active participation in shaping deliverables and performance. The activity category for the funding was Law, Justice and Legal Services, aligning with the justice-system and victim-service roles CACs play in child abuse cases.
The opportunity listed an award ceiling of $1,000,000, with an award floor of $0, and it did not require cost sharing or matching funds. Eligible applicants were broad and included state governments, county governments, city or township governments, federally recognized tribal governments, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, qualifying nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), and for-profit organizations other than small businesses. That eligibility range suggests OJJDP was open to different organizational structures, but the program design clearly centered on supporting a national membership and accreditation organization with the capacity to represent and oversee standards for CACs nationwide.
Key administrative details were straightforward. The funding opportunity number was OJJDP 2009 2201. The opportunity was posted on April 24, 2009, and the application closing date was June 8, 2009. Applications had to be submitted through the Office of Justice Programs Grants Management System (GMS) at https://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov/, with technical support available through the GMS Support Hotline at 1 888 549 9901 (option 3) during weekday hours. The announcement was later archived on November 6, 2011. For program-specific questions or difficulty accessing the full announcement, the listed contact was Lou Ann Holland, Program Manager, at 202 305 2742.
Legally, the program was authorized under the Victims of Child Abuse Act (cited as 42 U.S.C. 113001, 13002) and supported through the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111 8). In practical terms, that authorization framework reflects the federal role in improving the response to child abuse victims and strengthening systems that reduce trauma, improve investigative coordination, and increase access to services through established CAC models.
FAQs: OJJDP FY 09 VOCA Childrens Advocacy Centers Membership and Accreditation Program
What is the OJJDP FY 09 VOCA Childrens Advocacy Centers Membership and Accreditation Program?
It was a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), focused on supporting a single national organization that provides membership services and manages accreditation for Childrens Advocacy Centers (CACs) nationwide.
What was the main purpose of this grant opportunity?
The purpose was to fund and strengthen a national membership and accreditation system for CACs so that local CAC programs operate consistently, follow recognized standards, and deliver higher-quality, coordinated services to child victims and their families.
What are Childrens Advocacy Centers (CACs) in this context?
CACs are community-based programs designed to improve how communities respond to child abuse. They coordinate investigations, services, and victim support through multidisciplinary teams that commonly include law enforcement, child protective services, prosecutors, medical and mental health professionals, and other required or relevant agencies.
Why did OJJDP focus on membership services and accreditation rather than funding many local centers directly?
The opportunity emphasized that a strong national membership network and accreditation program helps ensure CACs follow consistent standards and quality practices across the country, instead of expanding services in an ad hoc way without uniform expectations and quality assurance.
What were the two main functions the funding was intended to support?
Funding was intended to support (1) national membership services for CAC programs (such as maintaining a national network, guidance and technical assistance, and sharing best practices), and (2) the implementation and management of national standards for CAC accreditation, including evaluating centers against measurable expectations.
What does CAC accreditation mean under this opportunity?
Accreditation referred to establishing and applying national standards with measurable expectations for how CACs function, then operating a process to evaluate centers against those expectations. Examples referenced in the announcement include expectations around multidisciplinary team coordination, child interview practices, victim services delivery, and case management.
Was this award a standard grant or something else?
It was offered as a cooperative agreement, not a standard grant.
What does it mean that this award was a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement means OJJDP expected substantial involvement during the award period. This structure is typically used when the federal agency anticipates close collaboration, ongoing coordination, or active participation in shaping deliverables and performance.
What was the activity category for this funding opportunity?
The activity category was Law, Justice and Legal Services, reflecting the justice-system and victim-service roles CACs play in child abuse cases.
What was the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling listed was $1,000,000.
What was the minimum award amount (award floor)?
The award floor listed was $0.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated that it did not require cost sharing or matching funds.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants included state governments, county governments, city or township governments, federally recognized tribal governments, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, qualifying nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), and for-profit organizations other than small businesses.
Was the funding intended for multiple organizations or a single national organization?
The stated purpose was to fund and strengthen a single national organization responsible for CAC membership services and accreditation.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number was OJJDP 2009 2201.
When was the opportunity posted?
It was posted on April 24, 2009.
What was the application closing date?
The application closing date was June 8, 2009.
How were applications required to be submitted?
Applications had to be submitted through the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Grants Management System (GMS) at https://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov/.
Where could applicants get technical support for the Grants Management System (GMS)?
Technical support was available through the GMS Support Hotline at 1 888 549 9901 (option 3) during weekday hours.
Who was the program contact for program-specific questions or trouble accessing the full announcement?
The listed contact was Lou Ann Holland, Program Manager, at 202 305 2742.
Was this funding opportunity later archived?
Yes. The announcement was archived on November 6, 2011.
What legal authorities supported this program?
The program was authorized under the Victims of Child Abuse Act (42 U.S.C. 113001, 13002) and supported through the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111 8).
What broader outcomes was this program trying to support?
Based on the described authorization and purpose, the program reflected a federal role in improving responses to child abuse victims by strengthening systems that reduce trauma, improve investigative coordination, and increase access to services through established CAC models.
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