OJJDP FY25 Children's Advocacy Centers Membership and Accreditation Program – Invited to Apply | O OJJDP 2025 172487

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The OJJDP FY25 Children's Advocacy Centers Membership and Accreditation Program - Invited to Apply is a continuation funding opportunity from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) intended to support the national infrastructure behind Children's Advocacy Centers (CACs). CACs are designed to reduce trauma and improve outcomes for children who may have experienced abuse by coordinating the response among child protection, law enforcement, prosecution, medical and mental health providers, and victim advocates. The central aim of this opportunity is to fund a national membership and accreditation organization that can provide training and technical assistance and help CACs implement and maintain national standards, ensuring that services are consistent, high-quality, and aligned with evidence-informed best practices across jurisdictions.

This opportunity is offered as a cooperative agreement, which typically means OJJDP expects to have substantial involvement in the work as it is carried out, including coordination, oversight, and collaboration on key activities and deliverables. The activity category is Law, Justice and Legal Services, and the CFDA number listed is 16.758, which is commonly associated with OJJDP programming. The opportunity is labeled "Invited to Apply," and the description specifically names National Children's Alliance, Inc., indicating that the applicant pool is effectively limited and that the award is intended for that organization as the established national entity in this space.

Key supported activities under this award focus on sustaining and strengthening the national membership and accreditation system that underpins the CAC model. That generally includes setting, updating, and operationalizing national standards; supporting CACs and state chapters in meeting accreditation requirements; providing structured training curricula and professional development for multidisciplinary team partners; and delivering targeted technical assistance to help local and regional CACs improve their coordinated response, case practices, and service delivery. By funding this type of national backbone work, OJJDP is prioritizing consistency and quality assurance across the CAC field, helping communities replicate effective approaches, and reinforcing a coordinated system that reduces duplication, closes service gaps, and improves collaboration in child abuse investigations and interventions.

Administratively, the opportunity number is O-OJJDP-2025-172487. The posted closing date is November 25, 2025, and the opportunity was created on November 19, 2025, reflecting a short turnaround typical of continuation or invited competitions. The award ceiling is $450,000, with one expected award. Eligible applicants are listed broadly as "Others," but the invited-to-apply framing and the named organization in the description make clear that OJJDP intends this continuation award to go to the national membership and accreditation organization referenced, rather than being an open competition for multiple entities.

Overall, this grant is meant to reinforce the national systems that help CACs operate effectively and consistently, with an emphasis on training, technical assistance, and adherence to national standards. The end result OJJDP is pursuing is a stronger, more uniform CAC network that can deliver coordinated, child-centered, trauma-informed responses to child abuse cases and support communities in maintaining high-quality, accredited services.

• The Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OJJDP FY25 Children's Advocacy Centers Membership and Accreditation Program – Invited to Apply" 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 2025-11-19.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-11-25. (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 $450,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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