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OJJDP FY24 Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Training, Technical Assistance, and Subgrants Program

Opportunity ID
O-OJJDP-2024-172194
Solicitation Status
Closed
Fiscal Year
2024
Closing Date
Posting Date
Solicitation Type
Competitive
Grants.gov Deadline
August 1, 2024, 11:59 pm Eastern
Application JustGrants Deadline
August 15, 2024, 8:59 pm Eastern
Description

With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to select organization(s) to carry out key activities designed to ensure abused and neglected children involved in dependency court proceedings have access to a court appointed special advocate (CASA):

  • National training and technical assistance to state and local CASA programs or organizations.
  • Subgrants to state and local CASA programs or organizations that support volunteer advocates who represent abused and neglected children in dependency court proceedings.

This solicitation includes two categories of funding:
1. Training and technical assistance for existing and new CASA programs.
2. Implementation and oversight of the subgrants program for state and local CASA programs.

Eligibility 

  • Public- and state-controlled institutions of higher education 
  • 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 

View the solicitation-specific webinar that was held on July 17, 2024.

Awards

Number of Awards: 2
Total Amount Awarded: $25,337,895

Date Created: June 25, 2024