Training, Technical Assistance and Outreach Program
Deadline: Feb. 16, 2017
1 award up to $300,000 for a 24-month project period
The arrest of a parent can have a significant impact on children, whether such children are present or not, and can often lead to feelings of shock, fear, anxiety, anger and resentment. Many law enforcement organizations do not have specific policies, procedures, or training that are intended to specifically address practices that could mitigate the potential of creating trauma associated with a parent’s arrest and/or other investigation actions carried out by law enforcement.
The Safeguarding Children of Arrested Parents (CAP) Model Policy was developed in
collaboration with the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), National Policy Center, in recognition of the need to address the impact of adverse childhood experiences that increase children’s risk of negative outcomes in adulthood. It has been recognized that law enforcement organizations across the nation, when pursuing their investigative and enforcement activities, may unintentionally contribute to stresses on children, creating trauma and furthering the potential of negative outcomes for these children as they enter adolescence and adulthood.
The CAP program concepts and model policy are substantially based on the principles of
trauma-informed care and are informed by subject matter experts well versed in this arena from agencies such as the National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated at Rutgers University; the Administration for Children, Youth, and Families; the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; the Osborne Association; the Urban Institute; the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; and the National Center for Children Exposed to Violence at Yale University, among others. To learn more about the relevant research, visit the CAP program page.
Funding under this program will support outreach efforts, training and technical assistance (TTA) to state, local, territorial, and tribal jurisdictions. The focus is to further inform law enforcement and partner agencies about the CAP Model Policy, and help law enforcement agencies to institute relevant policies and procedures that are intended to reduce the exposure of children to trauma that may be created when a parent is taken into custody.
What this grant does for your agency
The CAP TTA and Outreach Program will deliver strategic training and technical assistance (TTA) as well as to support outreach efforts intended to inform law enforcement agencies and partner organizations about this Model Policy and the available resources, all intended to enhance law enforcement planning, processes and procedures intended to lead to better outcomes for the children of arrested parents. These efforts will require a multidisciplinary response, involving law enforcement agencies, child and human services organizations, educational institutions, courts, corrections, and other stakeholders groups.
BJA estimates it will make one award of no more than $300,000 for a 24-month project period, beginning on or before October 1, 2017.
BJA expects that any award under this solicitation will be made in the form of a cooperative agreement, which is a type of award that provides for OJP to have substantial involvement in carrying out award activities.
To meet the funding source eligibility requirements:
- Applicants must articulate their knowledge, experience, and capabilities in delivering national TTA and outreach in criminal justice program areas, which may also include non-justice or non-traditional stakeholders.
- Applicants must identify their plan to meet all the requirements of the solicitation for conducting nationwide TTA; conducting outreach to inform law enforcement agencies about the CAP Model Policy; and providing assistance with the implementation of the Model Policy across the nation.
- As a component of the outreach, applicants must describe their strategy for providing additional content to support the CAP Program webpage: www.BJA.gov/CAP. TTA may
be delivered to state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies, and to stakeholder
organizations partnering with the law enforcement agencies. - Priority consideration will be given to applicants that demonstrate TTA and outreach expertise, and that propose comprehensive plans that include coordination among multiple stakeholder groups, and identify strategies intended to foster a shared commitment by government and stakeholder organizations alike.
Grant Eligibility
For full eligibility details, see the Grant Guidelines:
- Eligible applicants are limited to state, local, regional units of government, for-profit
(commercial) organizations, nonprofit organizations (including tribal non- and for-profit
organizations), faith-based and community organizations and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education), Indian tribal organizations, and consortiums of subject matter experts, all with demonstrated experience providing national and local level training and technical assistance in this area. - For-profit organizations (as well as other recipients) must forgo any profit or management fee.
About the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
BJA’s mission is to provide leadership and services in grant administration and criminal justice policy development to support local, state, and tribal justice strategies to achieve safer communities. BJA supports programs and initiatives in the areas of law enforcement, justice information sharing, countering terrorism, managing offenders, combating drug crime and abuse, adjudication, advancing tribal justice, crime prevention, protecting vulnerable populations, and capacity building. More
Grant Deadline
Grant applications are due no later than 11:59 p.m. EST, Thurs., Feb. 16, 2017.
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Funding Opportunity Number: BJA-2017-11401. Apply for the BJA FY2017 Safeguarding Children of Arrested Parents CAP