National Subgrants Program (NSP)

2024 Request for Proposals

Awards for the Establishment, Improvement, and Expansion of Children’s Advocacy Centers

NCA, under a cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), will administer over 15 million in federal funds for the establishment, improvement, and expansion of Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) through this request for proposals (RFP). Please note that specific award amounts may change. All awards are contingent upon the release of funding from OJJDP.

This large grant category includes mostly funding for expanding services in developing CACs, maintaining the provision of core services at CACs that experienced financial setbacks, supporting CACs at meeting the new accreditation standards, expanding reach and developing teleservices and providing medical/forensic interviewing equipment and operational technology. 

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**Returning Applicants:  Applicants will need to ensure that new objectives/activities are the focus of the application.  The scope of your project should naturally evolve compared to past projects.

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Grant Category Eligibility Matrix by Organization Type

Please use the matrix below to identify which grant types your organization can apply under. The award types are organized into two groups, Award Group A and Award Group B. Please review the descriptions provided under each award group for additional information.

Eligibility Matrix
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NSP Available Award Types

This RFP offers five grant types. Applicants must clearly designate the type under which they are applying. Each type requires a separate application, and applicants are limited to a total of two applications under this RFP (see Grant Category Eligibility Matrix for more information). 

Program Development for Communities

Goal: To develop a CAC or expand the provision of services to unserved and underserved areas that will enable them to take the next developmental step in the CAC model.

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Program Improvement – Meeting the 2023 National Standards

Goal: To further align CACs to the 2023 National Standards of Accreditation and continue to improve the quality of the services within CACs.

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Provision of Core Direct CAC Services

Goal: To provide the necessary support to developed CACs to ensure capacity to deliver core CAC services is maintained or increased to meet the demonstrated financial and community needs.

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Expanding Reach and Access

Goal: Expand the services and the service area of a CAC in a previously unserved or underserved communities.

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Equipment and Technology Support

Goal: To support the work of the CACs by purchasing or upgrading the necessary equipment to include hardware, software, and related services (installation, etc.). 

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NSP Application Checklist

NSP Application Checklist

The NSP Application Checklist lists critical application elements required to pass Basic Minimum Requirements review. An application that NCA determines does not include the application elements that must be included in the application submission in order for the application to meet the basic minimum requirements will neither proceed to peer review nor receive further consideration. 

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