DCFS Post Award Testing

The DCFS Post Award Testing grant is a competitive award that aims to support investigative, administrative, and judicial handling of cases of child abuse and neglect. The grant also supports experimental, model, and demonstration programs for testing innovative approaches and techniques to improve the prompt and successful resolution of civil and criminal court proceedings. Additionally, the grant supports reform of state laws, ordinances, regulations, protocols, and procedures to provide comprehensive protection for children from abuse. Key aspects of the grant include: • Experience in providing services • Meeting of eligibility requirements • Budget completeness and affordability • Program description and meeting of program plans and goals • Satisfactory performance in meeting program plan objectives and requirements for grant award incumbents