Notice of Funding Opportunity - Children's Justice Act

The Children's Justice Act (CJA) provides grants to States to improve the investigation, prosecution, and judicial handling of cases of child abuse and neglect. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is for competitive applications to be funded through the CJA Federal Fiscal Year 2025 award for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2027. The total funding amount is $100,000.00, and the performance period is from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027. The CJA Task Force has identified specific goals for the triennial reporting period of 2025-2028, and projects funded by CJA should further these goals. Some of the key goals include providing child protection workers and stakeholders with specialty training, supporting the implementation of the Commercially Sexually Exploited Child (CSEC) Model Coordinated Response Protocol, and establishing new Children's Advocacy Centers (CACs) or other multidisciplinary team approaches. • The application deadline is February 13, 2026, at 5:00 pm. • The application package consists of seven sections and a checklist. • The total possible score for the entire application is 120. • The evaluation process will consist of a technical review of the applicant's information, including the project and budget. • The CJA Task Force will use structural, quantitative scoring techniques to maximize the objectivity of the evaluation.