Deadline: 21-Oct-2025
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced a new funding opportunity designed to strengthen child advocacy training within undergraduate and continuing education programs.
This initiative aims to equip future mandated reporters and child protection professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to identify and respond to children exposed to violence and psychological trauma. It will also provide resources for training current professionals such as law enforcement officers, social workers, medical personnel, behavioral health specialists, and prosecutors.
Through this program, applicants will be supported to develop, expand, or enhance evidence-based curricula that can be integrated into undergraduate, graduate, and professional licensing courses. The goal is to ensure broad access to high-quality training on methods for identifying and screening children who may be experiencing violence, while promoting effective intervention and support strategies. These efforts are intended to improve the response capacity of child protection professionals and enhance protections for vulnerable children.
The program has three primary objectives: increasing the availability of training in educational programs, strengthening knowledge of effective responses to children affected by violence and trauma, and improving mandated reporters’ understanding of their federal civil rights obligations when making reports. The funding also aligns with federal priorities to support law enforcement, combat violent crime, protect children, and assist victims of trafficking and sexual assault.
A total of $835,375 is available under this funding opportunity, with up to two awards expected and a maximum award ceiling of $417,687. The projects will have a performance period of 36 months, starting on October 1, 2025. Eligible applicants include government entities, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations (excluding small businesses), and other units of local government.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
