With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks applications for funding for an organization to develop and administer a subgrants program to initiate, sustain, and expand local and state Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) programs in communities across the nation, and to provide training and technical assistance services to assist local and state CASA organizations to apply for, implement, and administer their subawards over the life of the project period.
The goal of this program is to improve outcomes for children in the foster care system and to provide effective and timely advocacy for abused and neglected children in dependency courts. Under this program, this will be done by successfully issuing and managing subgrants to local and state CASA organizations around the nation. These programs will work to increase the numbers of children receiving services from CASA programs.