2012 Grant Program

The Texas Children’s Justice Act (CJA) is pleased to announce its 2012 Grant Program. CJA’s mission is to improve the investigation, prosecution, and judicial handling of cases of child abuse and neglect, particularly child sexual abuse and exploitation, in a manner that limits additional trauma to the child victim. Meeting this challenge requires focused, multidisciplinary collaboration among the participants in the child protection system throughout the state of Texas.
One of the principle methods of achieving our mission is through our annual grant process. In April and May of 2010, the CJA Task Force engaged in a process to refine its previous recommendations and determine how to direct CJA resources over the next two years. The 2012 recommendations and associated outcomes are a result of that process and are intended to inform the use of CJA funding.
Along with the Task Force recommendations, CJA has determined four types of project categories eligible for funding:

Model/Demonstration Projects
Venture Grants
Other Project Grants
General Operating Support

CJA is now accepting letters of intent (LOIs) under these four categories and pertaining to our specified recommendations. The deadline for submitting a LOI is Friday, April 22nd. If the LOI is accepted, CJA will invite the organization to submit a full application. Only those organizations proposing projects that best support the Task Force recommendations and contribute to the reform of state child protection systems will be invited to submit a full application.

Click here to view the Request for Proposals (RFP)

2010-2012 Task Force Recommendations
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Use the following documents to complete the grant application:
Letter of Intent Form
Application Coversheet
Budget Workbook
Pre Award Questionnaire