GRANT AWARDS
2009-2010 Project Grants
Grantee: Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center
Amount: $50,000
Term of Award: 05/01/2009-09/30/2010
Project description: Develop standardized curriculum to training Texas school personnel on recognizing and reporting suspected child abuse and neglect.
Grantee Website: http://www.dcac.org/
Grantee: Training and Research Institute for Professional Law Enforcement
Amount: $75,000
Term of Award: 05/01/2009-09/30/2010
Project description: Develop and deliver specialized child abuse and neglect training to law enforcement officers statewide.
Grantee Website: http://www.tmpa.org/
Grantee: Children’s Advocacy Center of Smith County
Amount: $34,735
Term of Award: 10/01/2009-09/30/2010
Project description: Provide a dedicated court liaison to improve the coordination and collaboration between the Children’s Advocacy Center of Smith County and the Smith County Criminal District Attorney’s Office
Grantee Website: http://cacsmithcounty.org/
Amount: $249,566
Term of Award: 10/01/2009-09/30/2010
Project Description: Provide CAC executive directors, program directors, forensic interviewers, family advocates, team coordinators/facilitators and multidisciplinary team (MDT) members (law enforcement investigators, prosecutors, CPS workers, and medical and mental health professionals) with specific and targeted professional development training, formal networking opportunities, cross-training, and technical assistance designed to enhance their professional skills and knowledge and to support the collaborative model of service delivery for child victims of abuse.
Grantee Website: http://www.cactx.org/
Grantee: CASA of Travis County
Amount: $43,000
Term of Award: 10/01/2009-09/30/2010
Project Description: Expand the Transitioning Youth Initiative pilot by funding an additional Transitioning Youth Specialist to offer specialized services and resources to meet the needs of older youth in PMC who are close to aging out of the foster care system
Grantee Website: http://casatravis.org/
Grantee: Department of Family and Protective Services
Amount: $100,000
Term of Award: 11/01/2009-09/30/2010
Project Description: Provide intensive staff trainings to enhance family centered safety practice by the Texas child welfare workforce and disseminate effective and promising workforce practices through leadership training
Grantee Website: http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/
Grantee: East Texas Child Advocates
Amount: $44,599
Term of Award: 10/01/2009-09/30/2010
Project Description: Create a Bridge to Permanency multidisciplinary team to focus on the needs of children in the permanent managing conservatorship of the state currently awaiting adoption and fast-track them into permanent placement. For more information about East Texas Child Advocates, check out their website at http://www.etcaserves.org.
Grantee: Greater Dallas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Amount: $80,000
Term of Award: 10/01/2009-09/30/2010
Project Description: Build and sustain the network of Drug Endangered Children Alliances throughout the state of Texas
Grantee Website(s): http://www.gdcada.org/ & http://texasdec.org/
Amount: $20,000
Term of Award: 10/01/2009-09/30/2010
Project Description: Provide specialized training to Harris County’s Court Team and other stakeholders for an Infants and Toddler’s Court that will specialize in CPC referred cases of suspected abuse and neglect of children aged three and under. For more information on Harris County Courts, check out their website at http://ccl.hctx.net.
Grantee: Office of Court Administration
Amount: $117,614
Term of Award: 11/01/2009-09/30/2010
Project Description: Establish a child protection specialty court (CPC) office to provide research and analysis, program direction, and legal and technical support to the CPCs in Texas with the goal of maximizing CPC court performance, particularly in the areas of safety, permanency, wellbeing, timeliness, and due process
Grantee Website: http://www.courts.state.tx.us/oca/
Grantee: TCU Institute of Child Development
Amount: $80,000
Term of Award: 10/01/2009-09/30/2010
Project Description: Develop and conduct the 2010 Judicial Summit as a three-day conference on issues relevant to child abuse and neglect
Grantee Website: http://www.child.tcu.edu/
Amount: $249,531
Term of Award: 10/01/2009-09/30/2010
Project Description: Strengthen CASA advocacy through training, technical assistance and pilot programs and develop a new volunteer recruitment initiative
Grantee Website: http://www.texascasa.org/
Grantee: University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
Amount: $98,872
Term of Award: 10/01/2009-09/30/2010
Project Description: Improve the understanding of child abuse and neglect through the development of the DVD “Accidental and Inflicted Mechanisms of Injury in Children: A CD ROM for investigative, legal and law enforcement professionals”
Grantee Website: http://www.uthscsa.edu/
Small Training Grants
Grantee: 38th Judicial District, Bexar County
Amount: $4,000
Term of Award: 10/01/2009 – 11/30/2009
Project Description: Support for the 15th Annual Bexar County Children’s Court Ad Litem Training
Amount: $3,868
Term of Award: 10/01/2009 – 11/30/2009
Project Description: Support multiple MDT training sessions at the CACTX Annual Conference
Grantee Website: http://www.cactx.org/
Grantee: Center for Child Protection
Amount: $4,000
Term of Award: 03/01/2010- -5/31/2010
Project Description: Support multi-disciplinary training entitled “Investigative Techniques in Child Sexual Abuse Cases”
Grantee Website: http://centerforchildprotection.org/
Amount: $3,045
Term: 01/15/2010 – 03/15/2010
Project Description: Support for CAC of Smith County’s one and a half day multidisciplinary team training
Grantee Website: http://cacsmithcounty.org/
Grantee: CAC of Denton County
Amount: $4,000
Term: 03/01/2010 – 05/01/2010
Project Description: Support for CAC of Denton County’s annual multidisciplinary team training.
Grantee Website: http://www.cacdc.org/
2008-2009
Project Grants
Grantee: Abilene Police Department
Amount: $42,909
Term of Award: 10/01/2008 – 09/30/2009
Project Description: Provide a full-time dedicated staff member to perform forensic interviews of children who are suspected victims of sexual abuse.
Grantee Website: http://www.abilenepolice.org/
Grantee: CAC of Hidalgo County
Amount: $93,000
Term of Award: 10/01/2008-09/30/2009
Project Description: Expand the services available to victims of child abuse and neglect in Starr County through the addition of a Family Advocate and Forensic Interviewer and through on-site sexual assault examinations from the purchase of digital forensic medical equipment. An additional goal of the project is to improve collaboration amongst members of the MDT through the development of a shared protocol and the installation and use of a video conferencing system.
Grantee Website: http://www.cachidalgo.org/
Grantee: CAC of Smith County
Amount: $45,789
Term of Award: 10/01/2008-09/30/2009
Project Description: Establish the position of Kids in Court Coordinator to provide specialized advocacy services for child victims of sexual abuse and their caregivers while their cases proceed through the criminal justice system.
Grantee Website: http://cacsmithcounty.org/
Grantee: CAC of Texas
Amount: $94,922
Term of Award: 10/01/2008-09/30/2009
Project Description: Improve the investigative, administrative and prosecutorial handling of child abuse cases by strengthening the functioning and leadership of multidisciplinary teams across the state and the CAC they work within through targeted training, peer support and networking opportunities.
Grantee Website: http://www.cactx.org/
Grantee: CAC of Tom Green County
Amount: $50,000
Term of Award: 10/01/2008-09/30/2009
Project Description: Provide for an additional full-time case manager to advocate for the re-evaluation of cases that have entered permanent managing conservatorship and promote permanent placement through the courts.
Grantee Website: http://www.cactomgreen.org/
Grantee: CASA of Trinity Valley
Amount: $43,036
Term of Award: 10/01/2008-09/30/2009
Project Description: Provide a full-time volunteer recruitment coordinator to increase the number of volunteer advocates for abused and neglected children in Trinity Valley in order to limit additional trauma to these children and expedite their court cases through the legal system.
Grantee: Dallas CAC
Amount: $65,700
Term of Award: 10/01/2008-09/30/2009
Project Description: Improve forensic interview services provided by Dallas CAC through the addition of a full-time forensic interviewer and through upgrades to the case-tracking system to allow for greater capacity and functionality to accommodate the growth of the Forensic Interview Program.
Grantee Website: http://www.dcac.org/
Grantee: Greater Dallas Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Amount: $99,999
Term of Award: 10/01/2008-09/30/2009
Project Description: Increase the number of effective and sustainable Drug Endangered Child Alliances in the state of Texas and provide training and technical assistance to DEC alliances throughout the state.
Grantee Website(s): http://www.gdcada.org/ & http://texasdec.org/
Grantee: Navarro County CAC
Amount: $24,625
Term of Award: 10/01/2008-09/30/2009
Project Description: Provide a full-time Volunteer Recruiter/Trainer to support the engagement of additional volunteer advocates to provide case management for children in the Navarro County foster care system and provide crisis intervention and mental health services to victims of abuse.
Grantee Website: http://www.kidadvocates.org/
Grantee: Northeast Texas CAC
Amount: $7,474
Term of Award: 10/01/2008-09/30/2009
Project Description: Provide training to multidisciplinary team members at the Crimes Against Children Conference and through a regional training to provide professional training, networking opportunities, and the facilitate the development of cross-discipline collaboration skills.
Grantee Website: http://www.netcac.org/
Grantee: Nueces County CAC
Amount: $75,000
Term of Award: 10/01/2008-09/30/2009
Project Description: Improve the capability of Nueces County CAC to meet the needs of victims of child abuse through the addition of two full-time positions- forensic interviewer and victim’s assistant.
Grantee Website: http://nuecescac.org/
Grantee: Rusk County CAC
Amount: $8,000
Term of Award: 10/01/2008-09/30/2009
Project Description: Implement a court school to assist in preparing child abuse victims to testify in court through the simulation of a court experience.
Grantee Website: http://ruskcountycac.com/
Grantee: TCU Institute of Child Development
Amount: $57,125
Term of Award: 10/01/2008-09/30/2009
Project Description: Create an educational training forum to help the state’s courts, judges and staff address core issues related to child abuse and neglect, and improve outcomes for children in care.
Grantee Website: http://www.child.tcu.edu/
Grantee: Texas CASA
Amount: $251,916
Term of Award: 10/01/2008-09/30/2009
Project Description: Ensure quality CASA advocacy through enhanced monitoring and assistance to local CASA programs and increase the total number of CASA volunteers through a volunteer recruitment and public awareness campaign.
Grantee Website: http://www.texascasa.org/
Grantee: Texas Office for the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities
Amount: $61,129
Term of Award: 10/01/2008-09/30/2009
Project Description: Improve the knowledge and skill of volunteers who serve children at risk for developmental disabilities associated with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder through the production and distribution of an online training.
Grantee Website: http://www.topdd.state.tx.us/
Grantee: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Amount: $42,878
Term of Award: 10/01/2008-09/30/2009
Project Description: Improve the understanding of child abuse and neglect through the development of “Accidental and Inflicted Mechanisms of Injury in Children: A CD ROM for investigative, legal and law enforcement professionals”
Grantee Website: http://www.uthscsa.edu/
Grantee: Zero to Three
Amount: $69,362
Term of Award: 10/01/2008-09/30/2009
Project Description: Continue to meet the needs of the infants and toddlers entering the Fort Bend County child welfare system, increase collaboration among Fort Bend County community agencies and increase the knowledge of the developmental impact of maltreatment of infants and toddlers.
Grantee Website: http://www.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer
Small Training Grants
Grantee: CASA of Hidalgo County
Amount: $3,000
Term of Award: 10/01/2008-12/31/2008
Project Description: Provide training for the legal community, advocates, social services agencies, and school district personnel on a multidisciplinary approach to advocacy for children in CPS cases.
Grantee Website: http://casaofhidalgo.com/
Grantee: Center for Child Protection
Amount of Award: $5,000
Term of Award: 12/01/2008-09/30/2009
Project Description: Provide funding for three-day, multidisciplinary team training “Protecting Children, Saving Lives” which will focus on how to intervene with individuals affected by poverty and on current multidisciplinary approaches to investigating cases involving child victims and/or witnesses to violence.
Grantee Website: http://centerforchildprotection.org/
Grantee: Gregg County Family Law Council
Amount of Award: $1,800
Term of Award: 12/01/2008-09/30/2009
Project Description: Provide funding for a two-day training for judges, attorneys and mental health professionals on reactive attachment disorder and also provide training specific to foster and adoptive placements.
Grantee: Henderson County HELP Center
Amount of Award: $3140.50
Term of Award: 02/01/2009-04/30/2009
Project Description: Provide support for Henderson County HELP Center multidisciplinary staff training for new members of the MDT team.
Grantee Website: http://thehelpcenter.org/
Grantee: Center for Child Protection
Amount of Award: $3,400
Term of Award: 03/01/2009-07/31/2009
Project Description: Provide support for multidisciplinary team training on “Compliant Victims: An Uncomfortable Reality”.
Grantee Website: http://centerforchildprotection.org/
Grantee: CAC for Denton County
Amount of Award: $3,114
Term of Award: 03/01/2009-03/31/2009
Project Description: Provide support for annual CAC for Denton County multi-disciplinary team training.
Grantee Website: http://www.cacdc.org/
Grantee: CAC for Van Zandt County
Amount of Award: $5,000
Term of Award: 03/01/2009 – 05/31/2009
Project Description: Provide support for an Advanced Multi-Disciplinary Team Training for members of the CAC of Van Zandt County MDT.
Grantee Website: http://www.cacvzc.org/