GRANT AWARDS
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/
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/
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.
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/
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/