Court Appointed Special Advocates (16.756)
Court Appointed Special Advocates (Assistance Listing 16.756) is run by the Office of Justice Programs, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $36.5 million in 3 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $12.2 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
There were 3 awards in five years, from $8.9 million to $16.5 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$36.5 million
- Grant awards3
- Typical award$11.2 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$0
- Size rank1125 of 1824
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreements
Key findings
- It is the 1125th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- Awards went to recipients in 1 states and territories.
What the program funds
Program goal(s): Ensure youth have court appointed representation Program goal(s) description: To improve outcomes for children in the foster care system by providing membership and accreditation subgrants to regional, state, and local CASA organizations that support volunteer advocates who represent abused and neglected children in dependency hearings and partner with other public and private child welfare system stakeholders at the local, state, regional, and national levels. Program objective(s) name: Support court advocates Program objective(s) description: Provide effective advocacy for abused and neglected children, including foster care youth; expand the national membership and accreditation program for state and local CASAs; make training and technical assistance available to support existing and new local and state CASA programs across the nation and CASA services in communities where representation rates are low, the numbers of abused and neglected children are high, and service systems do not meet the needs of families and children; provide training and technical assistance in volunteer advocate recruitment and retention, volunteer advocate training, data collection and reporting, sustainability, and program standards.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Court Appointed Special Advocates (16.756) awarded$36.5 million across 3 grant awards, an average of $12.2 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| National CASA Association | Washington | 3 | $36.5 million |
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to nonprofits.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 3 | $36.5 million | 100% |
By state
Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 3 | $36.5 million |