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Task force approves $72,878 in CJA grants to three programs
Summary
The Children's Justice Act Task Force approved full funding totaling $72,878 for three applicants — Southern Nevada Children’s Advocacy Center, Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office, and Washoe County Health and Human Services — to support forensic interview training, a national conference, and CSEC protocol work.
The Children's Justice Act Task Force voted to approve $72,878 in awards to three applicants under its current NOFO, with the funds intended to support training and related work for child-abuse response.
Jane Saint, a task-force member and chair of the NOFO subcommittee, summarized the applications and recommended full funding. "We only had 3 applications, and it came their request was $72,878," she said, noting the pool available was $100,000. The applicants and requested amounts were: Southern Nevada Children’s Advocacy Center — $31,400; Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office — $26,769 (to send up to six law-enforcement and court staff to the Crimes Against Children conference in Dallas); and Washoe County Health and Human Services — $14,709 for forensic interviewer training and formation of a CSEC coordinated-response protocol.
The motion to approve the NOFO awards at the requested levels was moved by Jane Saint and seconded by Ash Veil. The roll-call vote was initiated, but several proxy and connection issues briefly disrupted the quorum. After members and proxies were reconciled and Asia Goins confirmed a voting appointment, the chair reconvened the roll call and the motion carried "as presented," the moderator announced.
Task-force members emphasized that conference travel approvals typically come with a post-conference report requirement: agencies that accept conference funding are expected to report back at a subsequent meeting about lessons learned and potential practices to share with other jurisdictions.
Why it matters: The grants fund front-line training and cross-jurisdiction collaboration intended to strengthen investigation and prosecution of child abuse and exploitation. Members noted the award supports in-person forensic interview training and cross-agency learning that can affect case handling statewide.
Next steps: Staff will follow up with grantees on reporting expectations, and the funding decision will be reflected in the task-force records and next meeting agenda.
