DOJ Introduces Justice For Families Grant Program Solicitations and National Policy Changes

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched its first round of child welfare reform through the Office of Violence Against Women.

The grant solicitations are the first leg in redesigning child welfare programs as we know it.

Focus is set on shifting to approach families as victims and offer assistance by engaging all involved, not "targeting populations.

I must humbly bow to the leadership of U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch in her bold and quite brilliant initiatives in providing justice for families battling the States family courts and the lack of resources to keep families intact through a refreshing interpretation of the Violence Against Women Act.

Besides, Child Protective Services sucks.

The grants reflect a deeper change in national policy in dealing with grantmaking by including specific requirements, making programs inclusive of "culturally specific" and "underserved populations", instead of "targeted populations", which is nothing more than code terms for racial profiling.

Mandatory Program Requirements “Comprehensive” and “Engaging Men” applicants must identify at least one culturally specific or underserved population to be served. Applicants that fail to identify and engage at least one culturally specific or underserved population3 may be removed from further funding consideration.

OVW Fiscal Year 2016 Consolidated Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sex...

 
Not only do these solicitations present opportunity for alternative approaches to serving underserved populations, they lay the foundation for, what I may firmly state, as the first indication of accountability, by noting my most favorite federal statute in the entire world, the False Claims Act.

I am so giddy right now I could just...well...let's just say...I am on a mission...

Under the False Claims Act, any credible evidence that a person has submitted a false claim or has committed a criminal or civil violation of laws pertaining to fraud, conflict of interest, bribery, gratuity, or similar misconduct involving CTAS funds may be referred to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). The OIG may be contacted at oig.hotline@usdoj.gov, www.justice.gov/oig/hotline/, and 800-869-4499.

Justice for Families Program Solicitation OVW Fiscal Year 2016 by Beverly Tran

It is applauded that the DOJ has extended interests in the issues with Native Americans, and for that, I personally extend my eternal gratitude.

Let the solicitations commence!

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