Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention The Children’s Trust Fund

1. Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect PreventionThe Children’s Trust Fund RFP/Grant Application Training Program Year 2012-2014 Montgomery, Alabama April 4, 2012

2. Staff Introductions

3. The Department of Child Abuse Prevention, (DCAP) secures resources to fund evidence-based community programs committed to the prevention of child maltreatment. We advocate for children and the strengthening of families. Mission Statement

4. What is DCAP? • Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention. • Created in 1983: 29thYear Anniversary. • Governed by a fourteen member State Board.

5. TOTAL GRANTS AWARDEDPROGRAM YEAR 2010 – 2011 TANF – Fatherhood and Healthy Marriage Total Programs Funded:  23 Total Amount Awarded:  $974,745 Pathways for Responsible Fatherhood Total Programs Funded: 14 Total Amount Awarded: $2,372,998 All Other Programs Funded Total Programs Funded: 86 Total Amount Awarded:  $2,010,231

6. The purpose of granting funding for programming at the community level is to demonstrate your ability to build local capacity to achieve positive outcomes for children and families  by preventing maltreatment and thereby creating healthy communities.

7. Four competitive funding streams available to applicants: • Traditional Funds – State General Fund and Education Trust Fund. • Children First Trust Fund- Tobacco settlement dollars from the Children First Trust Fund. • Community Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) – U. S. Department of Health and Human Services – CAPTA. • TANF (Fatherhood and Healthy Relationships) – funded by State DHR: (separateapplicationprocess)/training immediately following this presentation.

8. Additional Funding • Tag sales: Alabama Realtors® and Children’s Trust Fund • Income tax check-off: Schedule DC, Line 1 D, Child Abuse Trust Fund • Private individual contributions • Private donations from individual Realtors® when they sell a home or make an individual contribution • DCAP grants from private sources

9. Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention (Children’s Trust Fund) Program Year 2012-2014 (August 1, 2012 – July 31, 2014) Request for Proposal

10. Page 2-3 • Applications Due: Thursday, May 18, 2012, by 5:00 PM • All grants are awarded through a competitive grant application process. Applicants must demonstrate that their proposed program is sustainable when ADCANP funding is no longer available.

11. Page 3 – Significant Changes • Grant cycle has changed from a one year period to a two year period. Budgets will be re-submitted after one year reflecting available funds. • Program Objectives and Target Data – University of Alabama, Pages 19-22. • Read carefully - The programmatic information and forms have been revised by The University of Alabama, School of Social Work. • All grantees must participate in the online curriculum training Bringing the Protective Factors Framework to Life in Your Work, available through the National Alliance of Children’s Trust and Prevention Funds.

12. Grant Review Process Page 4 • 1. Staff Level • Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention staff will review all grant applications meeting criteria as set in RFP. Staff will indicate any tardy submissions of required data and any Corrective Action that may have been required by the agency if applicant is a current grantee. 2. Local Level • A Local Review Team approved by the State Board representing all seven congressional districts will review the grant applications. 2. State Level Board review is based primarily on the grant application, Local Review team recommendations, ADCANP staff recommendations and University of Alabama Evaluation Team’s report to the State Board.

13. Page 4 & 5 • Request for Reconsideration • No reconsiderations will be entertained. • Grant Application Ceiling PY 2012-2014: $75,000

14. Page 5 • No changes: Excerpts from Alabama and Federal Laws

15. Page 6 • Local Review: June 14, 2012 • Board Review: July 16-17, 2012 • Grantee Training: August 30, 2012 • Budget Revisions: No budget revisions are allowed after June 30, 2014.

16. Page 6 continued • Financial Reports Due: No Change from PY 11-12. • New Programs: 4 Reports per year • Continued Programs: 2 Reports per year

17. ADCANP Program DefinitionsPage 7 • Required background checks • All employees and volunteers having direct contact, care/treatment, or custodial responsibility with children eighteen years of age or younger, as per Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention (ADCANP) – Children’s Trust Fund policy, must have a national criminal background investigation completed prior to working directly with a child under the age of eighteen.  Minimum requirements include: • National Criminal Search • National Sex Offender Report • OFAC Report • Alabama Statewide Search • Social Security Trace Hawk • E-Verify

18. Responsibilities of GranteesPage 8 • Acknowledge ADCANP as a source of funding in all printed or electronic materials related to the ADCANP funded program. • Attend Regional Grantee Training Thursday, August 30, 2012.

19. Responsibilities of GranteesPage 9 • Will not discriminate in the provision of services to any eligible applicant on the basis of race, gender, age, disability, religion or sexual orientation. • Must participate in the online curriculum training Bringing the Protective Factors Framework to Life in Your Work, available through the National Alliance of Children’s Trust and Prevention Funds.

20. Program Funding GuidelinesPage 10 • No Changes

21. Program Eligibility and RequirementsPage 11 1). Establish or continue a community-based child abuse and neglect primary or secondary prevention program serving residents of Alabama; funds may not be used for treatment. Definitions for primary and secondary prevention can be found on page 10.

22. Program Eligibility and RequirementsPage 11 7) Documentation of 501(c) (3)status must be included in the grant application to receive funding. Any Grant Application not submitting current status documentation of an IRS Form 501(c) (3) by Friday, May 18, 2012 will not be funded. (Applicant must provide documentation to ADCANP by May 18, 2012 no later than 5 p.m.)

23. Program Eligibility and RequirementsPage 11 9) No person shall be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation in receipt of services funded with this grant. The program will be in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

24. Program Eligibility and RequirementsPage 12 • 16) All Grantees will be monitored by the Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Staff, or their contractors, for compliance in the following areas (to include but not limited to): • all state and federal regulations as they may relate to individual funding streams; • programmatic content and delivery; • financial compliance with best practice standards; • staffing credentials; • contracted services.

25. Ineligible Programs, Services and ExpensesPage 13 • No Changes

26. Financial DefinitionsPage 14 • No Changes

27. Program Types • Parenting Education and Support • Home Visiting • Public Awareness and Training • Respite Care • School - Based • Non School – Based/ After School • Mentoring

28. Parent Focused Program Components and DefinitionsPage 15 Parent Education and Support 8) Include the “Protective Factors” in all programming. 9)Education on Shaken Baby (Abusive Head Trauma) Prevention and Safe Sleeping environments

29. Parent Focused Program Components and DefinitionsPage 16 Home Visitation Programs 3) Use a research/evidence-based/evidence supported curriculum that is designed to individualize the sessions for the needs of the parent and child. • Documentedvisits will last a minimum of one hour.

30. Parent Focused Program Components and DefinitionsPage 16 Home Visitation Programs 11) Include the “Protective Factors” in all programming. 12)Education on Shaken Baby (Abusive Head Trauma) Prevention and Safe Sleeping environments

31. Parent Focused Program Components and DefinitionsPage 16 Public Awareness and Training Program B. Types of Public Awareness and Training Programs include, but are not limited to: 1. Abusive Head Injury Prevention/Education 2. Mandatory Reporter Training 3. Internet/On-line Safety Training 4. Safe Sleep Training/Education

32. Parent Focused Program Components and DefinitionsPage 17 Respite Care Program • No Change

33. Child Focused Program Components and DefinitionsPage 17 B. School-Based Programs must focus on the following: 1. Personal Safety* • Body safety (Body safety can be taught through Grade 3. After 3rd grade, the focus should be child maltreatment prevention.)

34. Child Focused Program Components and DefinitionsPage 18 B. School-Based Programs must focus on the following: 2. Child Maltreatment Prevention • Internet Safety (including “sexting”,“cyberbullying”, and internet exploitation prevention);

35. Child Focused Program Components and DefinitionsPage 18 B. School-Based Programs must focus on the following: 2. Child Maltreatment Prevention (Continued) • Identification and Maintenance of Healthy Relationships; • Development of Personal Resources; • Parenting for Teen Parents.

36. Child Focused Program Components and DefinitionsPage 18 • A. All after-school/ non-school based programs must include and demonstrate compliance with: 2) Curriculum must be evidence/research-based and age appropriate with measurable outcomes.

37. Child Focused Program Components and DefinitionsPage 18 B. Types of after-school/ non-school based programs (Children First Programs) include but are not limited to: 1) Programs that address high truancy rates and other school issues i.e. school dropout issues. 2) Programs that occur after-school, on weekends, during the summer, mentoring, etc. 5) Programs that specifically address at-risk females.

38. Child Focused Program Components and DefinitionsPage 19 All mentoring programs must include and demonstrate compliance with: 5) Mentor must have a minimum of 4 contacts per month with mentee.

39. Page14 • See minor changes • Volunteer hours: $21.85 new rate

40. Page 15 • B. 1. Programs for pregnant or parenting teen mothers (may be implemented in classroom setting, hospital, home visits.).

41. UA-SW Program Evaluation • Pages 19-21: See University of Alabama PowerPoint presentation

42. Page 22: Target Data Form

43. Pages 23-26 Grant Review Scoring Sheet • There will no longer be appendices in the grant application. The attachments will now be located in each appropriate section.

44. Amy Bright, Supervisor Registration Section Motor Vehicle Division Amy Bright, Supervisor Registration Section Motor Vehicle Division Page 29Tag Sales and Proceeds Source: Amy Bright, Dept. of Revenue

45. Board ListPages 28 - 29 • See revisions

46. Pages 31 - 32 • Risk and Protective Factors • Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/childmaltreatment/riskprotectivefactors.html

47. Page 33 • Logic Model– Required (5 points)

48. Pages 34-35Budget Definitions • No revisions from PY 11-12

49. Completing the Application

50. Instructions • Grant applications must be received in the ADCANP office by 5:00 pm CST on Friday, May 18, 2012. An original and five (5) copies (one CD attached) on the application must be submitted.