Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention

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The Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) program was created by the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) of 1974 (P.L. 93-247). Under the CBCAP program, formula grants are provided to lead state agencies to disburse funds for community child abuse and neglect prevention activities. Funds are used to develop, operate, expand, and enhance community-based efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect. Funds are also used to develop a continuum of preventive services, through state and community-based collaborations with public and private entities, and public information activities focusing on the healthy and positive development of parents and children. Voluntary home visiting, respite care, and parent education are some of the core services provided by local agencies that receive CBCAP funds. The CBCAP program was reauthorized through FY 2015 by the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010 (P.L 111-320), which emphasized prevention services for homeless youth and adult former abuse victims, as well as substance-use disorder treatment and domestic violence Seventy percent of a state's grant amount is calculated on the basis of the number of children under 18 in the state, with a minimum award of $175,000 per state. The remaining money is allotted based on the amount leveraged by the state from private, state, or other non-federal sources and directed through the state lead agency in the preceding fiscal year for community-based child abuse prevention services. One percent of the total annual CBCAP funds shall be reserved to fund tribes, tribal organizations, and migrant Funding for the program - net of any authorized changes such as transfers or reprogramming - for five Funding for this program is also used to pay information technology support and other related Administration for Children, Families, and Communities Page 80 2026 level. This request is the same as the FY 2026 President's Budget. The funding level will allow CBCAP state lead agencies to continue to develop and coordinate effective community-based family services to prevent child abuse and neglect. Specifically, the funding will support ongoing efforts to improve states' capacity to evaluate the effectiveness of their CBCAP program. This includes support to CBCAP state lead agencies to identify and implement evidence-based programs proven by research to successfully prevent child maltreatment. Funding will also support efforts by the CBCAP state lead agencies to build capacity of the community-based programs to gather and analyze data and to use those findings to inform research on successful child abuse prevention programs. Funding will continue family support and prevention services to reduce the likelihood of child abuse and placements in foster care for For FY 2027, an estimated 56 awards will be made with an estimated average award of $1,042,250 and an Result / Target for Recent Target Target FY 2026 Target 7A Rate of first-time Result / (Summary of -0.1 victims of child Result) Prior Result - Prior Result - that supports evidence- FY 2024: 74.1% percentage point 3PP Administration for Children, Families, and Communities Page 81

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