Children's Justice Grants to States

The Children's Justice Act (CJA) provides awards to states to improve the investigation, prosecution, and judicial handling of cases of child abuse and neglect, particularly child sexual abuse and exploitation, in a manner that limits additional trauma to the child victim. CJA recipients are responsible for implementing the requirements of the CJA program to reform state processes for responding to child abuse and neglect. CJA funding supports states and territories in improving their approaches and responses to child abuse and neglect. The focus of the funding is to create systemic changes that prevent additional trauma to child victims, and to more effectively protect their rights.