Abstract

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A proposal abstract (no more than 2,000 characters) summarizing the proposed project must be completed in the JustGrants web-based form. The text from abstracts will be made publicly available on the OJP.gov and USASpending.gov websites if the project is awarded, so this section of the application should not contain any personally identifiable information (e.g., the name of the project director).

The abstract should be in paragraph form without bullets or tables and written in the third person (e.g., they, the community, their, themselves, rather than I or we). The abstract should include the following information:

• The name of the applicant’s proposed project.

• The purpose of the proposed project (i.e., what the project will do and why it is necessary).

• Where the project will take place (i.e., the service area, if applicable).

• Who will be served by the project (i.e., who will be helped or have their needs addressed by the project).

• What activities will be carried out to complete the project.

• The subrecipient(s)/partner organizations or entities, if known.

• Deliverables and expected outcomes (i.e., what the project will achieve).

Abstract

The Child Safety Fund (CSF), a federally registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, proposes “Standardized Mandated Reporter Training for Child Protection Professionals,” a national multimedia training framework designed to strengthen professionals’ ability to recognize, document, and report child maltreatment accurately and consistently. The initiative aligns with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s (OJJDP) priority to expand postsecondary education and training opportunities for child protection professionals.

With OJJDP support, CSF will develop a replicable, trauma-informed training package that includes modular curriculum components, learner toolkits, and evaluation instruments suitable for integration into postsecondary and professional education systems. Over a three-year period, the project will proceed in three phases. During the first year, CSF will design the training framework, produce multimedia content, and prepare for statewide pilot testing in Oklahoma. In the second year, the organization will implement the training at scale, training at least ten percent of Oklahoma’s 142,000 mandated reporters and measuring knowledge gains and institutional adoption. In the third year, CSF will expand nationally, train at least 50,000 professionals across multiple sectors, and establish partnerships to embed the training in university and continuing-education programs.

By the end of the project, CSF expects to deliver a validated training framework that improves mandated reporters’ knowledge, confidence, and reporting accuracy while strengthening coordination among education, healthcare, and law enforcement systems. The project will launch in Oklahoma—where child maltreatment rates remain among the nation’s highest—and expand nationally based on outcomes and partner readiness.