PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
To encourage States to enact reforms which are designed to improve: (a) The handling of child abuse and neglect cases, particularly cases of child sexual abuse and exploitation, in a manner which limits additional trauma to the child victim; (b) the handling of cases of suspected child abuse or neglect related fatalities; and (c) the investigation and prosecution of cases of child abuse and neglect, particularly child sexual abuse and exploitation.

ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. HEALTH;
- Maternity, Infants, Children;
2. INCOME SECURITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES;
- Prevention;
- Specialized Family and Child Welfare Services;

WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- State;
- Infant (0-5);
- Child (6-15);
- Youth (16-21);

WHO CAN APPLY:
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);