Regional children’s advocacy centers

The Administrator shall establish and maintain a children’s advocacy program to— collaborate with State chapters to provide training, technical assistance, coordination, organizational capacity support, and oversight of— The Administrator shall— A grant recipient under this section shall— assist communities, local children’s advocacy centers, multidisciplinary teams, and State chapters— in promoting the effective delivery of the evidence-informed Children’s Advocacy Center Model and the multidisciplinary response to child abuse, including best practices in— Not later than 1 year after November 4, 1992, the Administrator shall solicit proposals for assistance under this section. In order for a proposal to be selected, the Administrator may require an applicant to have in existence, at the time the proposal is submitted, 1 or more of the following: A proposal submitted in response to the solicitation under paragraph (1) shall— A management plan described in paragraph (3)(A) shall— define the overall program management and direction by— Proposals shall be selected under this section on a competitive basis. The Administrator shall select proposals for funding that— From amounts made available in separate appropriation Acts, the Administrator shall provide to each grant recipient the financial and technical assistance and other incentives that are necessary and appropriate to carry out this section. In order to carry out activities that are in the best interests of abused and neglected children, a grant recipient shall consult with other grant recipients under this Act on a regular basis to exchange ideas, share information, and review children’s advocacy program activities. The Administrator shall regularly monitor and evaluate the activities of grant recipients and shall determine whether each grant recipient has complied with the original proposal and any modifications. A grant recipient shall provide an annual report to the Administrator that— Upon discontinuation of funding of a grant recipient under this section, the Administrator shall solicit new proposals in accordance with subsection (c).