Child Abuse Prevention Specialty License Plate Grant Program

The Child Abuse Prevention Specialty License Plate grant program is supported by revenue from Arizona's child abuse prevention specialty license plates. These plates have been available to the public since November 1999 and are issued by the Arizona Department of Transportation as part of the state's special vehicle license plate program under A.R.S. Section 28-2351. Each plate is sold for $25, consisting of an $8 special plate administration fee and a $17 tax-deductible annual donation. Revenue generated through the plates is used in part to support primary prevention efforts addressing child abuse and neglect and to support Child and Family Advocacy Centers. The source also states that match funds have supplemented the license plate funds and that money in the fund is exempt from the provisions of A.R.S. Section 35-190 concerning the lapsing of appropriations. GOYFF began administering this grant in May 2019 following passage of SB1533 by the Arizona Legislature and its signing by former Governor Doug Ducey. The program directs grant resources toward Arizona organizations providing services that strengthen families through primary prevention and organizations supporting child abuse and neglect victims and their families through Child and Family Advocacy Centers. The program therefore encompasses both prevention-oriented family strengthening activities and victim and family support delivered through the advocacy center model. The source also references prevention and educational programming available within Arizona communities. Approximately $100,000 in grant funding has been awarded to four Arizona organizations, with a maximum annual award of $25,000 per grantee. The source does not state a minimum award amount and does not provide an award range below the $25,000 annual maximum. Although the source states that match funds have supplemented the license plate funds, it does not state that applicants or grantees are required to provide a cost share or matching contribution. Accordingly, no applicant matching requirement or required match percentage or ratio is established by the supplied information. The source also does not provide an indirect cost limitation, detailed list of allowable or prohibited expenditures, grant performance period, or subaward rules. The source identifies the State Fiscal Year 2027 grantees as Arizona Youth Partnership, Chicanos Por La Causa, Peer Solutions, and Southwest Human Development. These recipients establish that the program funds Arizona organizations, but the supplied material does not provide a complete eligibility definition for the next competition. It does not specify eligible organizational classifications such as nonprofit organizations, governmental entities, educational institutions, tribal organizations, businesses, or other entity types. No sub-state geographic limitation such as a particular county, municipality, ZIP code, or service region is stated. The information therefore supports an Arizona statewide geographic scope while leaving the precise organizational eligibility requirements for the next RFGA to be verified when solicitation materials become available. The next Request for Grant Applications is expected in Spring 2029. The source does not provide a specific opening date, application deadline, letter of intent or other pre-application deadline, submission portal, required application forms, narrative questions, required uploads, evaluation criteria, award notification date, or grant performance dates for the Spring 2029 RFGA. It also does not state that the competition follows a fixed annual, biennial, quarterly, or other recurring schedule, so no regular recurrence frequency is established from the supplied information. Questions about the program and requests to be connected with grantees providing prevention and educational programming in a community may be directed to Amy Peep, identified as the Program Administrator. The source instructs interested parties to email their name, contact information, location, and requested programming or training, but the actual email address is not displayed in the supplied text. The GOYFF contact information shown on the page includes 1700 W. Washington St., Suite 230, Phoenix, Arizona 85007 and telephone number 602-542-4043. Applicants interested in the next RFGA should monitor the program for the Spring 2029 solicitation, when complete eligibility requirements, application procedures, deadlines, evaluation standards, and award terms are expected to be available.