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 PUBLIC LAW 102-586—NOV. 4, 1992 106 STAT. 5031 "(i) in developing a comprehensive, multidisciplinary response to child abuse that is designed to meet the needs of child victims and their families; "(ii) in establishing a freestanding facility where interviews of and services for abused children can be provided; ''(iii) in preventing or reducing traimia to children caused by multiple contacts with community professionals; "(iv) in providing families with needed services and assisting them in regaining maximum functioning; "(v) in maintaining open communication and case coordination among community professionals and agencies involved in child protection efforts; ''(vi) in coordinating and tracking investigative, preventive, prosecutorial, and treatment efforts; "(vii) in obtaining information useful for criminal and civil proceedings; (viii) in holding offenders accountable through improved prosecution of child abuse cases; (ix) in enhancing professional skills necessary to effectively respond to cases of child abuse through training; and "(x) in enhancing community understanding of child abuse; and ''(B) provide training and technical assistance to local children's advocacy centers in its census region that are grant recipients under section 214. "(c) OPERATION OF THE REGIONAL CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY PROGRAM. — " (1) SouciTATiON OF PROPOSALS.— Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall solicit proposals for assistance under this section. "(2) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS. —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) A proven record in conducting activities of the kinds described in subsection (c). "(B) A facility where children who are victims of sexual or physical abuse and their nonoffending family members can go for the purpose of evaluation, intervention, evidence gathering, and coimseling. "(C) Multidisciplinary staff experienced in providing remedial coimseling to children and families. "(D) Experience in serving as a center for training and education and as a resource facility. "(E) National expertise in providing technical assistsince to communities with respect to the judicial handling of child abuse and neglect. "(3) PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS. — "(A) IN GENERAL. —^A proposal submitted in response to the solicitation under paragraph (1) shall— "(i) include a single or multiyear management plan that outlines how the applicant will provide information, services, and technicial assistance to communities

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