law_justice_and_legal_services · USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP

OJJDP FY 2021 Juvenile Justice System Reform Initiative

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · O-OJJDP-2021-13002

Closed

Award Range

$0 – $1.0M

Total Program Funding

$8.0M

Expected Awards

Deadline

July 6, 2021

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

OJJDP FY 2021 Juvenile Justice System Reform Initiative. Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention . The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. The Juvenile Justice System Reform Initiative... up to $1,000,000 per award; $8,000,000 total program funding; ~8 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

For-profit organizations, Public universities/colleges, State governments, Other eligible entities, Nonprofits (501c3) (+1 more)

Who Should NOT Apply

Organizations not matching the eligible applicant types listed above

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•The following entities are eligible to apply for Category 1: State governments For purposes of this solicitation, “state” means an...
•Deadline: 2021-07-06

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Competitiveness: High — limited number of awards

What This Grant Funds

The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. The Juvenile Justice System Reform Initiative will support states to implement sustainable, research-based, and data-informed recidivism-reduction policies, practices, and programming, and the strategic reinvestment of cost savings into effective prevention and intervention programs.

Who Can Apply

The following entities are eligible to apply for Category 1: State governments For purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The following entities are eligible to apply for Category 2: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education For-profit organizations other than small businesses Eligible applicants that propose to provide direct services to youth must not include youth who are age 18 or older in the population they will serve. To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, as of October 28, 2020, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process to be allocated FY 2021 DOJ discretionary grant funding, as either a recipient or a subrecipient. For detailed information on this new certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

Eligible Applicant Types

For-Profit OrganizationsPublic Colleges & UniversitiesState GovernmentsOther (see NOFO for details)501(c)(3) NonprofitsPrivate Colleges & Universities

Funding Details

Maximum Award: $1.0M
Total Program Funding: $8.0M
Expected Number of Awards: 8
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: cooperative_agreement

Key Dates

Posted: May 18, 2021

Application Deadline: July 6, 2021 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

For technical assistance with submitting the SF-424 and SF- LLL in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, at Grants.gov customer support webpage, or email at support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. For technical assistance with submitting the full application in DOJ's Justice Grants System (JustGrants), contact the JustGrants Service Desk at JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov or at 833-872-5175. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST Monday - Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays. An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov or JustGrants technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the Office of Justice Programs (Response Center) at grants@ncjrs.gov within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY: 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only) or by email at grants@ncjrs.gov. Response Center hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET on the solicitation close date. General information on applying for OJJDP awards can be found at https://www.ojjdp.gov/funding/funding.html. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/funding/fy2021/O-OJJDP-2021-113002-faqs A solicitation webinar will be held on Thursday June 10, 2021 at 2:00 PM. This call will provide a detailed overview of the solicitation and allow an opportunity for interested applicants to ask questions. Preregistration is required for all participants. Register by clicking on this link and following the instructions. Due to the limited time, OJJDP encourages participants to review the solicitation and submit any questions they may have in advance and no later than three days before. Submit your questions to grant@ncjrs.gov with the subject as "Questions for Juvenile Justice System Reform Initiative Webinar." grants@ncjrs.gov

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