law_justice_and_legal_services · USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP

OJJDP FY 16 Defending Childhood State Policy Initiative

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · OJJDP-2016-9154

Closed

Award Range

$0 – $500K

Expected Awards

Deadline

May 10, 2016

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

OJJDP FY 16 Defending Childhood State Policy Initiative. Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention . OJJDP will fund the successful applicant to work with as many as four states to implement and facilitate statewide policy and practice initiatives that will advance the ability of those states to: Ensure that all at-risk children and youth are screened and assessed at each point of contact... up to $500,000 per award; ~1 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

Other eligible entities, For-profit organizations, Other Native American Tribal Organizations, Public universities/colleges, Nonprofits (non-501c3) (+2 more)

Who Should NOT Apply

Organizations not matching the eligible applicant types listed above

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Eligible applicants are limited to nonprofit and for-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit and for-profit organizations) and institution...
•Deadline: 2016-05-10

💡 GrantQuick Tip

Focus your proposal on clear outcomes, alignment with agency priorities, and demonstrate organizational capacity.

Competitiveness: Very high — extremely limited awards available

What This Grant Funds

OJJDP will fund the successful applicant to work with as many as four states to implement and facilitate statewide policy and practice initiatives that will advance the ability of those states to: Ensure that all at-risk children and youth are screened and assessed at each point of contact across youth-serving systems, with a particular focus on the juvenile justice and child welfare systems. Provide evidence-based, trauma-informed treatment services to children and youth exposed to violence. Identify mechanisms to blend and braid funding sources to support identification, screening, assessment, and treatment services. Improve outcomes for children and youth exposed to violence.

Who Can Apply

Eligible applicants are limited to nonprofit and for-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit and for-profit organizations) and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education). Recipient organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee should they apply. OJJDP welcomes applications that involve two or more entities that will carry out the funded Federal award activities; however, one eligible entity must be the applicant and the others must be proposed as subrecipients. The applicant must be the entity with primary responsibility for administering the funding and managing the entire Defending Childhood State Policy Initiative. Only one application per lead applicant will be considered; however, subrecipients may be part of multiple proposals. OJJDP may elect to make awards for applications submitted under this solicitation in future fiscal years, dependent on, among other considerations, the merit of the applications and on the availability of appropriations. OJJDP may also elect to provide supplemental funding to the successful applicant, dependent on performance and the availability of appropriations.

Eligible Applicant Types

Other (see NOFO for details)For-Profit OrganizationsOther Tribal OrganizationsPublic Colleges & UniversitiesNonprofits without 501(c)(3)Private Colleges & UniversitiesSmall Businesses

Funding Details

Maximum Award: $500K
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: cooperative_agreement

Key Dates

Posted: March 11, 2016

Application Deadline: May 10, 2016 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays. Applicants who experience unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond their control that prevent them from submitting their application by the deadline must e-mail the OJJDP contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline and request approval to submit their application. Additional information on reporting technical issues is found under Experiencing Unforeseen Grants.gov Technical Issues in the How To Apply section. 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), by e-mail at grants@ncjrs.gov, or by web chat. 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. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at www.ojjdp.gov/grants/solicitations/FY2016/FAQ/DCSPFAQ.pdf. grants@ncjrs.gov

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