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OJJDP FY 20 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · OJJDP-2020-16831

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Award Range

$500K – $750K

Total Program Funding

$5.0M

Expected Awards

6

Deadline

March 10, 2020

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

OJJDP FY 20 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children. Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention . This program will promote and expand services to incarcerated individuals who have children younger than age 18. Program activities include partnering with agencies and service providers to develop comprehensive services or expand services to incarcerated parents and their children; provide... $500,000-$750,000 per award; $5,000,000 total program funding; ~6 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

Other eligible entities

Who Should NOT Apply

Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types

Key Requirements (Plain English)

  • •The following entities are eligible to apply: • states and territories, and • units of local government
  • •Deadline: 2020-03-10

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Competitiveness: High — limited number of awards

What This Grant Funds

This program will promote and expand services to incarcerated individuals who have children younger than age 18. Program activities include partnering with agencies and service providers to develop comprehensive services or expand services to incarcerated parents and their children; provide training for the protection of correction officers to include addressing the safeguarding of children and families visiting incarcerated parents, and to support facilities in rural areas that meet the needs of incarcerated parents and their minor children. OJJDP will give priority consideration to applicants that have policies, practices, and/or procedures in place that ensure the best interest of the child in facilitating the relationship between the incarcerated parent and child, such as the appointment of a guardian ad litem or a court-appointed special advocate. This initiative will enhance public safety, ensure that youth are held appropriately accountable to both victims and communities, and empower youth to live productive, law-abiding lives.

Who Can Apply

The following entities are eligible to apply: • states and territories, and • units of local government. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

Eligible Applicant Types

Other (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Minimum Award
$500K
Maximum Award
$750K
Total Program Funding
$5.0M
Expected Number of Awards
6
Cost Sharing Required?
No
Funding Instrument
grant

Key Dates

Posted: January 10, 2020
Application Deadline: March 10, 2020 (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, at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/support.html, or at support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond its control that prevents it from submitting its application by the deadline must contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Response Center (Response Center) at grants@ncjrs.gov within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. Additional information on reporting technical issues appears under “Experiencing Unforeseen Grants.gov Technical Issues” in the How To Apply (Grants.gov) section in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide. 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/sites/g/files/xyckuh176/files/media/document/OJJDP-2020-16831-FAQs.pdf. grants@ncjrs.gov

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