OJJDP FY 20 Delinquency Prevention Program

This program will provide grants to eligible states or federally recognized tribes to implement evidence-based strategies to address the unmet needs of at-risk or delinquent youth through a continuum of delinquency prevention programs for juveniles who have had or who are likely to have contact with the juvenile justice system. States awarded under this grant program are required to provide subgrants to units of local government to carry out the objectives of this program.

Category 1: State Delinquency Prevention Programs: OJJDP-2020-18192: Only the agency designated by the chief executive (e.g., the governor) of each state that has a properly constituted state advisory group (SAG), as specified in the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA), see 34 U.S.C. § 11133(a)(3). Applicants must be fully eligible; participating in the Title II Formula Grants Program and in compliance with all four core requirements as outlined in Title II, Part B of the JJDPA, see 34 U.S.C. § 11133(a)(11), (12), (13), and (15). Applicants who do not meet this criterion are ineligible to apply under this solicitation. Category 2: Tribal Delinquency Prevention Programs: OJJDP-2020-18193: Federally recognized Indian tribal governments as determined by the Secretary of the Interior or a consortium of such tribes may apply for funding under this category.

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 prevent 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-2020-18132-faqs.pdf. A solicitation webinar will be held on March 23, 2020 at 2 p.m. ET. This webinar 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 here: http://ojjdptta.adobeconnect.com/ewgo79npwzxy/event/registration.html. After the webinar, you will find the webinar recording uploaded here: https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/library/multimedia/list. grants@ncjrs.gov