OJJDP FY 2021 Invited to Apply for Enhancements for Juvenile Indigent Defense Training and Technical Assistance

This program supports efforts to enhance juvenile defense delivery systems and improve juvenile defense practice. This program furthers the Department’s mission to reduce violent crime by supporting efforts to address barriers and gaps within the juvenile justice system for indigent youth in order to reduce reoffending and decrease recidivism. Statutory Authority: Awards under this solicitation will be made under the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2021 Pub. L. No. 116-260, 134 Stat. 1182, 1261.

The National Juvenile Defender Center. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

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, 833-872-5175. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 5 a.m. - 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 OJJDP contact identified below 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 Program Manager, Julia Alanen, by telephone at (202)598-6892, or by email at Julia.Alanen@usdoj.gov. JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov