OJJDP FY 2022 Reducing Risk for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. This solicitation provides funding for communities to support girls who are involved in the juvenile justice system. There are two categories of funding available under this solicitation. Category 1: Project Sites. Funding under this category will support communities to develop,...

•    Tribal institutions of higher education Category 2: Training and Technical Assistance  The following entities are eligible to apply: •    Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education •    For-profit organizations (including Tribal for-profit organizations) •    Institutions of higher education (including Tribal institutions of higher education).  For purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.  For the purposes of this solicitation, “girls involved in the juvenile justice system” refers to girls 17 and younger who have been arrested or referred for intake to a public agency (state, Tribal, city, or county) legally responsible for handling juvenile crime, delinquency, and girls in need of guidance, treatment, or rehabilitation due to problematic behavior (i.e., truancy, running away, ungovernable, etc.). Eligible applicants may continue to provide services to girls who remain in the juvenile justice system under a state’s extended juvenile court jurisdiction. In addition, in considering strategy development, applicants should not discriminate on the basis of gender identity.  Specific plans to address this issue should be included in the program narrative. Applications submitted by nongovernmental organizations must have an established partnership via a memorandum of understanding (MOU) or analogous document with public juvenile justice agencies at the local or state level. This will ensure close collaboration around referrals for those girls involved in the juvenile justice system and who are eligible for services provided by the proposed project. A fully executed MOU or analogous document must be included as an attachment with the submitted application to be considered for funding. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

For technical assistance with submitting the Application for Federal Assistance standard form (SF)-424 and a Disclosure of Lobbying Activities form (SF-LLL) in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, Grants.gov Customer Support, or 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 833-872-5175 or JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. eastern time Monday-Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and Federal holidays. For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the OJP Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY: 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only), or by email at grants@ncjrs.gov. The OJP Response Center hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., eastern time Monday-Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on the solicitation closing date. General information on applying for OJJDP awards can be found at https://www.ojjdp.gov/funding/funding.html. For information related to unforeseen technical issues beyond the control of the applicant impacting submission, see "How to Apply" section, Experiencing Unforeseen Technical Issues. A solicitation webinar will be held on April 22, 2022 at 2:00pm ET. 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 here 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 April 15, 2022. Submit your questions to grants@ncjrs.gov with the subject as "Questions for OJJDP FY 2022 Reducing Risk for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System Webinar. grants@ncjrs.gov