OJJDP FY 2022 Reducing Risk for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System | O OJJDP 2022 171217

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The OJJDP FY 2022 Reducing Risk for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System opportunity is a discretionary funding program from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), offered through a cooperative agreement. Its core purpose is to help communities strengthen their response to girls who are involved in the juvenile justice system by investing in services that reduce risk, address needs early, and improve outcomes. The solicitation is framed within the broader Office of Justice Programs (OJP) priorities, which emphasize advancing civil rights and racial equity, expanding access to justice, supporting crime victims and people impacted by the justice system, strengthening community safety, protecting the public from evolving threats, and building trust between law enforcement and communities.

The program is structured around two distinct funding categories that work together. Category 1, called Project Sites, is aimed at local or community-based implementation. Funding in this category is intended to help jurisdictions or service providers develop new programs, enhance existing efforts, or expand early intervention and treatment services specifically tailored to girls who are already involved in the juvenile justice system. The focus is on direct programming and service delivery, such as interventions designed to prevent deeper system involvement, respond to trauma and behavioral health needs, or stabilize girls through supportive, gender-responsive approaches. A key restriction is that Category 1 funds cannot be used to provide training and technical assistance to other providers or stakeholders; in other words, those dollars are meant for running or growing the programs themselves rather than acting as a trainer or technical assistance hub.

Category 2, Training and Technical Assistance, is designed to support successful implementation across the Category 1 project sites. Under this category, OJJDP will fund a training and technical assistance provider that can help the funded project sites put effective strategies into practice and troubleshoot common implementation challenges. The solicitation notes that technical assistance needs may vary widely from site to site because communities start from different baselines, with different policies, resources, staffing models, and service networks. This category is therefore meant to provide flexible, responsive support so the direct-service sites can strengthen program design, improve delivery, and better align with effective practices for girls in the juvenile justice system.

Eligible applicants are broad and include state, county, and city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; nonprofit organizations (including those without 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education); for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); and other entities as described in the solicitation’s additional eligibility guidance. The opportunity is listed under CFDA 16.830 and falls within the Law, Justice and Legal Services activity category. The award ceiling is $800,000, and OJJDP anticipated making around seven awards under this solicitation. The solicitation was created on April 5, 2022, with an original application closing date of May 23, 2022.

• The Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OJJDP FY 2022 Reducing Risk for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.830.
• This funding opportunity was created on Apr 05, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 23, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $800,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 7 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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