The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is seeking applications for 2022 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and their Minor Children program.
Donor Name: Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/17/2022
Grants Size: $750,000
Grant Duration: 36 months
Details:
This program will provide funding to support states and units of local government to develop programs within detention or correctional facilities to respond to the needs of incarcerated parents who have children younger than age 18. This program supports activities that foster positive family engagement between incarcerated parents and their children within detention and correctional facilities, and implement programs and services that support the children of incarcerated parents to reduce the likelihood of antisocial behaviors and future involvement in the juvenile justice system.
Goals
The goal of this program is to assist states and localities in developing or expanding services that meet the needs of incarcerated parents and their minor children to, reduce recidivism and provide support for minor children.
This program will:
- Develop strategies and approaches to strengthen the relationships between incarcerated parents and their children.
- Seek to reduce the incarcerated parent’s behavioral infractions during incarceration and recidivism postrelease.
- Provide services to foster positive youth development for children of incarcerated parents.
- Develop innovative approaches to enhance child/parent communication, such as the use of tele-visiting, emailing, letter writing, audio recordings, and transportation assistance for in-person visits and facilitation for virtual visits.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $5,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $750,000
- Period of Performance Duration (Months) 36
Eligibility Criteria
- County governments
- City or township governments
- State governments
For more information, visit Grants.gov.