The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) seeks applications for funding under the 2023 Juvenile Justice Emergency Planning Demonstration Program for Juvenile Justice Residential Facilities.
Donor Name: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/24/2023
Size of the Grant: $250,000.00
Grant Duration: 24 months
Details:
With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to support emergency planning for state, local, and Tribal juvenile justice residential facilities. For youth that reside in residential facilities it is crucial that applicants plan for and facilitate continued meaningful engagement with family and other supportive members of their community. Applicants are encouraged to ensure that these activities and strategies are prioritized in any emergency planning effort. Examples of ways that applicants could partner with youth and families includes establishing or utilizing an existing advisory group that includes family members of and/or youth that are currently or have previously been housed in the facility. These members could be involved in the drafting and reviewing of existing and new emergency planning procedures, to include evacuation strategies, and plans to ensure ongoing notification and communication procedures.
Goals
This program will support the development, improvement, and/or implementation of emergency planning activities for state, Tribal, county, and local juvenile justice residential facilities.
Objectives
The objectives of this program are to ensure the safety and well-being of youth and staff in juvenile justice residential facilities; strengthen facility preparedness, among resident youth, staff and the facility itself; maintain the efficient continuation of operations; and reduce risk to the physical plant.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $500,000.00
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $250,000.00
Project Period
24 months
Eligible Applicants
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Special district governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education County governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- State governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility
Tribal institutions of higher education are also eligible to apply.
For the purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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