The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) seeks applications for funding for the implementation of a major OJJDP initiative to assist states, territories and localities to reduce racial and ethnic disparities among youth who come into contact with the juvenile justice system.
Donor Name: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/11/2023
Size of the Grant: $2,000,000.00
Grant Duration: 36 months
Details:
With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to fund a new Center for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities (R/ED) in Juvenile Justice to assist states and territories to strengthen their compliance with a core requirement of the Formula Grants Program authorized under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act. The Center will also more broadly develop and implement comprehensive training and technical assistance that supports state, territorial, Tribal, and community-level efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities among youth who come into contact with the juvenile justice system.
Goals
The goal of the Center for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice is to design, develop, and provide training and technical assistance services to strengthen the overall response to end racial and ethnic disparities in the juvenile justice system. This TTA Center will assist OJJDP in responding to the needs of state, territorial, Tribal and/or local governments to implement policy, practice, and system improvement strategies at the state, territorial, Tribal and local levels, as applicable, to identify and reduce racial and ethnic disparities among youth who come into contact with the juvenile justice system.
Objectives
Specific objectives include:
- To work directly with states and territories that participate in the Title II Part B formula grant program to assist them in developing, strengthening, and implementing their Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities plan, in response to this core requirement;
- Help state, territorial, Tribal, and local governments develop and implement the evidence-based and research-informed practices that demonstrate meaningful progress in reducing racial and ethnic disparities at the various contact points in the juvenile justice system;
- Provide robust and comprehensive training curricula and technical assistance on issues related to reducing racial and ethnic disparities among youth in the juvenile justice system. This training should enhance the knowledge base in areas that include, but are not limited to, cultural competency, equity, implicit bias, institutional racism and its effects, and promising and effective interventions to reduce racial and ethnic disparities among youth who come into contact with the juvenile justice system.
- Increase the knowledge base of key stakeholders and multidisciplinary team members on the best practices of responding to improve the training and education of professionals who work to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in juvenile justice systems at the state and local levels, in order to develop their capacity to create sustainable long-term partnerships that foster systems change.
- Identify and share information about promising and evidence-based strategies that have a sound theoretical basis and/or have demonstrated measurable success in reducing racial and ethnic disparities among youth in the juvenile justice system.
- In consultation with OJJDP, develop and disseminate topical publications and contribute content to the OJJDP website.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $2,000,000.00
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $2,000,000.00
Period of Performance Duration (Months)
36
Eligibility Criteria
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
