OJJDP: 2022 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and their Minor Children - fundsforNGOs

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