The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) seeks applications for funding to develop and implement OJJDP’s National Resource Center for Justice-Involved LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit Youth.
Donor Name: Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/08/2022
Size of the Grant: $1,000,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
This program furthers the Department’s mission by supporting juvenile justice systems reform by providing training and technical assistance to juvenile justice practitioners to assist them in meeting the needs of justice-involved LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit youth to ensure that contact with the juvenile justice system is rare, fair and beneficial.
OJJDP supports states, localities, and Tribes to reform juvenile justice systems so that they are equitable, create safer communities, and empower youth to lead productive lives. OJJDP understands that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Gender Non-Conforming, and Two-Spirit youth is an umbrella term, and acknowledges that this term refers to a broad population of youth who identify with a sexual or gender identity other than cisgender or heterosexual. As the Office seeks to advance the field, for purposes of this program OJJDP will refer to this term as LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit throughout the solicitation
Goals
The goal of this project is to support juvenile justice system reforms that address the needs of justice-involved LGBTQ + and Two-Spirit youth. Examples of reform efforts may include, but are not limited to developing and implementing policy approaches to protect justice-involved LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit youth; ensuring practitioners adopt evidence-based, research-informed practice guidelines, particularly around equitable access and care; improving services available to justice-involved LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit youth; and, regular training and technical assistance for juvenile justice practitioners and community-based stakeholders.
This project will establish and maintain the National Resource Center for Justice-Involved LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit youth as a comprehensive clearinghouse on policies and best practices related to justice-involved LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit youth. The center will provide robust, competent, and comprehensive training and technical assistance to a variety of justice and community-based stakeholders. The center will build capacity among OJJDP’s existing training and technical assistance providers to better serve the needs of this population. Further, the center will respond to the needs of juvenile justice practitioners and community-based stakeholders — including state, regional, local, rural, tribal, and remote departments of juvenile justice and corrections; law enforcement; courts; and community supervision agencies to improve outcomes for justice-involved youth.
Objectives
- Develop and provide training and technical assistance opportunities for juvenile justice practitioners and stakeholders to enhance their capacity, knowledge, and skills to improve and strengthen overall outcomes for justice-involved LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit youth.
- Develop and promote publications and resources for juvenile justice and community-based stakeholders to improve and strengthen overall outcomes for system-involved LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit youth.
- Increase the field’s knowledge of, and capacity to address, protective factors such as:
- Supporting system change.
- Family engagement and acceptance.
- Identifying gaps in knowledge related to LGBTQ+ and the intersection of the youth of color.
- Identifying gaps in knowledge related to LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit youth and the intersection of intellectual disabilities.
- Coordinate round tables and other events to convene juvenile justice stakeholders, state advisory group representatives, practitioners, advocates, researchers, and diverse experts from around the country to increase awareness and improve understanding of justice-involved LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit youth, foster collaboration across public sectors, and disciplines, address challenges and identify priorities and gaps (including those in data collection).
Funding Information
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards – $1,000,000.
Period of Performance
- Period of Performance Duration (Months) – 36.
Eligibility Criteria
For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Small businesses.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
