With this solicitation, the Office of Justice Programs seeks to support a training and technical assistance (TTA) provider to facilitate the delivery of national-scale, high-quality TTA for justicefocused community-based organizations that primarily serve historically marginalized and underserved communities, including rural communities, to improve the quality of their programming and service delivery, increase their capacity for applying for and accessing OJP funding opportunities, and strengthen their infrastructure and administrative and financial controls to successfully meet OJP program goals and objectives, if funded.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/17/2024
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
The goals of this program are to: (1) increase access and remove barriers to applying for OJP funding by building the organizational and programmatic capacity of justice-focused communitybased organizations (CBOs) designed to primarily serve historically marginalized and underserved communities, including rural communities; (2) provide comprehensive training and technical assistance (TTA) to enhance the quality of services to communities disproportionately impacted by crime, delinquency, violence, and victimization and increase the participation and input of these communities in OJP programming; and, (3) build the capacity and infrastructure of organizations primarily serving historically marginalized and underserved communities, including rural communities, to enable them to have the support they need to be effective partners in public safety and justice solutions. The recipient will be expected to track that its TTA efforts to community-based justice-focused organizations support approximately 25 percent of victim serving CBOs and 25 percent of CBOs serving youth in or at risk for involvement with the juvenile justice system.
Objectives
- Identify and engage in targeted outreach to justice-focused community-based organizations designed to serve and working within communities that have been historically marginalized and underserved, with a focus on organizations serving and working within communities of color, Indigenous and rural communities, organizations designed to primarily serve persons with disabilities, and organizations led by and designed to advocate for the interests of LGBTQ+ individuals to raise awareness of OJP resources, tools, technical assistance, and funding opportunities.
- Conduct a needs assessment with the targeted organizations to identify: barriers and obstacles that organizations designed to serve historically marginalized and underserved communities face in applying for and securing OJP funding opportunities; gaps in the administrative, financial, and programmatic capacity of such community-based organizations to obtain and maintain funding; and the professional development needs of leadership and staff of these organizations to support and strengthen a sustainable network of organizations that serve the previously underserved and a diverse representation of professionals working on justice issues in communities throughout the nation.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount To Be Awarded Under This Solicitation: $1,000,000
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount per Award: up to $1,000,000
Period of Performance
36 months
Eligibility Criteria
- Public- and State-controlled institutions of higher education
- 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
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
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