Past Funding

The purpose of the OJJDP FY 2007 Field-Initiated Research and Evaluation Program is to support new and ongoing rigorous, scientific research and evaluation studies that inform the discipline of juvenile justice, including the prevention, intervention, and treatment of juvenile delinquency and child victimization. This includes research and evaluation projects targeted at gaining knowledge regarding these issues within specific populations, such as Tribal youth.

This response encompasses forensic and investigative components, training and technical assistance, victim services, and community education. Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces have been established throughout the nation.

The High-Risk Youth Offender Reentry and Family Strengthening Initiative is designed to support innovations and enhancements of juvenile justice related practice at the local, state and Tribal government levels as authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 2002, 42 U.S.C. 5665-5667.

OJJDP's Demonstration Programs Division Grants were established to provide grants, cooperative agreements, and other assistance to organizations identified in the Conference Report to accompany the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117) -- H.R. Conf. Rep. No. 111-366.

Pursuant to section 223 (d) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act, if a State chooses not to submit a
Formula Grants Program plan, fails to submit a plan, or submits a plan which does not meet the requirements if the JJDP Act, the
OJJDP Administrator shall endeavor to make the Formula Grants program fund allotment, under section 222 (a) of the JJDP Act,
available to private nonprofit agencies within the State.

Tribal Youth Program (TYP) Training and Technical Assistance is designed to help Tribal communities develop comprehensive, systemic approaches to reducing juvenile delinquency, violence, and child victimization and to increasing the safety of Tribal communities.

The OJJDP FY 2007 Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program helps state and local law enforcement agencies develop an effective response to online enticement and child pornography. This response encompasses forensic and investigative components, training and technical assistance, victim services, and community education. Applicants are limited to state and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies in Alaska, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota, and West Virginia.

The goal of the Family Drug Courts Program is to build the capacity of states, state courts, local courts, units of local government, and Tribal governments to develop and establish drug courts for substance-abusing adults who are involved with the family court due to child abuse and neglect issues.

Court Appointed Special Advocates' (CASA) are volunteers appointed by the courts who advocate for abused and neglected children. CASA volunteers are recruited, trained and supervised through local CASA programs and some state CASA programs. In addition to helping children find their way to safe, permanent homes, volunteers ensure that children, and often their parents, receive needed services such as therapy, healthcare and education.

OJJDP will award Tribal Juvenile Accountability Discretionary Grant (JADG) Program grants to federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities to develop and implement programs that hold AI/AN youth accountable for their delinquent behavior and strengthen Tribal juvenile justice systems. OJJDP has developed this program announcement to assist and guide federally recognized Tribes as they prepare their applications for funding under the Tribal JADG program.