State Training and Technical Assistance Center

The FY 2012 State Juvenile Justice Formula and Block Grants Training and Technical Assistance Program furthers the Department of Justice's mission by providing training and technical assistance to state and local juvenile justice formula and block grantees and subgrantees to assist them in planning, establishing, operating, coordinating, and evaluating delinquency prevention and juvenile justice systems improvement projects. The American Institutes for Research (AIR), National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ), and Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ) will continue to work collaboratively with OJJDP to provide high-quality national, state and local training and technical assistance. The applicant will focus efforts on improving state and local planning efforts through the improved use of data, increased implementation of evidence-based approaches, and systems reform. This is a continuation award. Technical assistance will be provided over a twelve-month period with up to one additional year of funding based on performance and available funds. (NCA/NCF)

The American Institutes for Research (AIR), the National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ), and the Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ) will continue to lead the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's (OJJDP) State Training and Technical Assistance Center (STTAC). STTAC provides high-quality, strategic, proactive, and responsive national, state, and local training and technical assistance (TTA) that builds the capacity and competency of states and subgrantees to plan, establish, operate, coordinate, and evaluate delinquency prevention and juvenile justice system-improvement projects. STTAC will also continue to assess TTA recipients' needs and provide ongoing coaching for practice change, with a strong emphasis on requests to build capacity to comply with the four core requirements of the JJDP Act to (1) demonstrate an understanding of TTA issues, including needs of grantees and nongrantees and issues relevant to state juvenile justice systems; (2) develop and disseminate innovative training materials/TTA including, but not limited to, audience-specific resource guides such as a Compliance Monitor's Desktop Guide and a Juvenile Justice Specialist Resource Manual, webinars, virtual training curricula, and Live Chat sessions; (3) provide support for OJJDP's Statistical Briefing Book through AIR's partnership with the National Center for Juvenile Justice; and (4) ensure timely delivery of requested TTA and determine the cost efficiencies they will achieve in the management and staffing of the program. STTAC will (1) deliver timely, customized products and services to respond to varied needs and degrees of readiness, (2) build on the rich menu of in-person and virtual events, and (3) capture, elevate, and transfer best practices, using peer learning events. STTAC will address two new tasks to support states to develop emergency/disaster plans and improve the operation of juvenile drug courts. CA/NCF