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Apply Now to Transforming the Youth Justice System Program

The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR), in partnership with the Center for Children's Law and Policy, is accepting applications for its new program, Transforming the Youth Justice System: Promoting Equity, Community, and Wellbeing for Youth of Color.

OJJDP Keeping Kids Safe Online

June is Internet Safety Month
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June is Internet Safety Month. OJJDP joins our partners in raising awareness about Internet safety and providing resources to keep kids safe online. 

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children website, with support from OJJDP, offers resources about digital safety for youth, parents, communities, and educators. They include: 

  • Clicky's Internet Safety Month message  
  • NetSmartz's "Internet Safety At Home" tip sheet  
  • NetSmartz's "Into the...

OJJDP FY 2021 Strengthening ICAC Technological Investigative Capacity

Closing Date
This solicitation provides funding for applicant organizations to increase the technological investigative capacity of Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces and their affiliates as well as related state, Tribal, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies.

OJJDP Announces Upcoming Webinars

Register for upcoming juvenile justice-related webinars on funding, programs, and initiatives.

Date Title Registration
May 17, 2021 OJJDP FY 2021 Strategies To Support Children Exposed to Violence Grant Solicitation  Register
May 18, 2021  OJJDP FY 2021 Comprehensive Youth Violence Prevention and Reduction Programs Solicitation  Register
May 19, 2021  Expunging Juvenile Records: Misconceptions, Collateral Consequences, and Emerging Practices  Register
May 25, 2021  Putting the Pieces Together...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Community Violence Interventions

On April 7, 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration announced investments in community violence intervention (CVI) strategies to reduce gun violence. The announcement details changes to existing federal funding by five federal agencies, including the Department of Justice (DOJ), to direct support to CVI programs.
 
As part of DOJ's efforts, OJJDP will give priority to applicants proposing CVI strategies under two competitive fiscal year 2021 grant...