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OJJDP FY24 Juvenile Justice Evidence Translation Project

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With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to support the development and dissemination of translational tools and resources – current knowledge about what works packaged in accessible, comprehensible, actionable form for use by everyday youth serving (nonresearcher) practitioners, and lay persons to effect and sustain positive change – on key topics spanning the juvenile justice continuum in order to improve the juvenile justice system and prevent juvenile...

OJJDP FY24 Reducing Risk for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System Solicitation Webinar

April 2024
Held on April 26, 2024, this webinar assisted eligible applicants interested in applying for the OJJDP FY 2024 Reducing Risk for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System Solicitation. It provided a general overview of the program, the goals and objectives, a discussion about the application process, and a Q&A opportunity for participants.

OJJDP FY24 Youth Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

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With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks applications for funding to support cross-system collaboration to improve responses and outcomes for youth under the age of 18 or youth under the jurisdiction of the juvenile justice system with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders who come in contact with the juvenile justice system.

OJJDP FY24 Children's Advocacy Centers National Subgrants Program

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With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to provide support to children's advocacy centers (CACs) through a variety of subgrant assistance designed to enhance effective interventions in child abuse cases.

OJJDP FY24 Enhancing School Capacity To Address Youth Violence

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With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to support targeted efforts to address youth violence through implementing evidence-based prevention and intervention efforts in a school-based setting (K–12th grade only). The goals of the program are to (1) reduce the incidence of school violence through improved school safety and climate and (2) prevent youth violence, delinquency, and victimization in the targeted community.

OJJDP FY24 Mentoring for Children of Incarcerated Parents

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With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to support services for mentoring organizations that specifically work with the children of incarcerated parents (COIP) population. This program supports the implementation and delivery of mentoring services for COIP.

OJJDP FY24 Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program - Invited to Apply

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With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to support projects designated for funding in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law No. 118–42) to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of crime (other than compensation).

OJJDP FY24 Child Abuse Training for Judicial and Court Personnel

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With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to improve the judicial system’s handling of child abuse and neglect cases by providing funding to support training and technical assistance (TTA) for judicial personnel and attorneys, particularly personnel and practitioners in juvenile and family courts, and by pursuing administrative reform in juvenile and family courts.

OJJDP FY24 Children’s Advocacy Centers Membership and Accreditation Program

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With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to fund a national membership and accreditation organization to support training and technical assistance and implementation of national standards for children’s advocacy centers (CACs), which provide a coordinated response to victims of child abuse.

OJJDP FY24 Mentoring Programs for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System

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With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to implement and deliver mentoring services to youth populations that are involved in the juvenile justice system (including those youth currently placed within a juvenile correctional facility or those who have recently been released from a juvenile facility).