Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Outreach and Education Subgrants Program

Overview

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) seeks applications for funding to implement Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Outreach and Education Community Awareness Projects in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act. 

OJJDP envisions a juvenile justice system centered on the strengths, needs, and voices of youth and families. Young people and family members with lived experience are vital resources for understanding and reaching persons involved or at risk of involvement with youth-serving systems. OJJDP asks stakeholders to join us in sustainably integrating bold, transformative youth and family partnership strategies into our daily work. OJJDP believes in achieving positive outcomes for youth, families, and communities through meaningful engagement and active partnerships, ensuring they play a central role in collaboratively developing solutions. 

Applicants must describe how their proposed project/program will integrate and sustain meaningful youth and family partnerships into their project plan and budget. Depending on the nature of an applicant’s proposed project, youth and family partnership could consist of one or more of the following: 

• Individual-level partnership in case planning and direct service delivery (before, during, and after contact with youth-serving systems). 
• Agency-level partnership (e.g., in policy, practice, and program development, implementation, and evaluation; staffing; advisory bodies; budget development). 
• System-level partnership (e.g., in strategic planning activities, system improvement initiatives, advocacy strategies, reform efforts).

An applicant should address all of the objectives listed below in the Goals, Objectives, Deliverables, and Timeline web-based form. 

• Objective 1: Financially, programmatically, and administratively support 75 to 100 subgrants of up to $5,000 each for communities nationwide.  
• Objective 2: Provide technical assistance for the subrecipient organizations, where needed.  Technical assistance should cover the planning, implementation, communication and dissemination of specific public education and awareness events and activities. 
• Objective 3: Market the project so that it meets the goal of funding at least one project in every state and U.S. territory and ensures that Tribal communities are included. A diverse range in terms of population and geographic location should be reflected in the selected communities. 
• Objective 4: Assemble a group of expert reviewers willing to volunteer their services to review every application received and be a part of the selection process.

Applications must be submitted to DOJ electronically through a two-step process via Grants.gov and JustGrants.

Anticipated Number of Awards 1 

Period of Performance Start Date 10/1/23 

Period of Performance Duration (Months) 24