Deadline: 12-Jun-23
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) seek applications for funding for the Youth Violence Prevention Program.
This solicitation is focused on youth who are at risk of committing violence. Strategies funded through this solicitation may work in coordination with community violence intervention (CVI) strategies that target youth at the highest risk of violence. This program furthers the DOJ’s mission by preventing youth violence and delinquent behavior.
Goals
- The goal of this program is to prevent youth violence, including youth gang/group violence, through data-driven strategies.
Objectives
- Project sites are expected to use funding to develop and implement violence prevention strategies targeted toward middle and high school age youth who have multiple risk factors for violence.
- Specific objectives include:
- Increase protective factors to prevent violence and delinquent behavior by youth. Implement data-driven, evidence-informed, and community-led approaches. Develop and/or enhance direct service programs for youth with multiple risk factors for violence.
- An applicant should address all of the objectives and deliverables.
Priority Area
- The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Number of Awards 4
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $250,000
- Period of Performance Duration (Months) 36
Deliverables
- Applicants should discuss how they will implement the following deliverables in their application.
- Strategies that include supporting youth with in-home or community-based services that address the risk factors and support protective factors related to violence prevention and decreasing the number of community-based and/or school-based violence incidents.
- Develop new or enhance existing direct service programs for youth with multiple risk factors for violence, including youth gang/group involvement and youth gang/ group violence.
- Identify a specific referral system for how youth will be identified and referred to the program for services.
- Use existing and/or create new collaborations with community-based organizations, service providers, and law enforcement.
- If proposing a program enhancement, the applicant should include a description of the existing program and details on how funding will support program enhancements.
- OJJDP has a dedicated training and technical assistance provider for this initiative, and funded sites are expected to work with them during the grant award period. This includes attending at least one grantee meeting hosted by the training and technical assistance provider and contributing to a “resource for the field” document that highlights the initiative
Eligibility Criteria
- City or township governments, County governments, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Independent school districts, Native American Tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- OJJDP will consider applications under which two or more entities would carry out the federal award; however, only one entity may be the applicant. Any others must be proposed as subrecipients (subgrantees)
For more information, visit Grants.gov.