National Youth Violence Prevention Training and Technical Assistance Program – US

Deadline: 8-Jul-24

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is seeking applications for National Youth Violence Prevention Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program.

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.

With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to build on its history and leadership in addressing youth violence prevention by providing the field and practitioners with comprehensive resources and training materials through the OJJDP National Youth Violence Prevention Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program. A web-based resource hub will provide guidance to anyone seeking to implement effective and quality evidence-based programming in the specified topic areas.

This program furthers DOJ’s mission to uphold the rule of law, keep the country safe, and protect civil rights.

Goals 

• The goal of this program is to provide a National Youth Violence Prevention Training and Technical Assistance Program to enhance the capacity of organizations and communities to develop, implement, and expand effective youth violence prevention and intervention practices across the nation, including addressing the impact of exposure to violence on youth.

Objectives 

• The National Youth Violence Prevention Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program will provide:
  • Expertise in youth violence prevention practices, programming, and subject matter, including the impact of exposure to violence on youth.
  • Technical assistance resources to assist the field in addressing risk factors such as exposure to violence and developing and implementing comprehensive violence prevention strategies that will increase protective factors to prevent youth violence and delinquency.
  • Training on data-driven, evidence-informed, and community-led approaches to violence prevention.

Priority Areas 

• In order to further OJP’s mission, OJP will provide priority consideration when making award decisions to the following:
  • Applications that propose project(s) that are designed to meaningfully advance equity and remove barriers to accessing services and opportunities for communities that have been historically underserved, marginalized, adversely affected by inequality, and disproportionately impacted by crime, violence, and victimization.
    • To receive this consideration, the applicant must describe how the proposed project(s) will address identified inequities and contribute to greater access to services and opportunities for communities that have been historically underserved, marginalized, adversely affected by inequality, and disproportionately impacted by crime, violence, and victimization. Project activities under this consideration may include, but are not limited to, the following: improving victim services, justice responses, prevention initiatives, reentry services, and other parts of an organization’s or community’s efforts to advance public safety. Applicants should propose activities that address the cultural (and linguistic, if appropriate) needs of communities, outline how the proposed activities will be informed by these communities, and implement culturally responsive and inclusive outreach and engagement.
  • Applicants that demonstrate that their capabilities and competencies for implementing their proposed project(s) are enhanced because they (or at least one proposed subrecipient that will receive at least 40 percent of the requested award funding, as demonstrated in the Budget web-based form) are a population-specific organization that serves communities that have been historically underserved, marginalized, adversely affected by inequality, and disproportionately impacted by crime, violence, and victimization.
    • For purposes of this solicitation, population-specific organizations are nonprofit, nongovernmental, or Tribal organizations that primarily serve members of a specific underserved population and have demonstrated experience and expertise providing targeted services to members of that specific underserved population.
    • To receive this additional priority consideration, applicants must describe how being a population-specific organization (or funding the population-specific subrecipient organization(s)) will enhance their ability to implement the proposed project(s) and should also specify which historically underserved populations are intended or expected to be served or have their needs addressed under the proposed project(s).
  • Note: Addressing these priority areas is one of many factors that OJP considers in making funding decisions. Receiving priority consideration for one or more priority areas does not guarantee an award.

Funding Information

• Anticipated Total Amount To Be Awarded Under This Solicitation: $1,000,000
• Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount per Award: Award will be up to $1,000,000
• Period of Performance Duration (Months): 36 months
• Period of Performance Start Date: 10/01/2024
• Anticipated Number of Awards: 1

Eligibility Criteria

• Public- and state-controlled institutions of higher education
• Native American Tribal organizations (other than federally recognized Tribal governments)
• 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
• For-profit organizations other than small businesses
• An applicant may submit more than one application, if each application proposes a different project in response to the solicitation. Also, an entity may be proposed as a subrecipient (subgrantee) in more than one application.

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