OJJDP FY 2011 Defending Childhood Technical Assistance

Post Date

May 26th 2011

Application Due Date

July 11th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

OJJDP-2011-3059

CFDA Number(s)

16.730

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
For-Profit Organizations (Except Small Businesses)
Small Businesses

Applicants are limited to nonprofit and for-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit and for-profit organizations) and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education). For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee. OJJDP welcomes joint applications from two or more eligible applicants; however, one applicant must be clearly indicated as the primary applicant (for correspondence, award, and management purposes) and the others indicated as co-applicants.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $100000

Grant Description

The Defending Childhood Technical Assistance project will support an organization and/or a consortium of organizations to provide technical assistance to grantees and others during Phase II of the Attorney General•À_s Defending Childhood Initiative. The project will offer education and training, expert consultations, peer-to-peer networking opportunities, resources, and other tailored assistance to effectively respond to diverse communities addressing children•À_s exposure to violence. The project will be administered through a cooperative agreement with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) in partnership with the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), and the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). The project will assist communities to develop and implement collaborative cross-agency policy, practice, and procedures and will assist communities in identifying evidence-based practices that address children•À_s exposure to violence throughout the developmental age spectrum of 0 through 17. Note: Exposure to violence includes being a victim of violence or a witness to violence and encompasses abuse, neglect or child maltreatment, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking, school violence, and community violence. This program is authorized by Pub. L. No. 112-10, div. B, secs. 1101-1104; Pub. L. No. 111-117, 123 Stat. 3034, 3136; the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, 42 USC •À_ 42 USC 14043d-2; and the Victims of Crime Act, 42 U.S.C. 10603(c )(1)(A).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Justice

• Office:

  Office of Justice Programs

• Agency Contact:

  For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, call Catherine Pierce, Associate Administrator, Child Protection Division, at 202-307-6785 or e-mail her at Catherine.Pierce@usdoj.gov.

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Email

• Agency Email Address:

  Catherine.Pierce@usdoj.gov

• Location:

  Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention

• More Information:

  Full Announcement