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OJJDP FY 2015 Smart on Juvenile Justice: Enhancing Youth Access to Justice Initiative

Post Date

May 12th 2015

Application Due Date

June 25th 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

OJJDP-2015-4209

CFDA Number(s)

16.738

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services

Number of Awards

8

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
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

This initiative is composed of three categories, and the eligibility differs for each category: ╢ Category 1: Youth Access to Justice State Reform Planning Grants. Eligible applicants are limited to states (including territories and the District of Columbia) and federally recognized tribal governments (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior). ╢ Category 2: Youth Access to Justice Training and Technical Assistance. 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. ╢ Category 3: Youth Access to Justice State and Tribal Juvenile Defender Resource Centers. 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.

Funding

  • Award Range:

    $0 - $1280000

Grant Description

This initiative will provide funding to (1) develop effective, statewide, well-resourced model juvenile indigent defense legal delivery systems; (2) develop and implement standards of practice and policy for the effective management of such delivery systems; and (3) develop state or regional resource centers to help state, tribal, and local juvenile defense systems enhance the quality of legal representation, leverage resources, and collect and analyze data to measure the effectiveness of specific initiatives. This initiative will provide cost-effective and innovative training for the juvenile indigent defense bar, including public defenders and court-appointed counsel working on behalf of juvenile indigent defendants, particularly in traditionally underserved locations, including rural areas.

Contact Information

  • Agency

    Department of Justice

  • Office:

    Office of Justice Programs

  • Agency Contact:

    For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays.

    For assistance with any ot

  • Agency Mailing Address:

    email

  • Agency Email Address:

    responsecenter@ncjrs.gov

  • Location:

    Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention

  • More Information:

    Full Announcement


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