# OJJDP FY 2021 Delinquency Prevention Grants Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ojjdp-2021-06003-ojjdp-fy-2021-delinquency-prevention-grants-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333507

> Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention offered grants of up to $1.5 million to state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 8 awards worth $10.0 million in total. Applications closed on June 28, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OJJDP-2021-06003 |
| Agency | Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 28, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $1.5 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 8 |
| Total funding | $10.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.548 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

For purposes of this solicitation, "state" means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. This solicitation is composed of two grant categories. Applicants must clearly designate the category for which they are applying. See the section titled, "Eligibility Information" for additional guidance. To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, as of October 28, 2020, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process to be allocated FY 2021 DOJ discretionary grant funding, as either a recipient or a subrecipient. For detailed information on this new certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

## What the grant funds

The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. The OJJDP Delinquency Prevention Grants Program focuses on helping youth avoid involvement in delinquency through reducing risk factors and enhancing protective factors in their schools, communities, and families. States awarded under this program are required to provide subgrants to units of local government. A unit of local government means— (a) Any city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a state. (b) Any law enforcement district or judicial enforcement district that— (i) Is established under applicable state law, and (ii) Has the authority to, in a manner independent of other state entities, establish a budget and impose taxes. (c) For the purposes of assistance eligibility, any agency of the government of the District of Columbia or the federal government that performs law enforcement functions in and for— (i) The District of Columbia, or (ii) Any Trust Territory of the United States. Statutory Authority: Pub. L. No. 116-260, 134 Stat. 1182, 1261.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OJJDP-2021-06003 still open?

No. It closed on June 28, 2021.

### Who can apply for OJJDP FY 2021 Delinquency Prevention Grants Program?

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention accepted applications from state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for OJJDP FY 2021 Delinquency Prevention Grants Program?

Closed June 28, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.5 million each. About $10.0 million in total across about 8 awards.

### Who has won Delinquency Prevention Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Iowa Department of Human Rights. The program made 61 awards worth $32.1 million in that time.