# OJJDP FY 2022 Enhancing Juvenile Indigent Defense

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ojjdp-2022-171236-ojjdp-fy-2022-enhancing-juvenile-indigent-defense/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/339117

> Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention offered grants of up to $900,000 to nonprofits, state and local governments, small businesses and businesses. It expected to make about 5 awards worth $2.5 million in total. Applications closed on May 17, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OJJDP-2022-171236 |
| Agency | Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 17, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $900,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 5 |
| Total funding | $2.5 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.836 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district 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
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Category 1: State and Local Youth Defense System Improvements State governments Special district governments[1] City or township governments County governments Other Category 2: National Youth Defense Training and Technical Assistance 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 For-profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses 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. To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, 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 eligible for FY 2022 DOJ discretionary grant funding. To become certified, the law enforcement agency must meet two mandatory conditions: (1) the agency’s use-of-force policies adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and (2) the agency’s use-of-force policies prohibit chokeholds except in situations where use of deadly force is allowed by law. The certification requirement also applies to law enforcement agencies receiving DOJ discretionary grant funding through a subaward. For detailed information on this certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO to access the Standards for Certification on Safe Policing for Safe Communities, the Implementation Fact Sheet, and the List of Designated Independent Credentialing Bodies. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

## What the grant funds

OJP 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. OJJDP envisions a nation where our children are free from crime and violence. If they come into contact with the justice system, the contact should be rare, fair, and beneficial to them. This program supports improvements for youth defense. In alignment with current knowledge and understanding of adolescent development, juvenile justice leaders-including the defender community, in particular - are shifting the vernacular used to describe young people to ensure system actors are using language that affirms the dignity and value of all youth, supports positive identity development, and promotes fairness, equity, and justice for all youth. For this reason, this solicitation uses the term "youth" in lieu of the term "juvenile." Funding awarded under this solicitation must be used to improve what has historically been referred to as "juvenile indigent defense." Where the term "youth defense" or "youth indigent defense" is used in this solicitation, it means the defense of juveniles who are indigent.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OJJDP-2022-171236 still open?

No. It closed on May 17, 2022.

### Who can apply for OJJDP FY 2022 Enhancing Juvenile Indigent Defense?

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

### What is the deadline for OJJDP FY 2022 Enhancing Juvenile Indigent Defense?

Closed May 17, 2022. 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 $900,000 each. About $2.5 million in total across about 5 awards.

### Who has won Indigent Defense grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Gault Center, Michigan Indigent Defense Commission, County of Los Angeles. The program made 16 awards worth $9.1 million in that time.