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O-OJJDP-2023-171759: OJJDP FY 2023 Invited to Apply - National Youth Defense Training and Technical Assistance

Closed Closed July 12, 2023 Opportunity O-OJJDP-2023-171759 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$900,000
• Total funding$900,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

National Juvenile Defender Center

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Indigent Defense awards averaged $569,249; this notice allows up to $900,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (58% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

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. With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to invite an application for continuation for the National Youth Defense Training and Technical Assistance program to enhance public safety, improve youth outcomes, and strengthen public confidence in the juvenile justice system by ensuring that youth have access to high-quality legal representation and access to resources that address the collateral consequences of justice system involvement. Statutory Authority: Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2023, Pub. L. No. 117-328, 136 Stat. 4459,4539.

Category: Law, Justice and Legal Services.

Applying now

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