Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention

Description

There are two categories of funding available under this solicitation. Category 1: Mentoring Project Sites. This program supports efforts of eligible applicant organizations to develop or enhance their mentoring capacity, facilitate outreach efforts, and increase the availability of direct services for child victims (younger than age 18) of commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) and domestic sex trafficking (DST), including children who are U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents. Category 2: Training and Technical Assistance. In addition to supporting program implementation and direct service activities, the initiative will fund a training and technical assistance provider to support the Category 1 project sites. This program is authorized by Paragraphs 2, and 6 under the Juvenile Justice heading, of the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2014, P.L. 113-76, 128 Stat. 5, 64-65.

Who can apply

• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Private institutions of higher education
• For-profit organizations other than small businesses
• Small businesses

Contact

the Justice Information Center (JIC) at 1–877–927–5657, via e-mail to JIC@telesishq.com, or by live Web chat. JIC hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date.
JIC@telesishq.com