Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention

Description

This program will support innovative and methodogically sound research and evaluation efforts that inform policy and practice consistent with the Department of Justice's mission to advance effective delinquency prevention and juvenile justice system interventions and reform. As set forth in the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 2002 (Pub. L. No. 93-415, 42 U.S.C. § 5601 et seq.), OJJDP may conduct research or evaluation in juvenile justice matters relating to the prevention, reduction, and control of juvenile delinquency and serious crime committed by juveniles; successful efforts to prevent youth who commit first-time minor offenses from subsequent engagement in serious delinquency; successful efforts to prevent recidivism; and efforts to assess and reform the juvenile justice system. This solicitation invites researchers to identify and address understudied areas in the field of juvenile justice and delinquency prevention. It includes two application categories (Category 1: Large-scale Research and/or Evaluation and Category up to $750,000 and 2: Small Studies and Analyses up to $125,000).

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)
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Private institutions of higher education
• For-profit organizations other than small businesses
• Small businesses
• Others

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 email to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. <br/> <br/>An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond the applicant’s control that prevents submission of the application by the deadline may email the Response Center at grants@ncjrs.gov to request approval to submit the application. To request a waiver for a late application submission, an applicant must email the Response Center at grants@ncjrs.gov within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit the applicationAdditional information on reporting technical issues appears under “Experiencing Unforeseen Grants.gov Technical Issues” in the How To Apply section. <br/> <br/>For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the Response Center by telephone at 800–851–3420 or TTY: 301–240–6310 (hearing impaired only), by email at grants@ncjrs.gov, or by web chat. Response Center hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET on the solicitation close date. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at www.ojjdp.gov/grants/solicitations/FY2017/FAQ/FIRE.pdf. <br/> <br/><br/>grants@ncjrs.gov<br/>
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