Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is accepting applications for its Family Drug Court program. State, local and Tribal governments are eligible to apply. Nonprofits are not eligible, but may partner with an eligible applicant.
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is accepting applications for its 2013 Mentoring Best Practices Research grants. Funded projects will enhance the understanding of mentoring and its effectiveness in prevention and intervention in at-risk youth, and specifically in the reduction of juvenile delinquency and offending. There are two types of grants:
The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will establish a training and technical assistance center to support law enforcement officers and community members who come in contact with children who have been exposed to violence. OJJDP expects to award one cooperative agreement of as much as $750,000 for a 24-month project period.
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will fund up to three projects to develop and put in place cost-measurement tools that enable state and local juvenile justice agencies to make informed decisions about resources and services for justice-involved youth.
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will fund an organization to run the Defending Childhood Resource Center. The center will provide education, training and technical assistance for state, local, Tribal and private organizations that serve children and youth who are exposed to or are at-risk for exposure to violence in their homes, schools and communities. See full...
Through this grant opportunity, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will provide training and technical assistance to help youth-serving programs in Alaska reduce disparities among young people who need social services. One organization will receive funding to provide community-based training and technical assistance to ensure services and support for all Alaska Native youth...
At the direction of President Obama, the Departments of Justice and Education launched the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention to begin a national conversation concerning youth and gang violence, raise awareness and elevate the issue to national significance. The Fiscal Year 2012 National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention Expansion Project will competitively select and fund as many as...
This funding announcement from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will support research that aims to improve our understanding about the factors that influence the prevention of underage drinking, the enforcement of underage drinking laws, and individuals’ and communities’ attitudes and behaviors about underage drinking.
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Forum on Youth Violence Prevention was created to help towns and cities across the country more effectively deal with youth violence. An innovative model for federal and local collaboration, the forum encourages its members to communicate and coordinate their efforts. OJJDP seeks a training and technical assistance provider to...
Funding from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is available to enhance or expand initiatives that help communities develop or improve mentoring programs for at-risk or high-risk populations that are underserved due to location, shortage of mentors, special physical or mental challenges of the targeted population, or other situations. Full announcement (PDF, 370KB)
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