OJJDP Announces Solicitation for Reentry and Family Strengthening Initiatives
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) invites applicants for its High-Risk Youth Offender Reentry and Family Strengthening Initiatives solicitation.
The Reentry Initiative will fund high-risk youth offender reentry strategies and programs designed to promote collaboration among Departments of Juvenile Corrections, faith-based and community-based organizations, and providers serving youth offenders returning to their families and communities, following a period of confinement in a juvenile residential facility.
The Family Strengthening Initiative will support family strengthening strategies and programs that focus on improving family economic success, family support systems, and building thriving and nurturing communities in which healthy families can pursue long-term goals.
Eligible applicants are public agencies (including state agencies, units of local government, public universities and colleges, and tribal governments) and private organizations (including faith- and community-based nonprofit organizations).The application deadline is June 8, 2007, and applicants should register with Grants.Gov as early as possible to prevent delays in submitting their applications by the deadline.
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For additional information about this funding opportunity, visit http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/grants/solicitations/FY2007/Reentry.pdf.Questions should be addressed to Thomas Murphy, Grant Program Specialist, at thomas.murphy@usdoj.gov or 202-353-8734, or Jacqueline O'Reilly, Grant Program Specialist, at jacqueline.o'reilly@usdoj.gov or 202-514-5024.
