Florida Department of Juvenile Justice - Office of Legislative Affairs

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Friday, June 1, 2007

OJJDP Announces Prevention and Intervention Programs Solicitation

OJJDP Announces Prevention and Intervention Programs Solicitation

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) invites applicants for its Prevention and Intervention Programs solicitation, which is intended to demonstrate the practical implications for policy and practice of programs that enhance juvenile justice, child protection, and delinquency prevention.

Applications are limited to 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.

Resources:

For additional information about this funding opportunity, visit http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/grants/solicitations/FY2007/intervention.pdf.Questions should be addressed to Angela Parker, Grant Program Specialist, at angela.parker@usdoj.gov or 202-353-9252, or Lou Ann Holland, Grant Program Specialist, at lou.ann.holland@usdoj.gov or 202-305-2742.

OJJDP Solicitation Supports Mentoring Initiatives

OJJDP Solicitation Supports Mentoring Initiatives

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) seeks applicants for its Support for Mentoring Initiatives solicitation, which will support the implementation of initiatives assisting in the development and enhancement of community programs providing mentoring services to underserved populations.

Applications are limited to private organizations, including faith- and community based 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.

Resources:

For additional information about this funding opportunity, visit http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/grants/solicitations/FY2007/mentoring.pdf.Questions should be addressed to Gwendolyn Williams, Grant Program Specialist, at gwendolyn.williams@usdoj.gov or 202-616-1611, or Cora Roy-Stevens, Grant Program Specialist, at cora.roy-stevens@usdoj.gov or 202-616-3659.

OJJDP Announces Solicitation for Reentry and Family Strengthening Initiatives

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.

Resources:

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.

OJJDP Seeks Applicants for Substance Abuse Programs Solicitation

OJJDP Seeks Applicants for Substance Abuse Programs Solicitation

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) seeks applicants under its Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention Programs solicitation, which is intended to demonstrate the practical implications for policy and practice of substance abuse programs or strategies that enhance juvenile justice, child protection, and delinquency prevention.

Applications are invited from 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.

Resources:

For additional information about this funding opportunity, visit http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/grants/solicitations/FY2007/SubAbuse.pdf.Questions should be addressed to Jennifer Yeh, Grant Program Specialist, at jennifer.yeh2@usdoj.gov or 202-616-9135 or Sharie Cantelon, Grant Program Specialist, at sharie.cantelon@usdoj.gov or 202-616-3658.

OJJDP Announces Solicitation for Project Safe Childhood Programs

OJJDP Announces Solicitation for Project Safe Childhood Programs

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) invites applicants for its Project Safe Childhood Programs solicitation.

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Project Safe Childhood initiative combats the proliferation of technology-facilitated sexual exploitation crimes against children by facilitating collaboration among U.S. Attorneys, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces, and other national and community groups to investigate, prosecute, and prevent such crimes.
This solicitation seeks applicants to support the initiative under Parts A and B. Part A requests proposals for collaboration with OJJDP to develop community awareness and public education programs which can be delivered to national audiences and to specific target populations. Part B requests proposals to develop and deliver Internet-safety training and education in discrete communities.

Eligible applicants are private organizations (including faith- and community-based nonprofit organizations).

The application deadline is June 15, 2007, and applicants should register with Grants.Gov as early as possible to prevent delays in submitting their applications by the deadline.

Resources:

For additional information about this funding opportunity, visit http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/funding/FundingDetail.asp?fi=83.

Questions should be addressed to Cecilia Duquela-Fuentes, Grant Program Specialist, at cecilia.duquela@usdoj.gov or 202-514-9372.

OJJDP Guide Helps Children Whose Brother or Sister Has Been Abducted

OJJDP Guide Helps Children Whose Brother or Sister Has Been Abducted

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announces the availability of "What About Me? Coping With the Abduction of a Brother or Sister."

Written by siblings of abducted children, this guide contains information to help children of all ages when their brother or sister has been kidnapped. Written in child-friendly language, it provides such children with insights into what they might expect to feel following the abduction, related events that may ensue, and steps that they may take to cope with their feelings.
Resources:

"What About Me? Coping With the Abduction of a Brother or Sister” (NCJ 217714) is available online at http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=239397.
Print copies may be ordered at http://www.ncjrs.gov/app/publications/ alphaList.aspx. For quick access, search by document number.

OJJDP Announces Drug Courts/Reclaiming Futures Solicitation

OJJDP Announces Drug Courts/Reclaiming Futures Solicitation

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) seeks applicants for its Drug Courts/Reclaiming Futures solicitation. Through this initiative, OJJDP is partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to enhance the capacity of states, state and local courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments to serve substance-abusing juvenile offenders by developing and establishing juvenile drug courts applying the Reclaiming Futures program model.

Applicants are limited to states, state courts, local courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments, acting directly or through agreement with other public or private entities.
The application deadline is June 20, 2007, and applicants should register with Grants.Gov as early as possible to prevent delays in submitting their applications by the deadline.

Resources:

For additional information about this funding opportunity, visit http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/funding/FundingDetail.asp?fi=84

Questions should be addressed to Gwen Williams, Grants Program Specialist, at gwendolyn.williams@usdoj.gov or 202-616-1611.