OJJDP FY 2021 Supporting Tribal Youth: Training and Technical Assistance and Youth Leadership Development
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Department of Justice
At a glance
OJJDP FY 2021 Supporting Tribal Youth: Training and Technical Assistance and Youth Leadership Development is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (Department of Justice). The application deadline was June 28, 2021. Individual awards are listed as up to $2M, with about 2 awards expected and $2.5M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include native american tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, private colleges & universities, for-profit organizations (not small businesses) and 1 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.731 (Tribal Youth Program).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- May 13, 2021Posted
- Jun 28, 2021Application deadline
- Posted
- May 13, 2021
- Close date
- Jun 28, 2021
- Award floor
- Not specified
- Award ceiling
- $2,000,000
- Est. total funding
- $2,500,000
- Expected awards
- 2
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- Native American tribal organizations
- 501(c)(3) nonprofits
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
- Private colleges & universities
- For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
- Others (see notice)
Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)
Tribally controlled colleges and universities Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian serving institutions To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, as of October 28, 2020, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process to be allocated FY 2021 DOJ discretionary grant funding, as either a recipient or a subrecipient. For detailed information on this new certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee. OJJDP will consider applications under which two or more entities would carry out the federal award; however, only one entity may be the applicant. Any others must be proposed as subrecipients (subgrantees). For additional information on subawards, see the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide.
- Public colleges & universities
A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.
Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.
What it funds
Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.
The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.
This program will support the provision of juvenile justice-related training and technical assistance to federally recognized tribes, and will support and enhance tribal youth engagement related to juvenile justice, delinquency prevention, and public safety issues in Indian country.
This solicitation has two categories. Category 1: Tribal Youth Training and Technical Assistance will support juvenile justice system training and technical assistance to OJJDP-funded tribal program grantees and other federally recognized tribes to build capacity to develop, expand, improve, and/or maintain their juvenile justice systems. Category 2: Tribal Youth Leadership Development Initiative provides funding to enhance tribal efforts to increase youth engagement, improve leadership skills, and support action related to juvenile justice issues, delinquency prevention, and public safety issues in Indian country.
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 16.731
Historical data · not a predictionWho was funded under ALN 16.731
Historical data · not a predictionSince October 1, 2023, 92 grant awards had funding actions under Tribal Youth Program, with 5 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.
- TRIBAL LAW AND POLICY INSTITUTE$6.31M
- KIOWA TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA$612K
- AMERICAN PROBATION AND PAROLE ASSOCIATION, INC.$600K
- CENTRAL COUNCIL TLINGIT AND HAIDA INDIAN TRIBES OF ALASKA$565K
- SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA$546K
Agency contact (as published)
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
grants@ncjrs.gov
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Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?
The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Private colleges & universities, For-profit organizations (not small businesses) and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.
How much funding is available through this opportunity?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $2m, total estimated program funding is $2,500,000 and the agency expects to make about 2 awards.
How do I apply for this opportunity?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-OJJDP-2021-13001), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.
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