ClosedOpportunity O-OJJDP-2021-15001

OJJDP FY 2021 Post-Secondary Education Opportunities for Child Protection Professionals

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Department of Justice

At a glance

OJJDP FY 2021 Post-Secondary Education Opportunities for Child Protection Professionals is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (Department of Justice). The application deadline was July 2, 2021. Individual awards are listed as up to $450K, with about 2 awards expected and $900K in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, public colleges & universities, federally recognized tribal governments and 6 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.758 (Improving the Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse and the Regional and Local Children's Advocacy Centers).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

May 17, 2021Posted
Jul 2, 2021Application deadline

Posted: May 17, 2021
Close date: Jul 2, 2021
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $450,000
Est. total funding: $900,000
Expected awards: 2
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
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)

For purposes of this solicitation, "state" means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 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.

Can your organization apply?

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 solicitation provides funding to support the training of future mandated reporters and child protection professionals and support efforts across the country to train child protection professionals in the field, including law enforcement officers, social workers, mental and medical health professionals, and prosecutors.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

16.758Improving the Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse and the Regional and Local Children's Advocacy CentersProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 16.758

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$35.9M

FY25

—

FY26

— est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.758. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

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 “OJJDP FY 2021 Post-Secondary Education Opportunities for Child Protection Professionals”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, 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 “OJJDP FY 2021 Post-Secondary Education Opportunities for Child Protection Professionals”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $450k, total estimated program funding is $900,000 and the agency expects to make about 2 awards.

How do I apply for “OJJDP FY 2021 Post-Secondary Education Opportunities for Child Protection Professionals”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-OJJDP-2021-15001), 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.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 16.758