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ClosedDeadline extended (was Jan 20, 2021)Opportunity O-OJJDP-2021-36001-PROD

OJJDP FY 2021 Enhancing Juvenile Indigent Defense

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Department of Justice

At a glance

OJJDP FY 2021 Enhancing Juvenile Indigent Defense is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (Department of Justice). The application deadline was March 1, 2021. Individual awards are listed as up to $375K, with about 4 awards expected and $1.55M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments and others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.836 (Indigent Defense).

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Key facts

  1. Dec 3, 2020Posted
  2. Mar 1, 2021Application deadline
Posted
Dec 3, 2020
Close date
Mar 1, 2021
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
$375,000
Est. total funding
$1,550,000
Original deadline (extended)
Jan 20, 2021
Expected awards
4
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • State governments
  • County governments
  • City or township governments
  • Special district governments
  • 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, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.   All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.   To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, 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 eligible for FY 2021 DOJ discretionary grant funding.  To become certified, the law enforcement agency must meet two mandatory conditions: (1) the agency’s use of force policies adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws; and (2) the agency’s use of force policies prohibit chokeholds except in situations where use of deadly force is allowed by law. The certification requirement also applies to law enforcement agencies receiving DOJ discretionary grant funding through a subaward.  For detailed information on this new certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO to access the Standards for Certification on Safe Policing for Safe Communities, Implementation Fact Sheet, and List of Designated Independent Credentialing Bodies.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text
  • For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
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What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

This program supports improvements for juvenile indigent defense.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 16.836

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$2.87M
FY25—
FY26— est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.836. 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 Enhancing Juvenile Indigent Defense”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “OJJDP FY 2021 Enhancing Juvenile Indigent Defense”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $375k, total estimated program funding is $1,550,000 and the agency expects to make about 4 awards.

How do I apply for “OJJDP FY 2021 Enhancing Juvenile Indigent Defense”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-OJJDP-2021-36001-PROD), 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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