OJJDP FY 2017 Smart on Juvenile Justice: Systemwide Reform and Reinvestment Initiative
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Department of Justice
At a glance
OJJDP FY 2017 Smart on Juvenile Justice: Systemwide Reform and Reinvestment Initiative is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (Department of Justice). The application deadline was June 29, 2017. Individual awards are listed as $30K – $1.2M, with about 4 awards expected and $3.3M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, public colleges & universities, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, private colleges & universities and 3 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.827 (Justice Reinvestment Initiative).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- May 15, 2017Posted
- Jun 29, 2017Application deadline
- Posted
- May 15, 2017
- Close date
- Jun 29, 2017
- Award floor
- $30,000
- Award ceiling
- $1,200,000
- Est. total funding
- $3,300,000
- Expected awards
- 4
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- State governments
- Public colleges & universities
- 501(c)(3) nonprofits
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
- Private colleges & universities
- For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
- Small businesses
- Others (see notice)
Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)
This initiative is composed of two categories. Eligibility differs by category. Category 1: Systemwide Juvenile Justice Reform Planning Grants. Eligible applicants are limited to states (including territories and the District of Columbia). Award recipients of the FY 2016 Smart on Juvenile Justice Category 1: Systemwide Juvenile Justice Reform Planning Grants are not eligible to apply. Applicants must submit letters of support, on agency letterhead, from key stakeholders and task force members who will participate in the planning and strategizing, demonstrating a commitment to participate in and support the reform planning process.Category 2: Systemwide Reform Implementation Training and Technical Assistance. Eligible applicants are limited to nonprofit organizations and for-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit and for-profit organizations) and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education). For-profit organizations (as well as other recipients) must forgo any profit or management fee.OJJDP welcomes 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”). The applicant must be the entity that would have primary responsibility for carrying out the award, including administering the funding and managing the entire program. Under this solicitation, only one application by any particular applicant entity will be considered. An entity may, however, be proposed as a subrecipient (“subgrantee”) in more than one application.OJJDP may elect to fund applications submitted under this FY 2017 solicitation in future fiscal years, dependent on, among other considerations, the merit of the applications and the availability of appropriations.
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.
This initiative is composed of three categories and eligibility are different for each category.Category 1: Training and Technical Assistance. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) will provide funding to a national training and technical assistance (TTA) provider to deliver intensive TTA to states and localities that are utilizing a data-driven, collaborative, cross-disciplinary, multi-agency stakeholder committee approach to develop and implement an integrated strategic plan to strengthen and improve their juvenile justice policies, procedures, programs, and practices at the system-wide level. Eligible applicants are limited to private nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit) and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education). Category 2: State Planning Grants. OJJDP will provide funding to assist states in the development of statewide juvenile justice reform strategic plans. Eligible applicants are limited to states (including territories and the District of Columbia).
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 16.827
Historical data · not a predictionWho was funded under ALN 16.827
Historical data · not a predictionSince October 1, 2023, 78 grant awards had funding actions under Justice Reinvestment Initiative, with 53 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.
- THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS LTD.$12.8M
- COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR JUSTICE, INC.$9M
- MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES$1.99M
- THE INSTITUTE FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH, INC.$1.98M
- PUBLIC SAFETY, MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF$1.65M
Agency contact (as published)
Places named in the notice
Derived from the notice text. A place being named does not by itself restrict eligibility.
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for “OJJDP FY 2017 Smart on Juvenile Justice: Systemwide Reform and Reinvestment Initiative”?
The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, Public colleges & universities, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Private colleges & universities, For-profit organizations (not small businesses), Small businesses and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.
How much funding is available through “OJJDP FY 2017 Smart on Juvenile Justice: Systemwide Reform and Reinvestment Initiative”?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $30k – $1.2m, total estimated program funding is $3,300,000 and the agency expects to make about 4 awards.
How do I apply for “OJJDP FY 2017 Smart on Juvenile Justice: Systemwide Reform and Reinvestment Initiative”?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity OJJDP-2017-10982), 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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