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ClosedOpportunity OJJDP-2019-14931

OJJDP FY 19 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Department of Justice

At a glance

OJJDP FY 19 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (Department of Justice). The application deadline was April 15, 2019. Individual awards are listed as $500K – $750K, with about 6 awards expected and $4.5M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, federally recognized tribal governments and 1 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.831 (Children of Incarcerated Parents).

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Key facts

  1. Feb 13, 2019Posted
  2. Apr 15, 2019Application deadline
Posted
Feb 13, 2019
Close date
Apr 15, 2019
Award floor
$500,000
Award ceiling
$750,000
Est. total funding
$4,500,000
Expected awards
6
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • State governments
  • County governments
  • City or township governments
  • Special district governments
  • Federally recognized tribal governments
  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligible applicants are limited to states (including territories) and units of local government. OJJDP welcomes applications that involve two or more entities; however, the state or the locality must be the applicant and the other entities must be proposed as subrecipients. The applicant must be the entity with primary responsibility for conducting and leading the 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.

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 program will promote and expand services in detention and correctional facilities to incarcerated individuals who have children younger than age 18. Program activities include developing strategies to increase and enhance communication between the child and his or her incarcerated parent while maintaining safe facilities, and providing transitional reentry services that incorporate a focus on parental responsibility for incarcerated parents and ensuring that youth with an incarcerated parent receive services that support positive youth development.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 16.831

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$5.01M
FY25—
FY26— est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.831. 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 this opportunity?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Federally recognized tribal governments 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 $500k – $750k, total estimated program funding is $4,500,000 and the agency expects to make about 6 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 OJJDP-2019-14931), 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.

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