OJJDP FY 2022 Youth Violence Prevention Program

For this solicitation, applicants must develop and implement a youth violence prevention strategy targeting middle and high school age youth and/or those youth having multiple risk factors for violence. Applicants should discuss how they will implement the following deliverables in their application that will be delivered as a result of this program.

• Develop new or enhance existing direct service programs for youth with multiple risk factors for violence, including youth gang/group involvement and youth gang/group violence.
• If proposing a program enhancement, the applicant should include a description of the existing program and details on how funding will support program enhancements.
• Identify a specific referral system for how youth will be identified and referred to the program for services.

Funded sites should include strategies that support youth with in-home or community-based services that address the risk factors and support protective factors related to violence prevention.

Eligibility:

City or township governments, County governments, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Independent school districts, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3)
status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

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Research Grants for Preventing Violence and Violence Related Injury (HHS)

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services seeks to fund research that will help expand and advance the understanding about what works to prevent violence that impacts children and youth, collectively referred to as adverse childhood experiences, including child abuse and neglect, teen dating violence, sexual violence, youth violence, and exposure to adult intimate partner violence

Eligibility:

Funding will help support the evaluation of primary prevention strategies, programs, or policies that target universal or selected high-risk populations (i.e., populations that have one or more risk factors that place them at heightened risk for perpetration of violence).

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Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant

Under this program, financial assistance is provided to states and territories to support projects for the development and implementation of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation activities directed to the diseases of alcohol and drug abuse. Funds may be used at the discretion of the states for prevention, treatment and rehabilitation activities.

Eligibility:

State and U.S. territory governments; or tribal organizations. NOTE: Only the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians is eligible for direct award of SAPT Block Grant Funds, per the PHS Act.

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Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program

 The Justice Assistance Grant Program provides states, tribes, and local governments with critical funding necessary to support a range of program areas including law enforcement, prosecution, indigent defense, courts, crime prevention and education, corrections and community corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, planning, evaluation, technology improvement, and crime victim and witness initiatives and mental health programs and related law enforcement and corrections programs, including behavioral programs and crisis intervention teams.

Eligibility:

State governments, the District of Columbia, and territories.

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Title V Delinquency Prevention Program

The purpose of this program is to prevent youth at risk of becoming delinquent from entering the juvenile justice system and to intervene with first-time and non-serious offenders to keep them from further contact with the juvenile justice system.

The goal is to reduce the likelihood that youth will become serious and violent offenders as adults, reducing the burden of crime on society and saving taxpayers billions of dollars

Eligibility:

States, territories, units of local government, federally recognized tribal governments, non-profit and for-profit organizations, and institutions of higher education. Forprofit organizations must agree to waive any profit or fees for services

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Tribal Youth Program (Title V)

The mission of the OJJDP is to strengthen the juvenile justice system by providing training, technical assistance, and information on trends, new approaches, and innovative techniques to juvenile courts and court personnel; law enforcement; detention and corrections; youth service providers; and child advocacy organizations. 

Eligibility:

Federally-recognized Indian tribes, tribal coalitions and Native Alaska Villages are eligible to apply.

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