Opportunity Information: Apply for OJJDP 2009 2180
Apply for OJJDP 2009 2180
- The Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OJJDP FY 09 Field Initiated Demonstration Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.541 Part E Developing, Testing and Demonstrating Promising New Programs.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 6, 2011 and posted on Apr 13, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 30, 2009 This opportunity is closed. This program will not be supported by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention due to the unavailability of funds.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: City or township governments State governments Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education County governments For profit organizations other than small businesses Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).
- Applicants are limited to public agencies (including state agencies, units of local government, public universities and colleges, and federally recognized Indian tribes), and private organizations (including faith based, community, and tribal organizations). Joint applications from two or more eligible applicants are welcome however, one applicant must be clearly indicated as the primary applicant (for correspondence, award, and management purposes) and the others indicated as co applicants. Eligible organizations and collaboratives must show evidence of operation for at least 1 year.
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Opportunity Summary:
The OJJDP FY 09 Field Initiated Demonstration Program was a discretionary federal grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), under CFDA 16.541 (Part E: Developing, Testing, and Demonstrating Promising New Programs). It was designed to push juvenile justice practice forward by helping communities pilot and demonstrate innovative approaches that can improve juvenile justice and delinquency prevention. In plain terms, the program aimed to move beyond theory by funding on-the-ground demonstrations that show what new ideas look like in real systems, what they cost, how they operate, and what they mean for policy and day-to-day practice.
The central purpose of the program was to foster innovation and advancement in juvenile justice-related practice at the local, state, and tribal levels. Rather than supporting routine services, the emphasis was on field-initiated demonstrations, meaning applicants were expected to propose promising, creative, and practical strategies that could be tested in real-world settings. The larger goal was to generate lessons that decision-makers and practitioners could actually use: evidence about implementation, feasibility, and the practical implications for juvenile justice policy and practice. The legal authorization for the program was tied to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 2002, specifically 42 U.S.C. 5665-5667, which frames OJJDPs role in supporting programs that develop, test, and demonstrate new or improved approaches in the juvenile justice arena.
Awards under this opportunity were offered through a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant, which typically signals that OJJDP expected to have substantial involvement during the project period. While the notice does not spell out the nature of that involvement in the excerpt provided, cooperative agreements commonly include closer federal participation in areas like project planning, reporting, performance measurement, collaboration expectations, or dissemination of findings. The maximum award amount listed was $300,000, with no stated minimum (award floor $0), and there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants were not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of receiving an award.
Eligibility was broad but specific. Applications were open to public agencies such as state agencies, city or township governments, county governments, public universities and colleges, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments. Private organizations were also eligible, including nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status and other private entities such as faith-based, community, and tribal organizations; for-profit organizations other than small businesses were also listed as eligible. The program allowed joint applications from multiple eligible partners, but required that one organization be designated as the primary applicant for official correspondence, award administration, and overall management, with others listed as co-applicants. A key threshold requirement was that eligible organizations and collaboratives had to show evidence that they had been operating for at least one year, which functioned as a basic capacity and stability check.
From an administrative standpoint, applications had to be submitted electronically through the Office of Justice Programs Grants Management System (GMS) at https://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov/. The opportunity was originally posted on April 13, 2009, with an original closing date of May 26, 2009, and a listed current closing date of April 30, 2009. Support for the submission system was provided through the GMS Support Hotline (1-888-549-9901, option 3) during standard weekday hours. For applicants who could not access the full announcement electronically, the notice provided a program contact, Kerri Strug, a Grant Program Specialist, reachable by phone at 202-305-0702 (with an email referenced but not shown in the excerpt).
Although the solicitation described a clear program purpose and structure, it ultimately closed without being supported due to the unavailability of funds. The record notes that the opportunity is closed and explicitly states that OJJDP would not support the program for that cycle because funds were not available. The archive date is listed as November 6, 2011, reflecting when the opportunity was formally archived in the system.
FAQs: OJJDP FY 09 Field Initiated Demonstration Program (CFDA 16.541)
What is the OJJDP FY 09 Field Initiated Demonstration Program?
It was a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), under CFDA 16.541 (Part E: Developing, Testing, and Demonstrating Promising New Programs). The program was intended to help communities pilot and demonstrate innovative approaches that could improve juvenile justice and delinquency prevention in real-world settings.
What was the main goal of this program?
The core goal was to push juvenile justice practice forward by funding on-the-ground demonstration projects. The emphasis was on generating practical, usable lessons about how new approaches work in real systems, including feasibility, implementation considerations, operational realities, costs, and implications for policy and day-to-day practice.
What does "field-initiated demonstration" mean in this solicitation?
"Field-initiated" means the project ideas were expected to come from applicants (communities, agencies, organizations), not be routine services or pre-set program models. Applicants were expected to propose promising, creative, and practical strategies that could be tested and demonstrated in real-world juvenile justice settings.
Was this program meant to fund routine or ongoing services?
No. The solicitation emphasized innovation and advancement rather than routine services. It was designed to support demonstrations of new or improved approaches.
What types of results or learning was OJJDP trying to generate?
The program aimed to produce evidence and lessons that decision-makers and practitioners could use, especially around implementation, feasibility, and the practical implications for juvenile justice policy and practice.
What legal authority supported this opportunity?
The program was tied to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 2002, specifically 42 U.S.C. 5665-5667, which outlines OJJDP's role in supporting efforts to develop, test, and demonstrate new or improved juvenile justice approaches.
What type of award instrument was used: grant or cooperative agreement?
Awards were offered through a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant.
What does it mean that the award was a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement typically indicates substantial federal involvement during the project period. While the excerpt does not detail what that involvement would be, cooperative agreements commonly involve closer participation by the federal agency in areas such as project planning, reporting, performance measurement, collaboration expectations, or dissemination of findings.
What was the maximum award amount?
The maximum award amount listed was $300,000.
Was there a minimum award amount?
No minimum amount was stated. The record shows an award floor of $0.
Was cost-sharing or matching required?
No. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants were not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of receiving an award.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility included a broad set of organizations, including public agencies and private organizations. The solicitation listed eligible applicants such as state agencies, city or township governments, county governments, public universities and colleges, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments. Eligible private applicants included nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status and other private entities such as faith-based, community, and tribal organizations. For-profit organizations (other than small businesses) were also listed as eligible.
Could tribal governments apply?
Yes. Federally recognized Native American tribal governments were listed as eligible applicants.
Could universities and colleges apply?
Yes. Public universities and colleges were specifically included among eligible applicants.
Could nonprofit organizations apply?
Yes. Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status were listed as eligible, along with other private organizations including faith-based, community, and tribal organizations.
Could for-profit organizations apply?
Yes. For-profit organizations other than small businesses were listed as eligible.
Were joint or collaborative applications allowed?
Yes. Joint applications from multiple eligible partners were allowed.
If multiple organizations applied together, was a lead applicant required?
Yes. One organization had to be designated as the primary applicant for official correspondence, award administration, and overall management. Other participating organizations would be listed as co-applicants.
Was there an organizational experience requirement?
Yes. A threshold requirement stated that eligible organizations and collaboratives had to show evidence that they had been operating for at least one year.
How were applications submitted?
Applications were required to be submitted electronically through the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Grants Management System (GMS) at https://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov/.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was originally posted on April 13, 2009.
What were the closing dates listed for this solicitation?
The record lists an original closing date of May 26, 2009, and also lists a current closing date of April 30, 2009.
Where could applicants get technical help with the online submission system?
Support for the submission system was available through the GMS Support Hotline at 1-888-549-9901 (option 3) during standard weekday hours.
Who was the program contact listed for this opportunity?
The notice listed Kerri Strug, Grant Program Specialist, as a program contact. A phone number was provided: 202-305-0702. (An email was referenced in the notice but was not shown in the excerpt provided.)
What happened to this funding opportunity?
The opportunity closed without being supported due to the unavailability of funds. The record explicitly states that OJJDP would not support the program for that cycle because funds were not available.
Is this opportunity currently open?
No. The record notes the opportunity is closed.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date listed is November 6, 2011.
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