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Opportunity Summary:

The OJJDP FY 2013 National Girls Institute (NGI) grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number OJJDP 2013 3580) is a discretionary federal funding program offered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). It is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the selected recipient would not just receive pass-through funding, but would also work in close coordination with OJJDP on goals, deliverables, and ongoing implementation. The overall purpose is to support OJJDP's National Girls Institute as a national resource focused specifically on improving how the juvenile justice field prevents and responds to girls' involvement in delinquency and the justice system.

The core objective of the NGI is to advance both the understanding and the real-world application of promising and evidence-based approaches for girls. This includes the full continuum of services: prevention for girls who are at risk, intervention for girls already showing problem behaviors or system contact, treatment to address underlying needs (often including trauma, mental health concerns, substance use, and exploitation-related victimization), and aftercare to support successful reentry and reduce recidivism once girls leave residential placement, detention, or other justice-related settings. The institute is intended to strengthen the field's capacity to choose, implement, and sustain practices that are supported by research or emerging evidence and that are responsive to girls' pathways into the system and their distinct developmental needs.

To carry out that mission, the solicitation describes NGI as operating through a broad range of national-level functions. A major component is training and technical assistance (TTA), which typically involves helping jurisdictions, agencies, and service providers build skills, improve program design, adopt gender-responsive and trauma-informed strategies, and solve implementation challenges. Another major component is information dissemination, meaning the institute would serve as a hub for sharing practical tools, guidance documents, lessons learned, and research findings with the field. NGI is also expected to collaborate with researchers and program developers to bridge the gap between research and practice, ensuring that what is learned from studies and evaluations informs on-the-ground programming for girls, and that field experience helps shape future research and program refinement.

The opportunity further emphasizes partnership and leadership functions. NGI is expected to partner with federal, state, and local agencies, which underscores the national scope of the work and the need to align efforts across different levels of government and across systems that touch girls' lives (for example, juvenile justice, child welfare, behavioral health, schools, and victim services). The solicitation also highlights policy development and other leadership roles, suggesting that NGI would contribute to shaping standards, guidance, and broader system reforms that improve outcomes for girls and reduce harmful or ineffective practices. In short, the grant is designed to fund a central entity that helps the juvenile justice field move toward approaches for girls that are informed by evidence, sensitive to gender and trauma, and coordinated across systems.

This solicitation is authorized under Sections 221 and 223 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDP Act), codified at 42 U.S.C. 5631 and 5633. The listing indicates CFDA 16.540 (Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - Allocation to States), while the award itself is competed as a discretionary opportunity administered by OJJDP for a national institute function.

In terms of funding and competition details, OJJDP expected to make one award. The award ceiling is $500,000 and the award floor is listed as $0, which generally means proposals could request up to $500,000 and there was no specified minimum request amount in the posting. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, so applicants were not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of the award. The opportunity was posted March 30, 2013, with an original and final closing date of May 30, 2013, and it was archived June 29, 2013.

Eligible applicants include nonprofit and for-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit and tribal for-profit organizations) as well as institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions). The eligibility language also notes that OJJDP welcomed joint applications from two or more eligible organizations, but required one entity to be designated as the primary applicant for official correspondence, award administration, and management responsibilities, with the others listed as co-applicants. A key condition applied to for-profit entities: they had to agree to forgo any profit or management fee, which is a common federal requirement in some DOJ cooperative agreements when the intent is to fund public-purpose work rather than generate profit.

Finally, the announcement provided a support channel for applicants who needed help accessing the full announcement or meeting solicitation requirements. Applicants could contact the Justice Information Center (JIC) by phone at 1-877-927-5657, by email at JIC@telesishq.com, or through live web chat, with business hours specified for normal weekdays and extended hours on the close date.

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