Opportunity Information: Apply for OJJDP 2014 3921
Apply for OJJDP 2014 3921
- The Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OJJDP FY2014 Smart on Juvenile Justice Technical Assistance to End Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.540 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency PreventionAllocation to States.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 12, 2014 and posted on Jun 12, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 14, 2014. (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 $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses.
- OJJDP invites nonprofit and for profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit and for profit organizations) and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education) to submit applications in response to this solicitation. For profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee. OJJDP welcomes applications that involve two or more entities however, one eligible entity must be the applicant and the others must be proposed as subrecipients. The applicant must be the entity with primary responsibility for conducting and leading the program.
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Opportunity Summary:
The OJJDP FY2014 Smart on Juvenile Justice Technical Assistance to End Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System grant opportunity is a discretionary, cooperative agreement funded by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). It is rooted in the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act requirement (Section 223(a)(22)) that participating states and territories actively work to reduce the disproportionate number of minority youth who come into contact with the juvenile justice system, while explicitly avoiding the use of numerical quotas or mandated benchmarks. The core problem the program targets is disproportionate minority contact (DMC), defined as situations where the rate of contact for a particular racial or ethnic minority group differs significantly from the rate for non-Hispanic white youth or other groups across key decision points in the system.
The solicitation highlights that racial and ethnic disparities show up throughout the juvenile justice process, and it points to research suggesting that DMC is driven by multiple contributing factors, including implicit bias, racial stereotyping, and laws, policies, or procedures that may have disparate impacts even if they appear neutral on the surface. To illustrate the scope of the issue, OJJDP references national data showing that African American youth are arrested at more than twice the rate of white non-Hispanic youth and are less likely to be diverted from formal system processing. The opportunity also notes that Native American/Alaska Native youth experience lower diversion rates and are transferred to adult court at more than 1.5 times the rate of white youth, while Hispanic/Latino youth are placed in secure detention at more than 1.5 times the rate of white non-Hispanic youth and see transfer-to-adult-court rates similar to Native American youth. These examples are used to justify a focused national technical assistance effort aimed at changing systems and decision-making practices that produce unequal outcomes.
A major theme of the program is OJJDPs broader Smart on Juvenile Justice Strategy, which emphasizes evidence-based reforms and developmentally appropriate responses to youth behavior. The announcement connects this strategy to established research and guidance, including OJJDPs Model Programs Guide and the National Research Councils work on a developmental approach to juvenile justice. It also reflects OJJDPs position that community-based approaches can be more effective than secure confinement for reducing offending and recidivism, and that unnecessary detention and out-of-home placement can be both costly and harmful. As a result, the strategy promotes reforms that enhance public safety, hold youth appropriately accountable, reduce reoffending, generate cost savings, and encourage reinvestment of savings into better-performing services and supports. The opportunity also frames fairness and legitimacy as essential goals, stating that justice administration must be unbiased, and it links the work to procedural justice and bias-reduction efforts occurring alongside the National Center for Building Community Trust and Justice initiative. In addition, it acknowledges the role of violence exposure and trauma in young peoples lives and aligns with Department of Justice priorities related to reducing childrens exposure to violence and supporting recovery and well-being.
Under this grant, OJJDP intended to fund a single awardee to create and operate a national technical assistance project, essentially functioning as a resource and support hub focused on ending racial and ethnic disparities in the juvenile justice system. The successful applicant would be expected to develop and deliver education, training, and hands-on technical assistance, and to produce practical resources for state, local, and tribal governments as well as relevant private organizations. The emphasis is on sharing and helping jurisdictions implement the most promising systemic reforms and programmatic interventions to address DMC, using the most current research on effective systems change. In practice, this implies supporting agencies and communities in diagnosing where disparities occur (such as arrest, diversion, detention, disposition, placement, or transfer), understanding what drives those disparities locally, and then selecting and implementing reforms that are both evidence-informed and feasible within their legal and organizational environments.
Administratively, the funding opportunity (OJJDP-2014-3921) offered up to $1,000,000 with no required cost sharing or matching. It was posted June 12, 2014 and closed July 14, 2014, with an expected total of one award. Eligible applicants included nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), public and private institutions of higher education, and for-profit entities including small businesses, with an important restriction that for-profit recipients had to agree to forgo any profit or management fee. OJJDP also encouraged collaborative applications involving multiple entities, as long as one eligible organization served as the lead applicant with primary responsibility, while partners were structured as subrecipients. The program was authorized through the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-76).
Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a national capacity-building investment rather than direct service funding: OJJDP sought to fund one organization to help many jurisdictions adopt fairer, more effective juvenile justice practices by reducing unnecessary system involvement and confinement, improving decision-making equity across system stages, and supporting durable statewide and local reforms that measurably reduce racial and ethnic disparities without relying on quotas.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the OJJDP FY2014 Smart on Juvenile Justice Technical Assistance to End Racial and Ethnic Disparities grant?
It is a discretionary, cooperative agreement funded by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). The opportunity (solicitation number OJJDP-2014-3921) was designed to fund a national technical assistance project focused on ending racial and ethnic disparities in the juvenile justice system.
What problem is this grant designed to address?
The grant targets disproportionate minority contact (DMC), meaning situations where the rate of juvenile justice system contact for a particular racial or ethnic minority group differs significantly from the rate for non-Hispanic white youth or other groups across key decision points in the system.
What is meant by "disproportionate minority contact (DMC)" in this opportunity?
In this context, DMC refers to racial and ethnic disparities that can appear at multiple points in the juvenile justice process, such as arrest, diversion, detention, disposition, placement, or transfer to adult court, when contact rates differ significantly by race or ethnicity.
Where in the juvenile justice system can disparities occur, according to the solicitation?
The solicitation indicates disparities can show up throughout the juvenile justice process, including (as examples) arrest, diversion decisions, secure detention, disposition outcomes, out-of-home placement, and transfer to adult court.
Does this opportunity allow or require quotas or numerical benchmarks to reduce disparities?
No. The program is rooted in Section 223(a)(22) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act requirement that participating states and territories actively work to reduce the disproportionate number of minority youth who come into contact with the juvenile justice system, while explicitly avoiding numerical quotas or mandated benchmarks.
What contributing factors to DMC are mentioned in the solicitation?
The solicitation points to research suggesting DMC is driven by multiple contributing factors, including implicit bias, racial stereotyping, and laws, policies, or procedures that may create disparate impacts even if they appear neutral.
What national data examples does OJJDP cite to illustrate the scope of disparities?
OJJDP references national data examples including: African American youth being arrested at more than twice the rate of white non-Hispanic youth and being less likely to be diverted from formal processing; Native American/Alaska Native youth having lower diversion rates and being transferred to adult court at more than 1.5 times the rate of white youth; and Hispanic/Latino youth being placed in secure detention at more than 1.5 times the rate of white non-Hispanic youth and having transfer-to-adult-court rates similar to Native American youth.
What is OJJDP's "Smart on Juvenile Justice" strategy as reflected in this opportunity?
The opportunity aligns with OJJDP's Smart on Juvenile Justice Strategy, which emphasizes evidence-based reforms and developmentally appropriate responses to youth behavior. It promotes reforms intended to enhance public safety, hold youth appropriately accountable, reduce reoffending, generate cost savings, and encourage reinvestment of savings into better-performing services and supports.
Is this grant primarily for direct services to youth?
No. The opportunity is described as a national capacity-building investment rather than direct service funding. OJJDP intended to fund one organization to help many jurisdictions adopt fairer and more effective practices through education, training, hands-on technical assistance, and practical resources.
How many awards did OJJDP expect to make under this solicitation?
OJJDP expected to make one award and intended to fund a single awardee to create and operate a national technical assistance project.
What is the maximum funding amount available?
The solicitation offered up to $1,000,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated there was no required cost sharing or matching.
What type of award is this?
It is a discretionary, cooperative agreement.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted on June 12, 2014 and closed on July 14, 2014.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants included nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), public and private institutions of higher education, and for-profit entities including small businesses.
Are for-profit entities allowed to apply, and are there any restrictions?
Yes. For-profit entities (including small businesses) were eligible, but for-profit recipients had to agree to forgo any profit or management fee.
Does the solicitation encourage partnerships or collaborative applications?
Yes. OJJDP encouraged collaborative applications involving multiple entities, provided one eligible organization served as the lead applicant with primary responsibility and partners were structured as subrecipients.
What activities was the single awardee expected to carry out?
The successful applicant was expected to create and operate a national technical assistance project functioning as a resource and support hub. The work included developing and delivering education and training, providing hands-on technical assistance, and producing practical resources for state, local, and tribal governments and relevant private organizations.
Who were the intended audiences or beneficiaries for the technical assistance?
The technical assistance and resources were intended for state, local, and tribal governments, as well as relevant private organizations.
What kind of reforms or interventions was the technical assistance meant to support?
The emphasis was on sharing and helping jurisdictions implement promising systemic reforms and programmatic interventions to address DMC, using current research on effective systems change and supporting implementation that fits local legal and organizational environments.
Does the solicitation indicate how jurisdictions should approach reducing disparities?
Yes. It implies jurisdictions should diagnose where disparities occur across decision points, understand what drives those disparities locally, and then select and implement evidence-informed reforms that are feasible within their legal and organizational context.
How does the opportunity frame the role of detention and out-of-home placement?
The opportunity reflects OJJDP's position that community-based approaches can be more effective than secure confinement for reducing offending and recidivism, and that unnecessary detention and out-of-home placement can be costly and harmful.
What does the solicitation say about fairness and legitimacy in juvenile justice administration?
It describes fairness and legitimacy as essential goals, stating that justice administration must be unbiased, and it links the work to procedural justice and bias-reduction efforts occurring alongside the National Center for Building Community Trust and Justice initiative.
Does the opportunity mention trauma or exposure to violence?
Yes. It acknowledges the role of violence exposure and trauma in young people's lives and aligns with Department of Justice priorities related to reducing children's exposure to violence and supporting recovery and well-being.
What is the legal or statutory authority cited for this grant?
The program was authorized through the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-76). It is also rooted in the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act requirement in Section 223(a)(22) related to addressing disproportionate minority contact.
What is the solicitation number for this funding opportunity?
The solicitation number is OJJDP-2014-3921.
What is the overall purpose of funding one national technical assistance project?
OJJDP sought to fund one organization to help many jurisdictions adopt fairer, more effective juvenile justice practices by reducing unnecessary system involvement and confinement, improving equity in decision-making across system stages, and supporting durable statewide and local reforms that reduce racial and ethnic disparities without relying on quotas.
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