OJJDP FY24 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children -Training and Technical Assistance - Invited To Apply | O OJJDP 2024 172205

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This grant opportunity, titled "OJJDP FY24 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children - Training and Technical Assistance - Invited To Apply," is a continuation funding announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). It is designed to support ongoing training and technical assistance efforts tied to OJJDP programs funded under the Second Chance Act, specifically those focused on addressing the needs of incarcerated parents and their minor children, along with grantees working on mentoring programs for children of incarcerated individuals. The central aim is not to launch new direct-service projects, but to strengthen and sustain the capacity of existing OJJDP grantees through structured guidance, support, and expertise.

The opportunity is issued as an "Invited To Apply" solicitation and specifically identifies the Council of State Governments as the intended applicant. That means it is not a broadly competitive grant open to the general public; it is essentially a targeted continuation award where OJJDP is seeking to fund a particular organization to keep providing services that are already in place and aligned with federal priorities. The funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates that OJJDP expects to have an active role in the work, such as collaborating on project direction, deliverables, performance expectations, and ongoing coordination rather than simply issuing a grant with limited federal involvement.

Administratively, the opportunity is categorized as continuation funding and falls under the activity area of Law, Justice, and Legal Services, with CFDA number 16.831. The opportunity number is "O OJJDP 2024 172205." OJJDP anticipates making one award under this solicitation, with an award ceiling of $950,000. The original closing date for submissions is July 24, 2024, and the posting indicates it was created on July 16, 2024, reflecting a short application window consistent with invited or continuation actions.

In practical terms, the work supported by this funding is meant to help OJJDP-funded sites implement and improve programs that address the complex realities facing families impacted by incarceration. That generally includes supporting grantees with training, tools, implementation assistance, and problem-solving help related to maintaining parent-child connections where appropriate, reducing trauma and instability for children, improving coordination between correctional systems and community-based supports, and strengthening mentoring approaches for children who have an incarcerated parent. Because this is a training and technical assistance award, the expected results are typically measured through improved program quality, stronger implementation fidelity, increased grantee capacity, and better-informed practice across the network of funded programs, rather than direct service counts alone.

Overall, this solicitation represents OJJDP's strategy of investing not only in local programs serving children and families, but also in the infrastructure that helps those programs succeed, stay aligned with evidence-informed practices, and share lessons learned across jurisdictions. The targeted nature of the solicitation and the single expected award make it clear the agency is prioritizing continuity and stability in the technical assistance provider supporting these Second Chance Act and mentoring grantee portfolios.

• The Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OJJDP FY24 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children -Training and Technical Assistance - Invited To Apply" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.831.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-07-16.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-07-24. (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 $950,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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