Children Exposed to Violence

 

The overall goal of the program is to build the capacity of families and communities to help children exposed to violence. The objectives include the following: 1) Improve family and community responses to children exposed to violence; 2) Increase protective factors to prevent juvenile violence, delinquency, and victimization; and 3) Support communities to develop, design, and deliver prevention and intervention strategies to support children exposed to violence. The performance measures associated with these objectives are: PM 1: Percentage of eligible individuals with improved parent/caregiver relationships PM 2: Percentage of eligible individuals served by a community outreach strategy PM 3: Percentage of eligible individuals who actively engaged with school PM 4: Percentage of eligible individuals who abstained from or reduced substance misuse

Active 16.818 Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2022 In FY 2020, OJJDP awarded more than $7 million to seven program sites to prevent and respond to children’s exposure to trauma and violence. Funds awarded under the Strategies To Support Children Exposed to Violence program are helping grantees develop services for affected children and implement strategies to reduce crimes committed by violent juvenile offenders The Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act, 34 USC 11171-11172; the Department of Justice Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2023, Pub. L. No. 117-328, 136 Stat. 4459, 4538. Not applicable Not applicable Generally applicant documentation includes the Standard Form 424 (SF-424 - Application for Federal Assistance), a program narrative, budget detail worksheet, and budget narrative. There also are a number of certifications that may be required, and other elements, as specified in the program announcement. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Effective FY 2021, applications are submitted to DOJ in a two-step process. Step 1: Applicants will submit an SF-424 and an SF-LLL in Grants.gov at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/register.html. To register in Grants.gov, applicants will need to obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) and System for Award Management (SAM) registration or renewal. Step 2: Applicants will submit the full application, including attachments, in JustGrants at https://justicegrants.usdoj.gov/. To be considered timely, an application must be submitted by the application deadline using Grants.gov, and the applicant must have received a validation message from Grants.gov that indicates successful and timely submission. OJP urges applicants to submit applications at least 72 hours prior to the application due date to allow time for the applicant to receive validation messages or rejection notifications from Grants.gov and to correct in a timely fashion any problems that may have caused a rejection notification. Upon approval by the Assistant Attorney General, successful applicants are notified via DOJ's Justice Grants System (JustGrants). The grant award must be accepted electronically by the receiving organizations authorized official in JustGrants. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines Varies by project Not applicable. See applicable program announcement. Varies by program. Applications are judged according to their consistency with the policies and program priorities established by OJJDP and applicable laws. Funding may be used to support prevention, intervention, treatment, and community organizing strategies to implement a comprehensive continuum of care for children and teens, from birth through age 17, who have been exposed to violence. Performance Reports: To assist in fulfilling the Departments responsibilities under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), Public Law 103-62, and the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, Public Law 111–352, recipients must provide data that measures the results of their work. See Uniform Administrative Requirements, 2 C.F.R. Part 200 at Subpart F - Audit Requirements (Sec. 200.500 - 200.507) as adopted by D.O.J. in 2 C.F.R. Part 2800. All financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to the award must be retained for a period of three (30 years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report (Federal Financial Report/SF-425). For more information, see Uniform Administrative Requirements 2 C.F.R. ? 200.333 as adopted by D.O.J. in 2 C.F.R. Part 2800. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Length and time phasing of assistance vary by project--see applicable program announcement. see applicable program announcement. None/Not specified. Jaqueline O'reily
Office of Justice Programs

810 Seventh Street, NW
Washington, DC 20531 USA
Jaqueline.o'reily@usdoj.gov
Phone: 202-307-5311 http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org 15-0404-0-1-754 (Project Grants (Discretionary)) FY 22$13,945,946.00; FY 23 est $10,000,000.00; FY 24 est $20,000,000.00; FY 21$7,431,080.00; FY 20$7,275,535.00; FY 19$7,205,190.00; FY 18$24,004.00; FY 17 - Awards may range up to $1 million. https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/overview. Fiscal Year 2017 A state policy initiative entitled the Multi-System, Trauma-Informed Collaborative for Children Exposed to Violence is underway in three states. The purpose of the initiative is to overcome the challenges of identifying children with trauma and then screening, assessing, and treating them – regardless of which state system they present in. Three states (Washington, Illinois, and Connecticut) are receiving comprehensive training and technical assistance to state teams responsible for the well-being of affected children, youth, and their families. A major national law enforcement organization is partnering with a university-based childhood trauma center to enhance the understanding of children’s exposure to violence and childhood trauma among law enforcement leaders and police officers within state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies. The purpose of the program is improve law enforcement’s identification of, and response to, traumatized children by delivering comprehensive, expert training and technical assistance to law enforcement agencies and their community partners.