Girls in the Juvenile Justice System

 

Increase protective factors to prevent further delinquent behavior by girls involved in the juvenile justice system. Improve juvenile justice system responses for girls in contact with the juvenile justice system. Implement prevention and early intervention programs (including mentoring) based on best practices for girls who are at risk or are currently in the juvenile justice system. Develop or enhance reentry strategies to help vulnerable girls on a path toward success, stability, and long-term contribution to society while offering them opportunities to heal. There are several different types of reentry programs, such as therapeutic communities, mentoring, case management, cognitivebehavioral programs, and reentry courts. Program models should be evidence-based and consider girls unique life experiences and address the effects of past trauma, fear of stigma, and need for trusting relationships with adults. To enhance knowledge and build capacity to address and improve services and treatment for girls at risk of entering or already involved in the juvenile justice system. The performance measures associated with assistance listing are: 1.Number of individuals served 2: Percentage of eligible individuals adjudicated for a delinquency offense 3: Percentage of eligible individuals who exhibited improved mental health

Active 16.830 Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice B - Project Grants Not applicable. 34 U.S.C. 11171-11172; Pub. L. No. 117-328, 136 Stat. 4459, 4538, U.S.C. 42 U.S.C. 5665-66 Eligible applicants are limited to states (including territories), units of local government, federally recognized tribal governments as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit and for-profit organizations), as well as institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education). For-profit organizations (as well as other recipients) must agree to forgo any profit or management fee. See applicable program announcement. 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 From 60 to 180 days Not applicable. See applicable program announcement. Not applicable. Uses of these funds may be for one or more of the following activities: program services, staffing, training, technical assistance, professional development, and implementation of strategies and programs designed to address the unique program needs and service delivery requirements of girls at risk of entering or already involved in the juvenile justice system. Performance Reports: Recipients are required to submit semi-annual Progress Reports and quarterly Financial 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 generally retained for a period of three (3) years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report (Federal Financial Report/SF-425). For more information and exceptions, 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. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Quarterly. None/Not specified. Kellie Blue
Office of Justice Programs
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 810 Seventh Street, NW 5136
Washington, DC 20053 USA
kellie.blue@usdoj.gov
Phone: 2023075911 http://www.ojjdp.gov 15-0404-0-4-121 (Project Grants (Discretionary)) FY 22$6,619,856.00; FY 23 est $5,500,000.00; FY 24 est $14,500,000.00; FY 21$991,506.00; FY 20$1,818,085.00; FY 18$1,823,067.00; FY 19 est $2,000,000.00; - varies Office of Justice Programs' Financial Guide (www.ojp.usdoj.gov/financialguide/index.htm ) and Post award Instructions (www.ojp.usdoj.gov/funding/pdfs/post_award_instructions.pdf), applicable OMB Circulars, and Department of Justice regulations applicable to specific types of grantees, which can be found in title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations (28 C.F.R.). See program announcement and Uniform Administrative Requirements in 2 C.F.R. Part 200 as adopted and supplemented by D.O.J. in 2 C.F.R. Part 2800. Fiscal Year 2017 To better understand girls in the local juvenile justice system, this nonprofit conducted an analysis of extensive data gathered from multiple city agencies that represent different contact points within the justice system to map girls’ movement and develop a profile of girls throughout the system. A Task Force of city leadership and representatives from key agencies are also working together to develop and implement recommendations to reduce girls’ incarceration. The Task Force is looking for solutions that will address girls’ needs outside of the justice system and they are re-writing policies and practice throughout city agencies so that more girls are introduced to social services and community resources and fewer are detained or confined. This grantee has also formed Youth Advisory Council that provides input to the Task Force. Interviews with girls in custody will also inform recommended changes to both policy and practice. The grantee is working with key agencies across the city to identify gaps in the continuum of services for girls, revise existing practices to fill those gaps, and procure new services where needed.
Fiscal Year 2018 The goal of this project is to strengthen and expand the use of community-based, gender responsive, trauma informed, strength-based and culturally and linguistically appropriate programs for girls at the county level and to reduce the number of girls who are held in secure confinement. To achieve this, the grantee is working with a local collaborative to enhance the county’s capacity to work effectively with girls and to reduce arrests of girls who commit non-serious delinquent acts. The grantee is currently working on a strategic plan with a girls coordinating council. This group was recently created and charged with creating developmentally appropriate gender responsive services for girls and to identify and address potential gaps. The grantee hopes to increase collaboration among service providers and government agencies to address girls’ needs; increase understanding of why to girls become involved in the local juvenile justice system; increase the availability of services offered through the county’s Girls Court.
Fiscal Year 2020 In FY 2020, OJJDP award seven sites: Change Happens; Colorado Seminary, dba, The University of Denver; Louisiana Center for Children's Rights; Meharry Medical College; PACE Center for Girls; Virginia Commonwealth University; and Wisconsin Department of Justice.