OFFICE
OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
AUTHORIZATION:
Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, Section 241-248,
as amended; Public Laws 93-415, 95-503, 95-115, 96-509, 98-473,
100-690, and 102-586, 42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.
To
encourage, coordinate, and conduct research and evaluation of juvenile
justice and delinquency prevention activities; to provide for public
and private agencies, institutions, justice system agencies, a clearinghouse
and information center for collecting, disseminating, publishing,
and distributing information on juvenile delinquency; to conduct
national training programs of juvenile related issues, and provide
technical assistance and training to Federal, State, and local governments,
courts, corrections, law enforcement, probation, public and private
agencies, institutions, and individuals, in the planning, establishment,
funding, operation, or evaluation of juvenile delinquency programs.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Project Grants. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
It is the purpose of the
Institute to provide a coordinating center for the collection, preparation
and dissemination of useful data regarding the prevention, treatment
and control of juvenile delinquency and child exploitation; to provide
training for human services professionals, judges, paraprofessionals,
prosecutors, juvenile corrections and detention personnel, volunteers,
law enforcement personnel where activities relate to juvenile delinquency
prevention and treatment programs and improvement of the juvenile
justice system; to promote leadership development in the field of
juvenile justice; to promote dissemination of information about
new technologies and training methods, to stimulate and support
training in the fields of juvenile justice; and the human services
networks which support the juvenile justice system; and to support
development of standards for the administration of juvenile justice.
The funds are also used to conduct research, program development
and evaluation into any aspect of juvenile delinquency, missing
and exploited children; to review standards of juvenile detention
and correctional facilities; to strengthen and maintain the family
unit; to improve our understanding of the development of pro-social
and anti-social behavior patterns; to report the number and characteristics
of juveniles taken into custody; to collect, process and report
on the data from the Nation's juvenile justice systems; to assess
the juvenile justice system's handling of sex offenders and their
offenses; to research and identify early court interventions, delays
in sanctions and effective juvenile offender prevention and treatment
programs; and to study waivers and transfers to adult courts and
conduct research to increase knowledge of how violent youth gangs
contribute to serious, violent, and chronic juvenile crime.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant Eligibility:
Public or private agencies, organizations, or individuals.
Beneficiary Eligibility:
Public or private agencies, organizations, or individuals.
Credentials/Documentation:
Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87
for State and local governments.
Pre-application
Coordination: Standard application forms, in
accordance with 28 CFR Part 66 (Common Rule), as required by OMB
Circular No. A-102 must be used for this program. This program is
excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure:
Applicant submits proposal on Standard Form 424. This program
is subject to the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 110 and the
Common Rule. Proposals must be prepared and submitted in accordance
with program announcements published in the Federal Register.
Award Procedure:
Award package is sent to grantee.
Deadlines:
As scheduled in annual program plan or as set forth in program
announcements.
Range of Approval/Disapproval
Time: From 1 to 6 months.
Appeals:
28 CFR Part 18.
Renewals:
Supplemental grants.
ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula and Matching
Requirements: No match required.
Length and Time Phasing
of Assistance: Varies; generally 1 to 3 years.
Drawdowns may be made.
POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Financial and subgrant data reported on a monthly, quarterly, and
annual basis, as required by the OJP Financial Guide applicable
edition.
Audits:
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133 (Revised,
June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit
Organization," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance
of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a
program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities
that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt
from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted
in Circular No. A-133.
Records:
Grantee must keep complete records on disposition of funds.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Account Identification:
15-0405-0-1-754.
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 01 $28,756,310; FY 02 est $39,768,642; and FY 03 est
$7,500,000.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance:
In amounts consistent with the Institute's plans, priorities,
and levels of financing.
During fiscal year 2001,
the National Institute funded grants and supported a variety of
activities. It provided valuable reports, bulletins and fact sheets
from a variety of program areas. OJJDP produced approximately 150
publications and distributed approximately 3 million documents and
responded to over 50,000 telephone, fax and email requests through
the Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse. In addition, training has been
provided to juvenile justice and youth serving agency personnel,
including: lawyers, judges, law enforcement executives; juvenile
court, detention, and correctional administrators; probation officers;
teachers; students; and practitioners. These training programs dealt
with a range of juvenile justice topics, including: Female Offenders,
Native American Juvenile Services, State Legislation Affecting Juvenile
Codes, Family Strengthening, Conflict Resolution, Child Centered
Community-Oriented Policing, civic and character education strengthening
programs, knowledge and skills development for youth services workers
in community-based settings, juvenile corrections administrators,
prosecutors, and line supervisors, law enforcement and juvenile
and family court personnel handling juvenile offenders as well as
abused and neglected children in need of permanent placements. Technical
Assistance also supported juvenile justice system development through
telecommunications assistance and coordination of all training and
technical assistance programs through a National Training and Technical
Assistance Center.
REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND
LITERATURE:
Office of Justice Programs
(OJP) Financial Guide; Federal Register publications, and OJJDP's
Fiscal Year 2001 Program Plan.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:
Regional or Local
Office: None.
Headquarters Office:
Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention, National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention, Washington, DC 20531. Contact: Kathi Grasso, Director,
Research and Program Development Division. Telephone: (202) 307-5929
and Donna Ray, Acting Director, Training and Technical Assistance
Division. Telephone: (202) 307-5940.
Web Site Address: http://www.usdoj.gov
EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
During fiscal year 2001,
the National Institute funded programs addressing the Program of
Research on the Causes and Correlates of Delinquency; Juvenile Justice
Statistics and Systems Development Program; Evaluation of the Juvenile
Mentoring Program; Evaluation of the Enforcement of Underage Drinking
Laws Program; National Youth Gang Center; Juvenile Justice Evaluation
Center; Performance-Based Standards for Juvenile Detention and Corrections;
Project to Design and Test Clinical Intervention for Substance Abusing
Juvenile Offenders in Detention; National Juvenile Court Data Archive;
Assessing ADM Disorders Among Juvenile Detainees; Evaluation of
Department of Labor's Education and Training of Youthful Offenders
Initiative; Crimes Against Children Research Center; Understanding
and Monitoring the "Whys" Behind Juvenile Crime Trends; Hate Crimes
Involving Juveniles as Victims and Offenders; National Evaluation
of Free to Grow; National Evaluation of the Safe Schools/Healthy
Students Initiative; Juvenile Justice Resource Center; Juvenile
Justice Clearinghouse; The Utility of Mental Health Assessments
Incarcerated Youth; Screening and Assessment: Instruments and Model;
OJJDP National Training and Technical Assistance Center, Juvenile
and Family Court Training, Balanced and Restorative Justice, Intensive
Community-Based Juvenile Aftercare, National Juvenile Defender Center,
Law Related Education, Training and Technical Assistance for National
Innovations to Reduce Disproportionate Minority Confinement, Juvenile
Corrections and Detention Personnel Technical Assistance and Training,
Juvenile Justice Training for State and Local Law Enforcement Personnel,
National Youth Courts, and the School Safety Training and Technical
Assistance Program.
CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
Applications are judged
according to their consistency with the policies and program priorities
established by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act.
Specific criteria are applied that are related to the particular
program areas under which projects are funded. The criteria are
incorporated in the individual program announcements. Applications
undergo a competitive peer review process as outlined in the OJJDP
Competition and Peer Review Policy, 28 CFR Part 34.
