The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $560,080 Project Grant under the Girls in the Juvenile Justice System program (CFDA 16.830) to Justice Innovation Inc., doing business as the Center for Justice Innovation. The 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, will enable the organization to implement a program called Sisters Hand that provides mentoring, case management, leadership development, and evidence-based programming to divert...
The Project LEAD federal grant award, provided by the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.548 Delinquency Prevention Program), aims to promote protective factors and guide system-involved girls towards success, stability, and independence. The $480,000 grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, supports a collaborative partnership between the University of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Youth Services to (a) increase educational, individual,...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded Dbwpc, Inc. a $425,000 Project Grant under the Girls in the Juvenile Justice System federal grant program (CFDA 16.830). The three-year award will support the Girl Centered Practice Project providing services from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024 in Jacksonville, Florida. The project aims to increase protective factors to prevent further delinquent behavior and improve...
The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $525,000 Project Grant under the Girls in the Juvenile Justice System program (CFDA 16.830) to Civic Heart Community Services, a minority-owned non-profit organization based in Houston, Texas. The grant will fund the VOICES Program, an evidence-based wraparound model that addresses the needs of justice-involved girls aged 17 and younger in Harris County, Texas in a holistic, trauma-informed, culturally...
The University of Alabama was awarded a $524,502 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to deliver educational services under the Girls in the Juvenile Justice System federal grant program. Over three years, the University will partner with the Alabama Department of Youth Services to provide explicit reading comprehension and writing strategy instruction to 108 girls ages 12-18 at the Girls Intensive Education...
This Project Grant award, valued at $250,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) to support an interstate collaboration between The Bloom Project (Indianapolis, IN) and Project STAND (Memphis, TN). The program is designed to reduce recidivism, increase positive social skills, and create leadership development opportunities through civic engagement for ten young men who have...
The Northeast Washington Educational Service District 101 was awarded a $525,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The grant funds the Girls in the Juvenile Justice System program (CFDA 16.830), which aims to increase protective factors to prevent further delinquent behavior by girls involved in the juvenile justice system and improve system responses for such girls. Under the award, the Educational...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $499,519 Project Grant under the CFDA 16.830 "Girls in the Juvenile Justice System" program to Youthcare, a non-profit organization, to enhance prevention and early intervention efforts against the trafficking of girls in Seattle/King County, Washington. Through this 3-year project, Youthcare will provide comprehensive, culturally responsive support services to girls aged 12-17 who...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.830 - Girls in the Juvenile Justice System), provides $560,080 to the Multnomah Education Service District in Portland, Oregon to expand the Bridges program and implement the HerPath initiative. The HerPath program builds on the culturally responsive and trauma-informed education advocacy, youth mentorship, and wraparound support services of the Bridges...
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Girls in the Juvenile Justice System (CFDA 16.830) program to Youth Collaboratory Inc., a non-profit organization. The award period is October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026. Through this award, Youth Collaboratory will serve as the national Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) provider to prevent and reduce sex and/or labor...