Project Grant YF148450560

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $523,234 Cooperative Agreement under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.540) program to Collective Action For Youth. The project will run from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027 and aims to work with the community to create safeguards that steer youth and young adults towards positive goals. Key activities include: establishing regular coordination meetings,...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded Tides Family Services Inc. a $120,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to support the Outreach and Tracking Program and Youth Transition Center (YTC) from March 15, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The Outreach and Tracking Program is a community-based, intensive supervision program serving at-risk youth ages 6 to 18 and their families...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) to BCFS Health and Human Services (BCFS HHS) to provide a mentoring program called "Youth Averted from Delinquency (YAD)" to 90 juvenile justice system-engaged youth ages 10-17 in Kerr County, Texas over three years. The YAD program aims to improve outcomes for this population through evidence-based group mentoring,...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $1,180,000 Project Grant to the County of Contra Costa, California to deliver the "Policing the Teen Brain (PTB)" training program to all patrol and probation officers throughout the county. The PTB training, developed by Strategies for Youth (SFY), aims to equip law enforcement with skills to divert young people from arrest and address racial disparities in juvenile justice...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded $475,000 to Youth Outreach Services under a three-year Cooperative Agreement from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The award supports the Missing Children's Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 16.543), which aims to ensure equivalent access to drug court programs and examine related program data. Specifically, Youth Outreach Services will implement effective interventions...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $185,000 Project Grant to Strategies For Youth, Inc. under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). This funding will support Strategies For Youth's efforts to improve law enforcement-youth relations across the United States by providing training and developing policies for police interactions with youth. The grant aims to expand training programs to better equip officers in...

The Ohio Department of Youth Services (ODYS) was awarded a $1,483,412 Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention program (CFDA 16.540) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. Funding will support community-based programs delivered by 21 sub-awardees across Ohio to provide services to at-risk youth ages 10-17, with a focus on...

This $425,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.548 Delinquency Prevention Program) aims to address high rates of youth mental health issues and substance use in York and Polk Counties, Nebraska. The initiative will partner with local schools, health departments, and community organizations to implement targeted interventions, including regular mental health screenings, counseling services,...

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) to the Bronx District Attorney's Office and its partners. This 3-year grant will support the Justice Innovation for Bronx Youth Program, an alternative-to-incarceration pilot program that provides comprehensive, culturally appropriate, community-based services for youth charged with felonies committed at...

The Youth & Family Services Inc. was awarded a $499,999 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Consolidated and Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888). The grant will support the organization's implementation of a comprehensive community project from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025 to develop prevention, intervention,...