OJJDP FY24 Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Demonstration Program: Implementing the Juvenile Facility Standards

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Opportunity number
O-OJJDP-2024-172133
Agency
Applications due
Award size
Up to $500,000

Opportunity facts

Assistance listings
Funding instrument
Grant
Category
  • Law, Justice and Legal Services
Eligible applicants
  • State Governments
  • Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
  • Other
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About this opportunity

This federal grant opportunity, titled "OJJDP FY24 Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Demonstration Program: Implementing the Juvenile Facility Standards," is offered by the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). The grant aims to support state, local, and Tribal juvenile justice residential facilities, and their overseeing agencies, with the recruitment and retention of staff to assist in complying with the staffing ratio requirements outlined in the national PREA standards. The program prioritizes efforts to create and enhance a sexually safe culture, promoting zero tolerance of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities. The application deadline is July 29, 2024.

The funding opportunity is part of the PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation, which supports activities such as staff training, inmate education, policy development, investigations, audits, and data collection to implement PREA standards in various confinement settings. Recent awards have ranged from approximately $15,000 to $4.5 million, with most in the $50,000 to $500,000 range and typical performance periods of 1-4 years. Eligible applicants include state governments, Tribal governments (Federally Recognized), and other entities.

Synopsis

With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to support state, local, and Tribal juvenile justice residential facilities, and the agencies that oversee them, with the recruitment and retention of staff to assist in complying with the staffing ratio requirements outlined in the national PREA standards. This solicitation prioritizes efforts to create and enhance a sexually safe culture, promoting zero tolerance of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities. This program furthers the DOJ's mission to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights.

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