OJJDP FY25 Enhancing Youth Defense
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-OJJDP-2025-172279
- Agency
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Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $400,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 16.836 Indigent Defense
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- County Governments
- State Governments
- City/Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Other
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This federal grant opportunity, titled "OJJDP FY25 Enhancing Youth Defense," is seeking to implement youth defense system efforts that strengthen and improve the representation of youth involved in the juvenile justice system. The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is the awarding agency for this grant, which supports organizations providing public defense services through a combination of direct grants and national training and technical assistance. The program aims to implement sustainable system improvements that result in improved youth outcomes, reduced recidivism, safer communities, cost savings, and increased public confidence in the juvenile justice system. The application deadline for this opportunity is February 5, 2025.
Recent federal grant awards under the Indigent Defense program (CFDA 16.836) have ranged from approximately $180,000 to $1.8 million, with typical project periods of 2-4 years. Common recipients include state and local government entities, public defender offices, and nonprofit legal aid organizations. The key places of performance for this opportunity include urban areas like Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Los Angeles, as well as statewide initiatives in states such as Michigan, North Carolina, and Massachusetts.
Synopsis
This funding opportunity seeks to implement youth defense system efforts that strengthen and improve the representation of youth involved in the juvenile justice system. This program supports organizations providing public defense services through a combination of direct grants and national training and technical assistance to implement sustainable system improvements that result in improved youth outcomes, reduced recidivism, safer communities, cost savings, and increased public confidence in the juvenile justice system.
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