OJJDP FY25 Enhancing Youth Defense Training and Technical Assistance
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-OJJDP-2025-172278
- 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 $900,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 16.836 Indigent Defense
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- For Profit Organizations
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Small Businesses
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is seeking applicants for the OJJDP FY25 Enhancing Youth Defense Training and Technical Assistance grant. This funding opportunity aims to improve the quality of representation and breadth of services available from defense practitioners for justice-involved youth through specialized training, tools, resources, and intensive technical assistance. Eligible applicant types include non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, higher education institutions, for-profit organizations, small businesses, and 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Key objectives include ensuring fair and equal access to quality legal counsel for indigent youth offenders, and implementing sustainable system improvements to achieve better youth outcomes, reduce recidivism, and increase public confidence in the juvenile justice system. The application deadline is February 4, 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 places of performance 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 improve the quality of representation and breadth of services available from defense practitioners for justice-involved youth through specialized training, tools, resources, and intensive technical assistance.
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