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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC
ASSISTANCE
16.542: National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention
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| PROGRAM AND AWARD | FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS |
| ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS | FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO. |
| APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS | INFORMATION CONTACTS |
| RELATED PROGRAMS | ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS |
| PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS | POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS |
Applicant Eligibility: Public or private agencies, organizations, or individuals.
Beneficiary Eligibility: Public or private agencies, organizations, or individuals.
Credentials/Documentation: Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments.
Preapplication Coordination: Standard application forms, in accordance with 28 CFR Part 66 (Common Rule), as required by OMB Circular No. A-102 must be used for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure: Applicant submits proposal on Standard Form 424. This program is subject to the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-110 and the Common Rule. Proposals must be prepared and submitted in accordance with program announcements published in the Federal Register.
Award Procedure: Award package is sent to grantee.
Deadlines: As scheduled in annual program plan or as set forth in program announcements.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 1 to 6 months.
Appeals: 28 CFR Part 18.
Renewals: Supplemental grants.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Applications are judged according to their consistency with the policies and program priorities established by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. Specific criteria are applied that are related to the particular program areas under which projects are funded. The criteria are incorporated in the individual program announcements. Applications undergo a competitive peer review process as outlined in the OJJDP Competition and Peer Review Policy, 28 CFR Part 34.
Examples of Funded Projects: During fiscal year 2000, the National Institute funded programs addressing the Program of Research on the Causes and Correlates of Delinquency; Juvenile Justice Statistics and Systems Development Program; Evaluation of the Juvenile Mentoring Program; Evaluation of the Enforcement of Underage Drinking Laws Program; National Youth Gang Center; Juvenile Justice Evaluation Resource Center; Performance-Based Standards for Juvenile Detention and Corrections; Evaluation of Partnerships to Reduce Juvenile Gun Violence Program; Survey of School-Based Gang Prevention and Intervention Programs; Chicago Project for Violence Prevention; Enhancing Personnel Training and Understanding Minority Over-Representation in the Juvenile Justice System; Project to Design and Test Clinical Intervention for Substance Abusing Juvenile Offenders in Detention; Consortium on Children, Families and the Law; Juvenile Transfers to Criminal Court Studies; National Juvenile Court Data Archive; Assessing ADM Disorders Among Juvenile Detainees; Evaluation of Department of Labor's Education and Training of Youthful Offenders Initiative; Frameworks for Designing and Evaluating Community-level Programs for Youth; Youth Groups and Gangs in Europe; Tools and Strategies for Protecting Kids on the Internet; Center for Research on Crime Against Children; National Evaluation of the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative; The Utility of Mental Health Assessments Incarcerated Youth; Screening and Assessment: Instruments and Model; and Updating the Juvenile Justice Monography; Court Appointed Special Advocates, OJJDP National Training and Technical Assistance Center, Juvenile and Family Court Training, Training and Technical Assistance Program to Promote Gender-Specific Programming for Female Offenders and At-Risk Girls, Training and Technical Assistance for National Innovations to Reduce Disproportionate Minority Confinement, Project To expand and Improve Juvenile Restitution Programs, Juvenile Corrections and Detention Personnel Technical Assistance and Training, Juvenile Justice Training for State and Local law Enforcement Personnel, National Youth Courts, and the School Safety Training and Technical Assistance Program.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: In amounts consistent with the Institute's plans, priorities, and levels of financing.
During fiscal year 2000, the National Institute funded grants and supported a variety of activities. It provided valuable reports, bulletins and fact sheets from a variety of program areas such as: Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1999 National Report; OJJDP Research: Making a Difference For Juveniles; Juvenile Court Statistics, 1996; Report to Congress on Juvenile Violence Research; America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well Being; Annual School Safety Report; Reporting Crimes Against Juveniles; Violence After School; Detention Diversion Advocacy: An Evaluation; School & Community Interventions (Prevention) for Serious Violence Offenders; 1997 National Youth Gang Survey; Family Disruption and Delinquency; Highlights of the 1998 Youth Gang Survey; Juvenile Arrest, 1998; Juvenile Offenders in Residential Placement, 1997; Juvenile Vandalism; Guidelines for the Screening Care Providers; Teenage Fatherhood and Delinquent Behavior; Juvenile Justice: A Century of Change; and Minorities in the Juvenile Justice System. In addition, training has been provided to juvenile justice and youth serving agency personnel, including: lawyers, judges, law enforcement executives; juvenile court, detention, and correctional administrators; probation officers; teachers; students; and practitioners. These training programs dealt with a range of juvenile justice topics, including: Female Offenders, Native American Juvenile Services, State Legislation Affecting Juvenile Codes, Family Strengthening, Conflict Resolution, Child Centered Community-Oriented Policing, Juvenile Restitution Programming, knowledge and skills development for youth services workers in community-based settings, juvenile corrections administrators and line supervisors, law enforcement and juvenile and family court personnel handling juvenile offenders as well as abused and neglected children in need of permanent placements. Technical Assistance also supported juvenile justice system development through telecommunications assistance and coordination of all training and technical assistance programs through a National Training and Technical Assistance Center.
Federal Agency: OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Type of Assistance: Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements or Contracts).
Obligations: (Grants) FY 99 $29,778,120; FY 00 est $28,381,373; and FY 01 est $25,750,000.
Budget Account Number: 15-0405-0-1-754.
Authorization: Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, Section 241-248, as amended; Public Laws 93-415, 95-503, 95-115, 96-509, 98-473, 100-690, and 102-586, 42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Financial Guide; Federal Register publications: Fiscal Year 1997 Program Plan and Competitive Discretionary Program and Discretionary Program Announcement Application Kit, to be issued in 1997.
Regional or Local Office: None.
Headquarters Office: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Washington, DC 20531. Contact: Charlotte Kerr, Acting Director, Research and Program Development Division. Phone: (202) 307-5929. Use the same number for FTS. Contact: Emily Martin, Director, Training and Technical Assistance Division, (202) 307-5940. Use the same number for FTS.
(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)
Formula and Matching Requirements: No match required.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Varies; generally 1 to 3 years. Drawdowns may be made.
Uses and Use Restrictions: It is the purpose of the Institute to provide a coordinating center for the collection, preparation and dissemination of useful data regarding the prevention, treatment and control of juvenile delinquency and child exploitation; to provide training for human services professionals, judges, paraprofessionals, juvenile corrections and detention personnel, volunteers, law enforcement personnel where activities relate to juvenile delinquency prevention and treatment programs and improvement of the juvenile justice system; to promote leadership development in the field of juvenile justice; to promote dissemination of information about new technologies and training methods, to stimulate and support training in the fields of juvenile justice, missing and exploited children; and the human services networks which support the juvenile justice system; and to support development of standards for the administration of juvenile justice. The funds are also used to conduct research, program development and evaluation into any aspect of juvenile delinquency, missing and exploited children; to review standards of juvenile detention and correctional facilities; to strengthen and maintain the family unit; to improve our understanding of the development of pro-social and anti-social behavior patterns; to report the number and characteristics of juveniles taken into custody; to collect, process and report on the data from the Nation's juvenile justice systems; to assess the juvenile justice system's handling of sex offenders and their offenses; to research and identify early court interventions, delays in sanctions and effective juvenile offender prevention and treatment programs; and to study waivers and transfers to adult courts and conduct research to increase knowledge of how violent youth gangs contribute to serious, violent, and chronic juvenile crime.
Reports: Financial and subgrant data reported on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis, as required by the OJP Financial Guide applicable edition.
Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organization," nonfederal entities that receive financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Records: Grantee must keep complete records on disposition of funds.
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