OJJDP FY 17 Juvenile Justice Systems Reform Promising Practices | OJJDP 2017 12320

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The OJJDP FY 17 Juvenile Justice Systems Reform Promising Practices grant is a discretionary Department of Justice opportunity designed to strengthen coordination, assessment, and shared learning across OJJDPs Smart on Juvenile Justice efforts. The core purpose is not to fund direct services in a single state or locality, but to support a central provider that can collect and analyze performance data across multiple reform initiatives, help compare what is working, improve program quality through structured feedback, and package the results into practical tools that the juvenile justice field can actually use.

This opportunity focuses on five major Smart on Juvenile Justice program areas: (1) Juvenile Reinvestment Initiative Reform Planning and Implementation (JRI), (2) Second Chance Act Statewide Reform Implementation (SCA), (3) Enhancing Youth Access to Justice focused on indigent defense, (4) Community Supervision Planning and Implementation (SCA), and (5) Out of Home Placement supported with Title II unallocated funds. The selected provider is expected to act as an assessment and evaluation hub across these initiatives, pulling together information on implementation progress, outcomes, and the on-the-ground lessons that are often scattered across separate grants and technical assistance efforts.

A major deliverable is the development of a dedicated Smart on Juvenile Justice website hosted on the OJJDP website. This site is meant to highlight tools and resources created through the initiatives, such as maps, program reports, best practices, and analyses of state-provided program data and performance measures. In practical terms, the website functions as a public-facing repository and learning platform where stakeholders can see how different jurisdictions are implementing reforms, what results they are reporting, and what models or tools appear most promising.

On the assessment side, the provider must prepare site assessment reports that document which sites have received Smart on Juvenile Justice assistance and track each sites progress in analysis, policy development, strategy design, and implementation of reinvestment approaches. The reporting is expected to include substantive system and performance data, such as relevant juvenile justice measures, reductions in youth population levels or growth rates, savings accrued and costs averted, and how jurisdictions plan to reinvest savings into high-performing strategies. Beyond these reports, the provider must produce additional publications for state, tribal, and local policymakers, including follow-up briefs or summary reports describing the experiences of participating sites.

The grant also emphasizes ongoing documentation and continuous improvement. The provider is expected to produce interim documentation of assessment activities, such as site visit memoranda, and synthesize monthly reports from other providers to capture technical training and assistance activities by site, along with implementation and performance-measure tracking. The work includes maintaining up-to-date statistics and presentations that show overall progress across Smart on Juvenile Justice, assessing which policies were enacted or implemented as a result of reinvestment efforts, and regularly advising OJJDP on relevant research and on ways to strengthen effectiveness. This includes helping OJJDP synthesize site-specific indicators, refine implementation measures, and identify standard measures that can be used across similar reform strategies to allow more valid comparisons.

Another key component is peer learning and field engagement. The provider must facilitate peer-to-peer consulting and networking sessions so grantees and technical assistance providers can share experiences and troubleshoot common challenges. The provider is also tasked with supporting OJJDP in marketing and communicating the initiatives, including developing outreach or marketing tools and participating in conferences or meetings. Finally, the provider must organize a convening and/or roundtables that bring together Smart on Juvenile Justice partners and stakeholders to promote coordination, highlight results, and spread promising practices.

Administratively, the funding opportunity number is OJJDP 2017 12320 under CFDA 16.827 (Law, Justice and Legal Services). OJJDP anticipated making one award, with an award ceiling of $1,000,000. Eligible applicants include a wide range of entities such as public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations (including those without 501(c)(3) status), and for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), along with other eligible applicants as described in the full solicitation. The opportunity was created May 16, 2017, with an original closing date of June 19, 2017.

• The Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OJJDP FY 17 Juvenile Justice Systems Reform Promising Practices" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.827.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 16, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 19, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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