OJJDP FY 2021 Supporting Effective Interventions for Adolescent Sex Offenders and Children With Sexual Behavior Problems | O OJJDP 2021 47012

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The OJJDP FY 2021 Supporting Effective Interventions for Adolescent Sex Offenders and Children With Sexual Behavior Problems grant is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). Its core purpose is to strengthen how communities respond to two related public safety and child welfare challenges: adolescents who have committed sexual offenses and younger children who display problematic or harmful sexual behaviors. The opportunity emphasizes building or improving practical, evidence-informed intervention and supervision services for the youth involved, while also making sure victims and the victims families or caregivers can access meaningful treatment and support. In other words, it is designed to fund a coordinated approach that addresses accountability and risk reduction for the youth who caused harm, and healing and stabilization for those impacted.

Funding is offered through cooperative agreements, which typically means the awardee should expect a more active partnership with the federal agency than under a standard grant. In practice, that often involves ongoing coordination, reporting, and technical guidance from OJJDP to help ensure the project aligns with federal goals and is implemented with fidelity. The activity category is Law, Justice and Legal Services, and the CFDA (now commonly referenced as Assistance Listing) number tied to the program is 16.543. The solicitation was created on January 5, 2021, with an original application closing date of February 22, 2021.

The program anticipates making about 7 awards, with an award ceiling of $475,000 per award. While the ceiling indicates the maximum OJJDP expected to provide for a single project, applicants typically need to propose a project scope, staffing, service model, and evaluation or performance measurement plan that matches the amount requested and can realistically be delivered within the project period described in the solicitation. The funding is intended to support the development or expansion of intervention and supervision strategies tailored to adolescents, as well as services appropriate for children with sexual behavior problems, which generally require different clinical approaches than those used for adult sexual offending. The inclusion of services for victims and for families or caregivers signals that OJJDP is looking for projects that treat sexual harm as a family and community issue, not only an individual behavior issue.

Eligibility is broad and includes many types of public and private entities that commonly deliver juvenile justice, behavioral health, and victim services. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; tribal organizations (including those not classified as federally recognized tribal governments); nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education in those categories); and for-profit organizations other than small businesses. The listing also includes an "Others" category, with clarification referenced in the solicitation text under additional eligibility information, which typically covers specific entity types or partnership structures OJJDP is willing to consider.

Overall, the opportunity is aimed at improving outcomes and safety by funding structured, developmentally appropriate interventions for youth who have engaged in sexual misconduct or problematic sexual behaviors, paired with supportive services for victims and families. The framing suggests an interest in approaches that are coordinated across systems like juvenile justice, child welfare, schools, behavioral health, and community-based providers, so that supervision, treatment, and family support work together rather than operating in isolation.

• 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 2021 Supporting Effective Interventions for Adolescent Sex Offenders and Children With Sexual Behavior Problems" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.543.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jan 05, 2021.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 22, 2021. (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 $475,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 7 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), 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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