Opportunity Information: Apply for OJJDP 2017 10940
The OJJDP FY 2017 Safe and Thriving Communities: Planning and Collaboration grant (Opportunity Number OJJDP 2017 10940; CFDA 16.123) is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. It is designed to help jurisdictions in the nation most affected by youth-related gun crime and gang violence begin or strengthen a coordinated, community-wide response, with a particular focus on the most violent neighborhoods. Rather than immediately funding full-scale programming, this opportunity concentrates on the groundwork that makes effective violence reduction possible: shared planning, stronger partnerships, better use of data, and improved capacity to act together across systems.
At its core, the grant supports an initial phase of collaborative strategic planning and capacity-building so communities can develop a clear, locally tailored plan to reduce youth gun and gang violence. The program emphasizes multi-disciplinary and community partnerships, meaning applicants are expected to bring together stakeholders who often operate separately and align them around common goals, roles, and measurable strategies. The approach OJJDP describes blends balanced and restorative practices with data-driven problem solving and coordinated action at both the policy level (rules, priorities, interagency agreements, decision-making structures) and the practice level (how frontline systems identify risk, respond to incidents, connect youth to services, and prevent retaliation or escalation).
A central requirement is the use of a collaborative body that genuinely represents the people and systems most connected to the problem and its solutions. That collaborative group must include affected youth and families, city or county leadership, and a wide range of public and private partners. The solicitation specifically points to stakeholders such as law enforcement, public health, courts, workforce and jobs development, housing, and local schools and colleges, among others. The intent is to ensure the planning process is not dominated by a single agency and that it reflects community realities, incorporates prevention and intervention perspectives, and can coordinate enforcement, services, and opportunity-building in a coherent strategy.
The funded activities are oriented toward preparing a community to implement a comprehensive plan in a later phase. Awards are meant to support planning and capacity-building steps such as training and technical development for partners, staff development to improve coordination and readiness, and data development to strengthen how jurisdictions collect, share, analyze, and use information to guide decisions. By investing in these foundational elements, OJJDP aims to help jurisdictions build the infrastructure needed for sustained, strategic violence reduction rather than isolated or short-term responses.
This planning grant is also explicitly positioned as a stepping-stone to implementation funding. OJJDP indicates that successful applicants will be positioned to apply for a projected subsequent limited competition to implement the plans developed under this award. In practice, that means the deliverables from this grant are expected to include a credible collaborative structure, an actionable strategic plan grounded in local data, and stronger cross-sector capacity that demonstrates the jurisdiction is ready to move from planning to execution.
Key administrative details include an award ceiling of $333,000, with approximately 10 awards expected. The opportunity was posted December 29, 2016, with an original closing date of April 3, 2017. Eligible applicants include state governments and other entities as described in the solicitation’s additional eligibility information. Overall, the grant is structured to help high-violence communities organize themselves for effective, coordinated action, bringing public systems and community voices into the same planning process so that later implementation efforts are more targeted, evidence-informed, and sustainable.Apply for OJJDP 2017 10940
- 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 2017 Safe and Thriving Communities: Planning and Collaboration" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.123.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 29, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 03, 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 $333,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Safe and Thriving Communities: Planning and Collaboration (OJJDP FY 2017) - FAQs
1) What is this grant opportunity?
The OJJDP FY 2017 Safe and Thriving Communities: Planning and Collaboration grant is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). It supports jurisdictions in building the planning foundation and partnerships needed to reduce youth-related gun crime and gang violence, especially in the most violent neighborhoods.
2) What problem is the grant meant to address?
The grant is aimed at communities most affected by youth-related gun crime and gang violence. The focus is on helping those communities organize a coordinated, community-wide response, with particular attention to the most violent neighborhoods within the jurisdiction.
3) Is this grant for direct program implementation, or for planning?
This opportunity concentrates on planning and capacity-building rather than immediately funding full-scale programming. The intent is to fund the groundwork that makes effective violence reduction possible, such as shared planning, stronger partnerships, improved use of data, and increased ability for systems to act together.
4) What is the primary purpose of the planning phase funded by this award?
The grant supports an initial phase of collaborative strategic planning and capacity-building so a community can develop a clear, locally tailored plan to reduce youth gun and gang violence. The end goal is a credible, actionable strategy supported by a functioning collaborative structure and cross-system readiness.
5) What approach does OJJDP expect communities to use?
OJJDP describes an approach that blends balanced and restorative practices with data-driven problem solving and coordinated action. Planning is expected to address both policy-level coordination (such as rules, priorities, interagency agreements, and decision-making structures) and practice-level coordination (how frontline systems identify risk, respond to incidents, connect youth to services, and prevent retaliation or escalation).
6) What does OJJDP mean by "multi-disciplinary and community partnerships"?
Applicants are expected to bring together stakeholders who often work separately and align them around shared goals, defined roles, and measurable strategies. The solicitation emphasizes that planning should reflect community realities and coordinate prevention, intervention, enforcement, services, and opportunity-building as part of a coherent strategy.
7) Is a collaborative body required, and what is it supposed to do?
Yes. A central requirement is the use of a collaborative body that genuinely represents the people and systems most connected to the problem and the solutions. This group is intended to guide the planning process, coordinate across agencies and community partners, and help ensure the resulting strategic plan is grounded in local data and shared ownership.
8) Who must be included in the required collaborative group?
The collaborative group must include affected youth and families and city or county leadership, along with a wide range of public and private partners. The solicitation points to stakeholders such as law enforcement, public health, courts, workforce and jobs development, housing, and local schools and colleges, among others.
9) Why is broad representation in the collaborative group emphasized?
The intent is to ensure the planning process is not dominated by a single agency and that it incorporates multiple perspectives, including community voice. OJJDP highlights the importance of reflecting community realities and coordinating across systems so enforcement, prevention, intervention, services, and opportunity-building can be aligned.
10) What kinds of activities can grant funds support?
Funded activities are oriented toward preparing a community to implement a comprehensive plan in a later phase. Awards are meant to support planning and capacity-building steps such as training and technical development for partners, staff development to improve coordination and readiness, and data development to strengthen how jurisdictions collect, share, analyze, and use information to guide decisions.
11) What is meant by "data development" in this solicitation?
Data development refers to strengthening how the jurisdiction collects, shares, analyzes, and uses information to guide decisions related to youth gun and gang violence. The goal is to improve data-driven problem solving so the final plan is evidence-informed and targeted to local conditions.
12) What deliverables are implied by this planning grant?
While the award is for planning and capacity-building, OJJDP indicates that deliverables should position the community for later implementation. That includes a credible collaborative structure, an actionable strategic plan grounded in local data, and stronger cross-sector capacity showing the jurisdiction is ready to move from planning to execution.
13) How does this grant connect to future implementation funding?
OJJDP positions this planning grant as a stepping-stone to implementation funding. The solicitation indicates that successful applicants will be positioned to apply for a projected subsequent limited competition to implement the plans developed under this award.
14) What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $333,000.
15) How many awards does OJJDP expect to make?
Approximately 10 awards are expected.
16) When was the opportunity posted, and what was the original closing date?
The opportunity was posted on December 29, 2016, with an original closing date of April 3, 2017.
17) What is the opportunity number and CFDA number?
Opportunity Number: OJJDP 2017 10940. CFDA: 16.123.
18) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include state governments and other entities as described in the solicitation's additional eligibility information.
19) What types of jurisdictions is OJJDP trying to reach with this funding?
The grant is designed for jurisdictions most affected by youth-related gun crime and gang violence. It is also specifically focused on planning for the most violent neighborhoods within those jurisdictions.
20) What is the overall outcome OJJDP is trying to achieve through this planning grant?
OJJDP aims to help high-violence communities build the infrastructure for sustained, strategic violence reduction. By investing in collaboration, shared planning, and improved data capacity, the solicitation is intended to support more coordinated, targeted, evidence-informed, and sustainable implementation efforts later on.
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