OJJDP FY 2021 Enhancing Juvenile Indigent Defense | O OJJDP 2021 36001 PROD

Opportunity Information: Apply for O OJJDP 2021 36001 PROD

The OJJDP FY 2021 Enhancing Juvenile Indigent Defense grant is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). Its purpose is to support efforts that strengthen and improve juvenile indigent defense, meaning legal defense services for youth who cannot afford an attorney. The overall focus is on improving the quality, effectiveness, and fairness of defense representation for young people in the juvenile justice system, which can include building better systems, practices, training, and resources that help ensure youth receive meaningful legal advocacy.

This opportunity is offered as a grant under the funding activity category of Law, Justice and Legal Services and is associated with CFDA number 16.836. The funding opportunity number is O-OJJDP-2021-36001-PROD, and it was created on December 3, 2020, with an original application closing date of January 20, 2021. OJJDP anticipated making about four awards under this solicitation, with a maximum award amount (award ceiling) of $375,000 per award. As with many OJJDP solicitations, the competitive nature and limited number of awards suggest applicants would be expected to present a clear plan, measurable improvements, and a strong rationale for how their project would strengthen juvenile defense capacity or performance.

Eligibility for the grant includes a range of governmental entities, specifically state governments, county governments, city or township governments, and special district governments. The solicitation also indicates that other entities may be eligible as described in the additional eligibility information in the full announcement. In practice, that type of language often allows participation by certain nonprofit or quasi-governmental organizations, collaborative partnerships, or specialized justice-related entities, but the exact scope depends on the detailed eligibility section in the full solicitation text.

In plain terms, this grant is aimed at helping jurisdictions and eligible organizations improve how indigent juvenile defense is delivered. That can involve improving access to counsel, enhancing attorney training and specialization in juvenile practice, strengthening early appointment of counsel, improving attorney workload practices, upgrading policies and standards, building data and performance measurement systems, and supporting coordination with courts and related juvenile justice partners when it helps protect youths rights and improves case outcomes. The key thread is system improvement: making sure juvenile defenders have the tools, training, and structure needed to provide effective representation that accounts for the unique legal and developmental needs of children and adolescents.

• 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 Enhancing Juvenile Indigent Defense" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.836.
• This funding opportunity was created on Dec 03, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 20, 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 $375,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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