OJJDP FY 17 Juvenile Justice Emergency Planning Demonstration Program | OJJDP 2017 12900

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The OJJDP FY 17 Juvenile Justice Emergency Planning Demonstration Program is a discretionary federal grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), created to help juvenile justice residential facilities move beyond basic continuity-of-operations planning and adopt more complete, youth-centered emergency preparedness. The opportunity stems from a 2009 recommendation by the National Commission on Children and Disasters that juvenile justice systems be assessed for disaster readiness. OJJDP's assessment found that many existing plans were narrow in scope and often overlooked the real-world needs of justice-involved children, youth, and their families during emergencies, including what happens during response and recovery when normal services, staffing, transportation, communication, education, health care, and family contact may be disrupted.

To address these gaps, OJJDP worked with federal partners such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Education, along with state and local juvenile justice and emergency management practitioners, to develop a practical planning resource titled Emergency Planning for Juvenile Justice Residential Facilities. This grant program is essentially designed to put the guide into action by supporting jurisdictions and organizations as they develop, strengthen, and implement emergency preparedness plans aligned with the guide's principles. The emphasis is not only on protecting facility operations, but also on ensuring that confined youth continue to receive essential supports and services during crises and that facilities can restore those services as quickly and safely as possible.

Funding is intended for demonstration projects that improve readiness for a range of emergencies (for example, natural disasters, public health events, or other incidents that disrupt operations). Applicants are expected to produce or improve comprehensive plans that address preparedness, response, and recovery, and that explicitly consider the needs of youth and families involved in the justice system. In practice, this means planning for issues such as maintaining health and behavioral health services, continuing education programming, preserving safe and lawful conditions of confinement, sustaining communication with families and courts, coordinating transportation and evacuation or shelter-in-place decisions, and integrating facility plans with broader local and state emergency management systems so that juvenile facilities are not an afterthought during community-wide incidents.

The opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number OJJDP 2017 12900; CFDA 16.823) offered awards up to $150,000, with an estimated four awards available. It was published May 24, 2017, with an original closing date of June 26, 2017. The activity category is Law, Justice and Legal Services, and the funding instrument is a grant.

Eligibility was broad to encourage participation from the different entities that operate or support juvenile justice residential programming. Eligible applicants included state, county, and city or township governments; federally recognized tribal governments; public and private institutions of higher education; nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; small businesses; and other applicants as allowed under the solicitation's additional eligibility language. Overall, the program targets practical, implementable emergency planning improvements that prioritize the safety, continuity of care, and well-being of justice-involved youth before, during, and after emergencies.

• 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 Emergency Planning Demonstration Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.823.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 24, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 26, 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 $150,000.00 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, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), 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, Small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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