The purpose of this resource page is to identify open grants, training and technical assistance that may be of particular interest to defender agencies, courts, state, local and tribal jurisdictions, research and academic institutions, and non-profit organizations that are working to enhance legal assistance and related services for historically underserved populations. Please contact the issuing entity for more information about listed grants, training and technical assistance. 

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Citizenship and Integration Direct Services Grant Program – U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
The goal of this program is to expand the availability of high quality citizenship preparation services for lawful permanent residents in communities across the nation. Additional activities that support this goal include: 1) making citizenship instruction and naturalization application services accessible to low-income and other underserved lawful permanent resident populations; 2) developing, identifying, and sharing promising practices in citizenship preparation; 3) supporting innovative and creative solutions to barriers faced by those seeking naturalization; 4) increasing the use of and access to technology in citizenship preparation programs; and 5) engaging receiving communities in the citizenship and civic integration process. In recognition of the role that legal services can play in meeting the objectives of the grant, nonprofit legal aid organizations are among those eligible to apply for funding either as lead applicant or sub-awardee. The Funding Opportunity Announcement further says, “The primary legal service provider must be an employee at the applicant organization or at sub-awardee organization. Pro bono or volunteer attorneys may be used to supplement the program.”
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Eligible Grantees: City or township governments, county governments, independent school districts, Native American tribal governments,Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS status (other than institutions of higher education), private institutions of higher education, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, special district governments and state governments.
Deadline: 5/22/2013

Dear Colleague Letter - Stimulating Research Related to the Use and Functioning of the Civil Justice System – National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation Law & Social Sciences program invites research on how people and organizations define legal claims, whether and how they mobilize the law on their behalf, and how legal institutions respond to questions about civil justice. Proposals concerning civil justice are invited to consider problems involving and not limited to the following: 1) Individual decisions to engage legal institutions and assistance, and the institutional, cultural, social and economic factors that shape those decisions; 2) Mediating institutions that define, mobilize or manage legal claims, and the differences they make in process and outcomes; and 3) The process and outcomes of decision-making in courts, both trial and appellate.
Funding Source: National Science Foundation Law & Social Sciences Program
Eligible Grantees: Except where a program solicitation establishes more restrictive eligibility criteria, individuals and organizations in the following categories may submit proposals: universities and colleges; non-profit, non-academic organizations; for-profit organizations; state and local governments; certain unaffiliated individuals. More information about eligible proposers may be found in GPG Chapter I.
Deadline:On-going, though the next application deadline is August 1, 2013

*On occasion, this resource page will feature relevant grants from other federal agencies. For a comprehensive listing of all federal grants, please visit www.grants.gov.

Native American Crime, Victimization, and Justice Studies: Postdoctoral Fellowship
The purpose of this solicitation is to support NIJ tribal data collections, expand the body of policy-relevant researchthat uses these data, and enhance or inform NIJ's tribal crime and criminal justice portfolio. NIJ will award up to two postdoctoral Native American Studies Research Fellowships to applicants who show the greatest potential for future achievement as scholars and researchers, and who demonstrate experience relevant to the unique demands working with communities, including experience working in Indian Country and Alaska Native villages. Fellows will be expected to perform a number of activities to include: 1) providing subject matter expertise in specific program areas; 2) participate in developing research plans; 3) conducting seminars in their area of expertise; and 4) helping to develop informational materials for new or current projects.
Funding Source: National Institute of Justice
Eligible Grantees: States , territories, units of local government, federally-recognized Indian tribes, nonprofit and for-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit or for-profit organizations), institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education), and certain qualified individuals.
Deadline:5/20/2013

Research and Evaluation on Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Elderly Individuals
NIJ seeks applications for research and evaluation relating to abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elderly individuals and residents of residential care facilities.Priority research areas include studies that: 1) identify and explore forensic markers of physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect among the elderly living in any setting; 2) perform rigorous evaluations of programs designed to prevent, deter, detect, investigate, prosecute, or otherwise respond to abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elderly individuals and people who live in residential care facilities; and 3) increase our understanding of financial exploitation, particularly: risk and protective factors for financial fraud victimization and offending that could be targeted for prevention; the consequences of financial abuse for older adults; and the connection between financial exploitation and other forms of elder mistreatment.
Funding Source: National Institute of Justice
Eligible Grantees: States, territories, units of local government, federally-recognized Indian tribal governments, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, tribal nonprofit or for-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, tribal institutions of higher education, and certain qualified individuals.
Deadline:5/20/2013

Visiting Fellow: Criminal Justice Statistics Program
The overall purpose of this program is to support the scholarly use of BJS data collections, expand the body of policy-relevant researchthat uses these data, and enhance or inform BJS statistical programs. For 2013, BJS's priority areas for its Visiting Fellowship program include: 1) federal criminal justice system case processing flows; 2) growth, decline, composition of U.S. prison populations; 3) indigent defense systems; 4) record linkage of BJS data to develop new statistics about the operation of the criminal justice system; 5) recidivism of young offenders in New York; and 6) Secondary analysis of Prison Rape Elimination Act data on substance abuse.
Funding Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics
Eligible Grantees:Individuals who have a nationally recognized research portfolio and considerable expertise in their area of proposed research. They should be willing to commit a substantial portion of their time over at least a 12-month period to undertake analyses of existing BJS data or statistical programs and produce at least one publishable quality report summarizing their analysis.
Deadline: 5/21/2013

NIJ Graduate Research Fellowship Program
NIJ's Graduate Research Fellowship program provides funding for research on crime, violence, and other criminal justice related topics to accredited universities that offer research based doctoral degrees and is intended to support universities that sponsor students in the final stages of graduate study. Applicants are encouraged to sponsor outstanding and promising doctoral students whose dissertation prospectus demonstrates independent and original research that has direct implications for criminal justice in the United States. Applicants must also clearly demonstrate how the proposed dissertation research advances basic criminal justice knowledge, practice, and/or policy for criminal justice agencies in the United States. Indigent defense researchers are encouraged to submit applications for funding.
Funding Source: National Institute of Justice
Eligible Grantees: Degree granting educational institutions in the United States.
Deadline:5/23/2013

W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowship for Research in Race, Gender, Culture, and Crime
The National Institute of Justice seeks applications for funding under the W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowship for research in race, gender, culture, and crime program. The main objective of this program is to develop and analyze information and data having clear implications for criminal justice policy and practice in the United States. Applicants may choose from, but are not limited to the following broad topic areas: 1) courts, sentencing, probation, institutional corrections, and parole; 2) police-community relations; 3) civil rights; 4) immigration, crime, and victimization; and 5) culture and crime. Indigent defense researchers are encouraged to submit applications for funding.
Funding Source: National Institute of Justice
Eligible Grantees: States , territories, units of local government, federally-recognized Indian tribes, nonprofit and for-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit or for-profit organizations), institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education), and certain qualified individuals.
Deadline: 5/28/2013

Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (State Solicitation)
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions.  This formula grant program provides states and units of local governments with critical funding necessary to support a range of program areas including law enforcement, prosecution and court programs, corrections and community corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, crime victim and witness initiatives, planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs.  The solicitation identifies support for indigent defense as one of several key priority areas for maximizing the effectiveness of JAG funding at the state and local level. JAG funds may also be used to address key statutory requirements that may not be otherwise funded, including requirements from the state and federal level, such as addressing limited English proficiency requirements and other similar mandates.  State and local jurisdictions are encouraged to bring all system stakeholders together in a strategic criminal justice planning process to guide JAG funding,  and the Department notes that  “our recommended guidelines are that at a minimum, the strategic planning process includes law enforcement, courts, prosecutors, indigent defense providers, victim advocates, and corrections official.” Another key priority area is in the criminal justice system is support for indigent defense. BJA continues to encourage states and State Administering Agencies to use JAG funds to support the vital needs of the indigent defense community. Attorney General Holder has consistently stressed that “the crisis in indigent defense reform is a serious concern whichmust be addressed if true justice is to be achieved in our nation.” In 2002 the American Bar Association (ABA) published Ten Principles of a Public Defense Delivery System which represent fundamental building blocks for implementing quality legal representation for indigent defendants.
Funding Source: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Eligible Grantees: States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
Deadline: 5/30/2013

Study of the Use of Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program Funds on Aftercare Services
This program funds formula grants to all 56 States and territories for support of residential, jail-based, and aftercare treatment services delivered to offenders with substance abuse problems by state and local providers. NIJ seeks to award a grant to examine the use of RSAT Program funds on aftercare services and address the following research questions: 1)What substance abuse treatment and related aftercare services are provided to offenders transitioning to the community generally?; 2) What specific substance abuse treatment and related aftercare services are supported through RSAT funding, and are they science-based?; 3) What are the characteristics of jail and prison reentry populations receiving substance abuse treatment and related aftercare services supported by RSAT funding?; 4) What challenges or facilitates (e.g., health care funding) the implementation of continuing care and recovery intervention models for offenders transitioning to the community including pre-release planning?
Funding Source: National Institute of Justice
Eligible Grantees: States , territories, units of local government, federally-recognized Indian tribes, nonprofit and for-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit or for-profit organizations), institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education), and certain qualified individuals.
Deadline: 5/31/2013

Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher – Practitioner Partnerships
NIJ is interested in funding multiple criminal justice research projects involving researcher-practitioner partnerships as well as capturing detailed descriptions of these collaborations. Results from these projects should lead to better criminal justice policy, practice, and research, including for the participating practitioner partner. The objectives are to: 1) develop and analyze information and data having clear application for criminal justice policy and practice in the U.S.; 2) develop and analyze information and data having clear implications for the practice-based partner organization (if applicable); and 3) develop and analyze information and data that evaluates innovative programs, strategies and policies relevant to the practice-based partner organizations (if applicable). Indigent defense researchers are encouraged to submit applications for funding.
Funding Source: National Institute of Justice
Eligible Grantees: States, territories, units of local government, federally-recognized Indian tribes, nonprofit and for-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit or for-profit organizations), institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education), and certain qualified individuals.
Deadline: 5/31/2013

Joint Adult Drug Court Solicitation to Enhance Services, Coordination, and Treatment
Bureau of Justice Assistance and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration are accepting applications for FY 2013 grants to enhance the court services, coordination, and evidence based substance abuse treatment and recovery support services of adult drug courts. The purpose of this joint initiative is to allow applicants to submit a comprehensive strategy for enhancing drug court services and capacity. The overall goal of the Joint Adult Drug Court Solicitation is to expand the drug court capacity of the state, local, and tribal levels to reduce crime and substance abuse among high risk/high need offenders. Program objectives include: 1) building and maximizing the capacity of jurisdictions to ensure that all offenders are identified appropriately screened and assessed for risk and need as well as co-occurring substance abuse and mental health needs; 2) ensuring all substance abusing offenders receive targeted research-based and data-driven services; 3) enhancing the provision of recovery support services that prevent recidivism such as individualized treatment, vocational and educational services, and community reintegration services to achieve long-term recovery; 4) lowering costs associated with the population of focus; 5) supporting strategies that ensure drug court practitioners have tools to effectively manage these interventions, including data collection and analysis, training , and technical assistance; and 6) tracking drug court performance.
Funding Source: Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration
Eligible Grantees:States or state courts applying on behalf of a single jurisdiction; local courts; counties; other units of government; or federally recognized Indian tribal governments.
Deadline:6/13/2013

**NEW** State and Local Justice Agencies Serving Tribal Lands
BJS is developing a comprehensive program of statistical data collections efforts to document justice system activities on tribal lands.  Current collections target the federal justice system, jails in Indian Country, crimes reported by tribal law enforcement agencies, and tribal court systems.   The proposed data collections will fill two major information gaps buy conducting two separate, but related, surveys of: 1) state and local law enforcement agencies; and 2) state and local prosecutor offices that provide justice services on tribal lands.  These surveys will solicit information on administrative procedures and practices, tribal caseloads and provided services, and capabilities of the agencies to report detailed data on the tribal matters they handle.  The implementation of this program is part of a multifaceted effort by BJS to expand statistical activities related to American Indian and Alaska Native crime and justice issues.
Funding Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics
Eligible Grantees: For profit (commercial) organizations, nonprofit organizations, faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher learning, and consortia with demonstrated organizational and community-based experience working with American and Alaska Native communities, including tribal for-profit (commercial) and nonprofit organizations, tribal colleges and universities, and tribal consortia.
Deadline: 6/18/2013

Second Chance Act Two-Phase Adult Reentry Demonstration Program: Planning and Implementation
The goal of section 101 of the Second Chance Act is to provide support to eligible applicants for the developmentand implementation of comprehensive and collaborative strategies that address the challenges posed by reentryto increase public safety and reduce recidivism. The grant solicitation expressly allows for civil legal aid including "referral to and payment of legal services related to the purpose of the grant, such as: securing a driver's license, expunging criminal records, litigating inappropriate denials of housing or employment and violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, creating and/or modifying child support orders, and other family law services that help stabilize individuals and families. For more information, go to www.bja.gov/Programs/SecondChanceLegalServicesGuidance.pdf.
Funding Source: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Eligible Grantees: State and local government agencies and federally recognized Indian tribes.
Deadline: 6/20/2013

**NEW** Criminal Justice Improvement and Recidivism Reduction through the State-Level Justice Reinvestment Initiative
The Justice Reinvestment Initiative is a data-driven public safety approach that provides extensive technical assistance  to states to analyze the data and develop criminal justice system policy options. Justice reinvestment refers to a data driven approach that: 1) analyzes criminal justice trends to understand what factors are driving the growth in jail and prison populations; 2) develops and implements policy options to manage the growth in corrections expenditures and increase the effectiveness of current spending investment to increase public safety and improve offender accountability; and 3) measures the impact of the policy changes and reinvestment resources and hold policymakers accountable for projected results.
Funding Source: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Eligible Grantees: National-scope private non-profit organizations and colleges and universities both public and private.
Deadline: 6/27/13

Second Chance Act Comprehensive Statewide Adult Recidivism Reduction Planning Program
The goal of Section 101 of the Second Chance Act is to provide support to eligible applicants for the development and implementation of comprehensive and collaborative strategies that address the challenges posed by reentry to increase public safety and reduce recidivism. The objectives of this program are to fund, at the state level, effective strategies for reducing recidivism and enhancing public safety which incorporate the following principles: 1) focus on the offenders most likely to recidivate; 2) use evidenced-based programs proven to work and ensure the delivery of services is high quality; 3) deploy supervision policies and practices that balance sanctions and treatment; and 4) target places where crime and recidivism rates are the highest. The grant solicitation expressly allows for civil legal aid including "referral to and payment of legal services related to the purpose of the grant, such as: securing a driver's license, expunging criminal records, litigating inappropriate denials of housing or employment and violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, creating and/or modifying child support orders, and other family law services that help stabilize individuals and families. For more information, go to www.bja.gov/Programs/SecondChanceLegalServicesGuidance.pdf.
Funding Source: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Eligible Grantees: State correctional agency (the state department of corrections or department of community corrections), or State Administering Agency.
Deadline: 6/28/2013

Tribal Courts Assistance Program (TCAP) and Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Training and Training and Technical Assistance (IASAP)
The primary goal of TCAP and IASAP Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) is to assist CTAS grantees in meeting the goals and objectives of their Purpose Area 3 (Justice Systems and Alcohol and Substance Abuse) grant funding. BJA is seeking TTA providers with demonstrated expertise in assisting tribal jurisdictions with developing and managing culturally relevant subject matter curricula (including web-based platforms); and developing cost-effective technical assistance responses, including telephonic, web-based (podcasts,webinars), and in-person consultation as well as publication development and dissemination of tools and documents. The TCAP and IASAPproviders should be able to: 1) provide proactive, comprehensive, user-friendly TTA services which are culturally relevant; and 2) demonstrate uniform protocols for the assessment and delivery of technical assistance, as well as tracking, evaluation and follow-up.
Funding Source:Bureau of Justice Assistance
Eligible Grantees:For-profit (commercial) organizations, nonprofit organizations, faith-based and community organizations, and institutions of higher learning experienced in training and technical assistance efforts in tribal jurisdictions.
Deadline: 5/30/2013

Model Programs Guide
Thissolicitation invites eligible applicants to develop and expand content for OJJDP's Model Programs Guide (MPG). MPG provides an online resource for practitioners and policymakers of evidence-based juvenile justice programs and practices. The goal of the program is to award a cooperative agreement to an organization to develo0p and expand content for OJJDP's MPG. It includes the following objectives, activities and deliverables: 1) conduct juvenile program assessments, adding a minimum of 20 new program profiles per year that will appear on both MPG and CrimeSoulutions.gov sites; 2) update at least 10 juvenile program records per year and respond to program-related inquiries or disputes; 3) conduct at least five new literature reviews per year of juvenile related practices or program types and update previous reviews; 4) create and disseminate at least two implementation guides per year to translate the evidence-based program information to practice; and 5) complete ad hoc communications, evidence review, or other related requests (anticipated to be no more than 10 requests annually).
Funding Source: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Eligible Grantees: States (including territories), units of local government (including federally recognized tribal governments, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior), nonprofit and for-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit and for-profit organizations), and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education).
Deadline: 5/20/2013

National Intertribal Youth Leadership Development Initiative
This initiative aims to enhance tribal efforts to increase youth engagement, coordination, and action related to juvenile justice, delinquency prevention, and public safety in Indian country. The goal of this initiative is to engage youth and youth-serving programs in efforts to reduce risk factors and enhance protective factors in youth, schools, communities, and families. To accomplish this goal, the initiative will create a series of national and regional Intertribal Youth Leadership Development gatherings and a range of related culturally affirming youth leadership development opportunities for Native American and Alaska Native youth and tribal youth-serving programs.
Funding Source: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Eligible Grantees: Federally recognized tribal governments, tribal nonprofit and for-profit organizations, tribal colleges and universities, states, territories, units of local government, non-tribal nonprofit and for-profit organizations and non-tribal institutions of higher education.
Deadline: 5/20/2013

Community-Based Violence Prevention Field Initiated Research and Evaluation Program
The goals of OJJDP's CBVP program are to collaborate across disciplines and sectors (e.g., law enforcement, public health, community leaders, clergy) to change community norms regarding violence, provide alternatives to violence, and increase awareness of the perceived and actual risks and costs of violence among high-risk young people. OJJDP is committed to increasing and improving the available research about the factors that may impact violence involving youth at the community level assessing the effectiveness and cost efficiencyof existing community-based violence prevention models.
Funding Source: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Eligible Grantees: States, territories, units of local government, federally recognized tribal governments, nonprofit and for-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit and for- profit organizations), and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education).
Deadline: 5/28/2013

VOCA Regional Children's Advocacy Centers Program
The Victims of Child Abuse (VOCA) Regional Children's Advocacy Centers competitive program supports four Regional Children's Advocacy Centers, one situated within each of the four U.S. Census regions, that 1) develop multidisciplinary teams, local children's advocacy center programs, and state chapter organizations that respond to child abuse and neglect; and 2) deliver training and technical assistance that strengthen existing multidisciplinary teams, child advocacy center programs, and state chapter organizations. This program's objective is to provide a full complement of training, and technical assistance, and information services to developing and established multidisciplinary teams, local children's advocacy center, and state chapter organizations of children's advocacy centers.
Funding Source:Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Eligible Grantees:Local public and private nonprofit children's advocacy center agencies and organizations.
Deadline: 5/29/2013

Field-Initiated Research and Evaluation Program
This program will support methodologically rigorous research and evaluations that inform policy and practice consistent with the Department of Justice's mission. OJJDP will fund field-initiated studies that advance the understanding of how the application of a child and adolescent development framework to juvenile justice system approaches, policies, and programs impacts juvenile delinquency, justice system involvement, and recidivism. The goals of the Fiscal Year 2013 Field-Initiated Research and Evaluation Program are to build knowledge about child and adolescent development and the juvenile justice system response. To achieve these goals, the solicitation will: 1) foster new rigorous, scientific researchand evaluation efforts; and 2) extend or expand ongoing/existing longitudinal developmental investigations of youth.
Funding Source:Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Eligible Grantees:States, territories, units of local government, federally recognized tribal governments, nonprofit and for-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit and for- profit organizations), and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education).
Deadline: 5/29/2013

**NEW** Second Chance Act Juvenile Reentry Program
The goal of Section 101 of the Second Chance Act is to support eligible applicants who will develop and implement  comprehensive and collaborative strategies to increase public safety and reduce recidivism and address the challenges that reentry poses.  Within the context of this initiative, BJA and OJJDP do not envision reentry to be a specific program, but rather a process that begins when the juvenile is first incarcerated (pre-release) and ends with his or her successful community reintegration (post-release), evidenced by lack of recidivism.  The objectives of this process are to provide the juvenile with appropriate evidence-based services including addressing individual criminogenic needs based on a juvenile reentry plan that relies on a risk/needs assessment that reflects the risk of recidivism for that juvenile, in both a pre- and post- release setting.   Civil legal services are an allowable use of grant funds: “Civil legal assistance can often play a critical role in addressing barriers to successful reintegration. An allowable use of Second Chance Act funds for juvenile reentry services includes referral to and payment of legal services related to the purpose of the grant, such as securing a driver’s license, expunging criminal records, litigating inappropriate denials of housing or employment and violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, creating and/or modifying child support orders, and other family law services that help stabilize individuals and families.”
Funding Source: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Eligible Grantees: States, territories, and units of local government including federally recognized Indian tribal governments.
Deadline: 6/17/2013

**NEW** Second Chance Act Reentry Program for Juveniles with Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders                    
The objectives of this program include improving outcomes for juveniles with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders through the provision of appropriate evidence-based services. This includes addressing individual criminogenic needs based on a reentry plan that relies on a risk and needs assessment.  To achieve this objective, OJJDP seeks applications to implement or expand treatment programs for juveniles with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders.  These programs should improve the provision of treatment for juveniles (younger than 18 years old) with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders within juvenile facilities and include both pre- and post-release programming for all program participants.  Civil legal services are an allowable use of grant funds: “Civil legal assistance can often play a critical role in addressing barriers to successful reintegration. An allowable use of Second Chance Act funds for juvenile reentry services includes referral to and payment of legal services related to the purpose of the grant, such as securing a driver’s license, expunging criminal records, litigating inappropriate denials of housing or employment and violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, creating and/or modifying child support orders, and other family law services that help stabilize individuals and families.”
Funding Source:  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Eligible Grantees: States, territories, units of local government,  and federally recognized tribal governments.
Deadline: 6/24/2013

National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Youth in Custody
The National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Youth in Custody will serve as a resource for juvenile detention and confinement and facilities, adult facilities that hold juveniles, and communities working to rehabilitate juvenile offenders. Among other activities the Center will promulgate data-driven approaches for facilities to identify, monitor, and improve conditions and treatment services provided to juveniles in custody using national standards and outcome measures. The center will document, disseminate, and train on best practices for juveniles in a range of custody settings. The center will also work in cooperation with other OJJDP and OJP national training and technical assistance programs, as OJJDP directs. The grantee will perform tasks in the area of training and technical assistance (TTA) regarding detention and commitment of juvenile offenders. This includes, but is not limited to: 1) serving as the national resource center and information clearinghouse regarding best practices for juveniles in custody; 2) convening a working group of experts and practitioners in the field of juvenile corrections and holding periodic meetings to share information; 3) keeping the juvenile justice field and OJJDP staff and leadership apprised of the latest trends, practices, and programming in juvenile detention and correctional programming; 4) collaborating with other OJJDP and OJP TTA providers to ensure optimal use of limited funds and to share information and expertise; and 5) developing resources, and providing and training and technical assistance to organizations and agencies regarding the full range of juvenile detention and correction topics, including an ongoing series of Webinars.
Funding Source:Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Eligible Grantees:States, territories, units of local government, federally recognized tribal governments, nonprofit and for-profit organizations including tribal nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and institutions of higher education including tribal institutions of higher education.
Deadline: 5/30/2013

 

Grants to State and Territorial Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Coalitions and Sexual Assault Services Program for State and Territorial Coalitions
By statute, the purposes of these two programs respectively are to: 1)coordinate victim services activities; 2) collaborate and coordinate with Federal, State, Territorial and local entities; and 3) to support the maintenance and expansion of State and Territorial sexual assault coalitions.Statewide sexual assault coalitions provide direct support to member rape crisis centers through funding, training and technical assistance, public awareness activities, and public policy advocacy. Statewide domestic violence coalitions provide comparable support to member battered women's shelters and other domestic victim service providers.
Funding Source: Office on Violence Against Women
Eligible Grantees:State and Territorial sexual assault and domestic violence coalitions.
Deadline: 5/22/13

 

Crime Victim Compensation Program Initiative
Under this solicitation, the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) will provide funding over the course of 3 years to catalyze innovation and enhance crime victims' access to crime victim compensation funding in the 21st century. The purpose of this initiative is to provide funding to develop promising practices, models, or programs designed to enhance access and innovation in the administration of crime victim compensation programs at the state level. OVC will fund two eligible crime victim compensation programs to develop or enhance innovative strategies to increase program responsiveness, efficiency, and accessibility for all crime victims throughout the state or territory, especially underserved victims. Examples of innovative strategies include: 1) evidence-based practices or policies; 2) practices that may be new to the victims field but standard in other fields; 3) creative outreach to new or underserved victim populations; and 4) organizational policies or procedures that increase productivity, enhance services to victims, improve customer satisfaction, or generate cost savings.
Funding Source: Office for Victims of Crime
Eligible Grantees: Limited to state victim compensation programs that are eligible to administer VOCA Victim Compensation Formula Grants.
Deadline: 6/3/2013

Victim Assistance Professional Development Fellowship Program – Vision 21 Fellowships
Thisannouncement is for two distinct fellowships: the Legal Assistance Fellowship and the Strategic Engagement Fellowship. The overarching goal of the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Victim Assistance Professional Development Fellowship Program is to enhance the efforts of OVC to facilitate the understanding of, development, or enhancement of innovative programs, models, practices, and protocols that serve crime victims. The fellow will support OVC staff through the provision of direct operational assistance to crime victim service organizations and agencies; the design and development of innovative initiatives and training programs; and assessment and capacity building efforts. The fellow also will be responsible for developing articles and speeches on specific topics covered in the fellowship category area.
Funding Source: Office for Victims of Crime
Eligible Grantees:Individuals who demonstrate the financial and administrative capacity to manage the cooperative agreement; as well as the desire, knowledge, and ability to execute the developmentof training, technical assistance, public awareness, and other informational resources successfully to meet the needs of victim service providers and allied practitioners who serve crime victims. The Legal Assistance Fellowship is open to attorneys, with favorable consideration given to those applicants who have a few years of experience working on related legal or policy issues, including but not limited to services to low-income individuals or pro bono legal assistance, working on crime victim legal issues, or victims' legal rights.
Deadline: 6/10/2013

Bridging the Gap in Victim-Related Research to Practice
The goal of this project is to assess the capacity and readiness of victim service providers and social science researchers to engage in meaningful dialogue about the critical issues and emerging knowledge in the victims field. Objectives are to: 1) design a methodology for outreach to a broad range of victim service providers and researchers in criminal justice and social sciences; 2) implement activities planned to ascertain knowledge and awareness of researchand evaluation among the victims field; 3) implement activities planned to ascertain level of interest in, and capacity for, translatingresearch for practitioners among the research community; 4) recommend approaches to bridging observed gaps.
Funding Source: Office for Victims of Crime
Eligible Grantees: Private nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit organizations), faith-based and community organizations, colleges and universities (including tribal institutions of higher education), public agencies, tribal governments, and tribal organizations.
Deadline:6/10/2013

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