OJJDP FY 20 National Gang Center | OJJDP 2020 16991

Opportunity Information: Apply for OJJDP 2020 16991

The OJJDP FY 20 National Gang Center grant opportunity is a discretionary Department of Justice funding announcement from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) designed to continue and strengthen the work of the National Gang Center (NGC). The core aim is to fund a national-level hub that provides leadership, coordination, and practical resources to help communities prevent and respond to gang violence, with a strong emphasis on improving outcomes for youth and enhancing public safety. Rather than focusing on direct local service delivery alone, this opportunity centers on supporting jurisdictions across the country with the tools, guidance, and coordinated assistance they need to run effective gang-reduction strategies.

A major component of the project is training and technical assistance (TTA). Through TTA, the National Gang Center is expected to help state, local, and tribal jurisdictions plan, build, and implement evidence-informed gang-reduction initiatives. This typically means helping communities assess their gang problem, select and adapt proven approaches, improve interagency collaboration, and strengthen day-to-day implementation. The intended results include safer communities, better coordinated local responses to gang activity, and programs that balance accountability with positive youth development. OJJDP highlights outcomes such as ensuring youth are held appropriately accountable to victims and the community while also supporting youth in moving toward productive, law-abiding lives.

The announcement also specifies that the National Gang Center will support project sites funded under OJJDP’s FY 2020 gang-related solicitations. In practice, this positions the NGC as a backbone support organization for other OJJDP-funded gang initiatives, helping those grantees troubleshoot implementation challenges, share lessons learned, and maintain consistent standards and approaches across multiple sites. This kind of national coordination role is meant to increase the impact of federal investments by ensuring local projects have access to expert support and by promoting alignment among jurisdictions working on similar issues.

Administratively, this opportunity is offered as a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates that OJJDP expects to have substantial involvement in the funded project (for example, collaborating on priorities, deliverables, and coordination with other federal efforts). The funding opportunity number is OJJDP 2020 16991, and it is associated with CFDA 16.123 under the Law, Justice and Legal Services funding activity category. The total maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $850,000, with OJJDP anticipating a single award (expected awards: 1), indicating the program is intended to fund one primary national entity to operate and deliver the National Gang Center functions for this project period.

Key timing details included a creation date of January 21, 2020, and an original closing date of March 23, 2020. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with clarification referenced in the full solicitation under an additional eligibility section, suggesting that specific eligible organization types were defined in the complete announcement text rather than in the brief summary field. Overall, the grant is structured to sustain a centralized national resource that can elevate and standardize gang-prevention and intervention practices across jurisdictions, particularly by equipping communities with training, technical guidance, and coordinated support tied to OJJDP’s broader FY 2020 gang violence prevention strategy.

• 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 20 National Gang Center" 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 Jan 21, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 23, 2020. (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 $850,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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