Opportunity Information: Apply for O OJJDP 2023 171694
The OJJDP FY 2023 Post-Secondary Education Opportunities for Child Protection Professionals grant is a discretionary Department of Justice funding opportunity administered by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). It is designed to strengthen the training pipeline for future mandated reporters and child protection professionals by supporting post-secondary education efforts that prepare people entering key child-serving and youth-serving fields. The solicitation emphasizes that improving how systems respond to children and families is inseparable from broader DOJ priorities, including advancing civil rights and racial equity, increasing access to justice, supporting victims and people impacted by the justice system, strengthening community safety, protecting the public, and building trust between law enforcement and communities.
A central theme of the opportunity is OJJDP's larger vision for juvenile justice transformation. The program is rooted in the philosophy of enhancing the welfare of young people and expanding opportunities for a better future, with a clear push toward a juvenile justice approach that treats children as children, serves children at home with their families and in their communities, and opens up opportunities for youth who are system-involved. Applicants proposing work that touches youth are encouraged to directly connect their program design to these priorities and to show how their training approach supports a more developmentally appropriate, community-based, and opportunity-focused system.
The solicitation also makes youth and family partnership a core expectation rather than an optional add-on. OJJDP frames young people and family members with lived experience as essential partners who can improve understanding of system involvement and strengthen the relevance and effectiveness of proposed solutions. Applicants are required to explain how their project will integrate and sustain meaningful youth and family partnerships in both the project plan and the budget, signaling that engagement should be resourced, structured, and ongoing. The opportunity recognizes several levels at which this partnership can occur: at the individual level (for example, involving youth and families in case planning and direct service delivery before, during, and after system contact), at the agency level (such as participation in policy and program development, implementation, evaluation, advisory bodies, staffing approaches, or budget development), and at the system level (including strategic planning, system improvement initiatives, advocacy strategies, and reform efforts). In practice, applicants are expected to describe how these partnerships will be built into governance, decision-making, and accountability, not just consulted occasionally.
From a program purpose standpoint, OJJDP is specifically seeking projects that support training for future child protection professionals and mandated reporters across multiple disciplines. The target workforce includes, but is not limited to, law enforcement officers, social workers, mental health and medical health professionals, and prosecutors. While the solicitation language does not list specific curricula in the provided excerpt, the intent is clear: strengthen education and preparation so professionals who are likely to encounter child abuse, neglect, exploitation, or related youth safety concerns are better equipped to identify harm, respond appropriately, and collaborate across systems in ways that prioritize child well-being and family engagement.
Administratively, awards will be made as cooperative agreements, which typically indicates a more hands-on federal role during project implementation compared to a standard grant. The opportunity falls under the Law, Justice and Legal Services funding activity category and is associated with CFDA number 16.758. The expected scale is relatively focused, with an anticipated two awards and a maximum award amount (ceiling) of $900,000. The solicitation was created on March 29, 2023, with an original closing date of May 17, 2023.
Eligibility is broad and spans many of the entities that might realistically operate or partner on post-secondary training efforts. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (so long as they are not institutions of higher education, in the nonprofit categories listed); and for-profit organizations other than small businesses. This wide eligibility suggests OJJDP is open to different models for strengthening professional training, including university-led programs, government-university partnerships, and collaborations with nonprofit or practitioner organizations, as long as the proposal aligns with OJJDP priorities and meaningfully incorporates youth and family partnership strategies in an ongoing, well-funded way.Apply for O OJJDP 2023 171694
- 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 2023 Post-Secondary Education Opportunities for Child Protection Professionals" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.758.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 29, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 17, 2023. (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 $900,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 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), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), 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.
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What is the OJJDP FY 2023 Post-Secondary Education Opportunities for Child Protection Professionals grant?
This is a discretionary Department of Justice (DOJ) funding opportunity administered by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). It supports post-secondary education efforts intended to strengthen the training pipeline for future mandated reporters and child protection professionals.
What is the main goal of this funding opportunity?
The central aim is to improve preparation and training for people entering key child-serving and youth-serving fields, so they are better equipped to identify and respond to child abuse, neglect, exploitation, and related youth safety concerns, and to collaborate across systems in ways that prioritize child well-being and meaningful family engagement.
How does this solicitation connect to broader DOJ priorities?
The solicitation links improved responses to children and families with broader DOJ priorities, including advancing civil rights and racial equity, increasing access to justice, supporting victims and others impacted by the justice system, strengthening community safety, protecting the public, and building trust between law enforcement and communities.
How does the opportunity relate to OJJDP's vision for juvenile justice transformation?
The opportunity is grounded in OJJDP's approach to juvenile justice transformation, emphasizing youth welfare and expanding opportunities for a better future. It aligns with a developmentally appropriate approach that treats children as children, serves youth at home with their families and in their communities, and opens opportunities for youth who are system-involved.
If a proposed project involves youth, what does OJJDP expect applicants to do?
Applicants are encouraged to directly connect program design to OJJDP's juvenile justice priorities and explain how the proposed training supports a more community-based, developmentally appropriate, opportunity-focused system.
Is youth and family partnership optional under this solicitation?
No. Youth and family partnership is described as a core expectation. Young people and family members with lived experience are framed as essential partners whose involvement strengthens understanding, relevance, and effectiveness of proposed solutions.
What does "meaningful youth and family partnerships" mean in the context of this grant?
Based on the solicitation description, meaningful partnerships go beyond occasional consultation. Applicants are expected to build youth and family engagement into governance, decision-making, and accountability structures, and to sustain that engagement throughout the project.
Where can youth and family partnerships show up within a project?
The solicitation recognizes partnership at multiple levels: (1) individual level (for example, involvement in case planning and direct service delivery before, during, and after system contact), (2) agency level (such as policy and program development, implementation, evaluation, advisory bodies, staffing approaches, or budget development), and (3) system level (including strategic planning, system improvement initiatives, advocacy strategies, and reform efforts).
Do applicants have to budget for youth and family partnership activities?
Yes. Applicants are required to explain how they will integrate and sustain youth and family partnerships in both the project plan and the budget, indicating that engagement should be structured, ongoing, and resourced.
What kinds of training or education projects is OJJDP seeking?
OJJDP is seeking projects that support training for future child protection professionals and mandated reporters across multiple disciplines through post-secondary education efforts. The emphasis is on strengthening preparation so future professionals can identify harm, respond appropriately, and collaborate across systems in ways that prioritize child well-being and family engagement.
Which workforce roles are specifically mentioned as part of the target audience?
The target workforce includes, but is not limited to, law enforcement officers, social workers, mental health and medical health professionals, and prosecutors.
Does the provided solicitation excerpt list specific curricula that must be used?
No specific curricula are listed in the provided excerpt. The intent described is to strengthen education and preparation for future mandated reporters and child protection professionals.
What type of award will OJJDP make under this opportunity?
Awards are expected to be made as cooperative agreements, which generally indicates a more hands-on federal role during project implementation compared to a standard grant.
How many awards does OJJDP anticipate making?
The opportunity anticipates making two awards.
What is the maximum award amount?
The maximum award amount (ceiling) is $900,000.
What is the funding activity category for this opportunity?
The opportunity is under the Law, Justice and Legal Services funding activity category.
What is the CFDA number associated with this grant?
The CFDA number associated with this opportunity is 16.758.
When was the solicitation created and when was it originally due?
The solicitation was created on March 29, 2023, and the original closing date was May 17, 2023.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility includes a wide range of entities: state, county, and city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (in the nonprofit categories listed, as long as they are not institutions of higher education); and for-profit organizations other than small businesses.
Are institutions of higher education eligible?
Yes. Both public/state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education are listed as eligible applicants.
Are tribal entities eligible to apply?
Yes. Federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations are listed as eligible applicants.
Can a nonprofit organization apply even if it does not have 501(c)(3) status?
Yes. Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status are included in the eligibility list (within the nonprofit categories referenced in the solicitation description).
Can a for-profit organization apply?
Yes. For-profit organizations other than small businesses are listed as eligible applicants.
What kinds of applicant models does OJJDP seem open to supporting?
Based on the broad eligibility described, OJJDP appears open to multiple models for strengthening the training pipeline, including university-led programs, government-university partnerships, and collaborations with nonprofit or practitioner organizations, as long as proposals align with OJJDP priorities and include well-funded, ongoing youth and family partnership strategies.
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