Current Solicitation

OJJDP is accepting applications for the Safe Start: Promising Approaches for Children Exposed to Violence project. This project will help communities implement collaborative cross-agency strategies to reduce the impact of children's exposure to violence, with particular emphasis on young children (age 6 and younger) and their families. The due date for applications is September 10, 2004.

Recent Solicitations

OJJDP recently solicited grant applications under the Tribal Juvenile Accountability Discretionary Grant program. Authorized through the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program, this initiative provides funds to federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native tribes to strengthen tribal juvenile justice systems by encouraging tribes to implement accountability-based programs and services. Cooperative agreements of up to $300,000 for a 3-year project and budget period will be awarded to eligible applicants through this program. Applications were due July 2, 2004.

The Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative, a collaborative effort of the U.S. Departments of Justice, Education, and Health and Human Services, recently solicited applications from local educational agencies for funding to help ongoing partnerships expand existing activities related to youth violence prevention and healthy childhood development. Applicants are eligible for 3 consecutive years of funding. The maximum yearly award is $1 million for rural school districts and Bureau of Indian Affairs schools, $2 million for suburban school districts, and $3 million for urban districts. Applications were due July 9, 2004.