OJJDP FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Strategies to Support Children Exposed to Violence Training and Technical Assistance | O OJJDP 2023 171752

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The OJJDP FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Strategies to Support Children Exposed to Violence Training and Technical Assistance opportunity is a U.S. Department of Justice initiative, administered through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, focused on helping communities strengthen their responses to children and families affected by violence. The grant is designed to fund a single training and technical assistance (TTA) provider that can guide and support local project sites as they build coordinated, community-based approaches aimed at reducing harm, improving resilience, and lowering the likelihood of later juvenile violence and delinquency. The broader priorities behind the solicitation align with the Office of Justice Programs mission to advance civil rights and racial equity, expand access to justice, support crime victims and others impacted by the justice system, enhance community safety, address evolving public safety threats, and build public trust in the justice system.

At its core, the funded work is about implementation support rather than direct service delivery. The selected TTA provider is expected to help project sites develop comprehensive strategies that connect multiple systems and stakeholders, such as victim services, schools, child welfare, behavioral health, community-based organizations, and justice partners, so that children exposed to violence are identified early and receive consistent, trauma-informed assistance. The emphasis on "coordinated and comprehensive" approaches signals that OJJDP is looking for structured collaboration across agencies and disciplines, with practical tools and guidance that help communities move from planning to execution. The overall outcome OJJDP is pushing toward is that children and families impacted by violence have stronger protective factors and supports, which in turn helps prevent future delinquency and youth violence.

This is a continuation opportunity using a cooperative agreement, which typically means DOJ expects close involvement in program direction, monitoring, and decision-making compared with a standard grant. The funding activity category is law, justice, and legal services, and the CFDA listing is 16.818. The maximum award amount is $1,000,000, and OJJDP anticipated making one award, meaning this is a single-provider national or multi-site support role rather than multiple local awards. The opportunity was created on April 27, 2023, with an original closing date of May 10, 2023, and it is labeled "Invited to Apply," which usually indicates a limited-competition or directed continuation action where only certain applicants are eligible based on prior involvement or specific qualifications.

Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with the details intended to be clarified in the solicitation's additional eligibility text. In practice, that phrasing often points to a specific organization type (for example, a national nonprofit, technical assistance organization, research or evaluation entity, or another specialized provider) that has the capacity to deliver training, develop resources, offer consultation, and help sites troubleshoot implementation challenges. The legal authority for the program is cited as 34 U.S.C. 11171-11172, with appropriations authority tied to Public Law 117-328 (136 Stat. 4459, 4538), grounding the award in OJJDP's statutory mandate to address juvenile justice issues and youth exposure to violence.

In summary, this grant opportunity funds one organization to serve as the backbone TTA provider helping communities improve how they respond to children exposed to violence, with the practical aim of building resilience in affected children and families and reducing the risk of later delinquency and youth violence. The program sits within DOJ/OJP priorities around equity, victim support, access to justice, community safety, and trust-building, and it uses a cooperative agreement structure to enable active federal partnership during implementation.

• 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 Invited to Apply - Strategies to Support Children Exposed to Violence Training and Technical Assistance" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.818.
• This funding opportunity was created on Apr 27, 2023.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 10, 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 $1,000,000.00 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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