OJJDP FY 18 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents With Minor Children | OJJDP 2018 13502

Opportunity Information: Apply for OJJDP 2018 13502

The OJJDP FY 18 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents With Minor Children grant opportunity is a discretionary funding program from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). Its central purpose is to help jurisdictions strengthen and expand services inside detention and correctional facilities for incarcerated people who are parents of children under age 18. The program is designed around the idea that maintaining healthier parent-child connections during incarceration, and supporting parents as they return to the community, can improve family stability and reduce negative outcomes for children.

Funding through this opportunity is intended to help states and local governments put practical, structured family engagement approaches in place. A major focus is developing and improving strategies that increase communication and contact between children and their incarcerated parents while still maintaining facility safety and security. This can include planning and implementing policies, procedures, and activities that make parent-child interaction more consistent, more meaningful, and better aligned with the emotional and developmental needs of minors, without compromising operational requirements in secure settings.

Another core element is transitional reentry support that explicitly incorporates parental responsibility. In addition to what happens during incarceration, funded efforts are expected to help incarcerated parents prepare for reunification and family life after release. This reentry emphasis signals that the program is not only about visits or communication while someone is confined, but also about helping parents build skills, plans, and supports that make them more capable caregivers and more stable family members as they transition back into the community.

The opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number OJJDP 2018 13502) provides grant funding under CFDA 16.831 and falls under the Law, Justice and Legal Services activity category. Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, and city or township governments, with additional eligible entities possible as described in the solicitation's eligibility clarification section. The award ceiling is $750,000, and OJJDP anticipated making about 14 awards under this announcement. The opportunity was created on April 6, 2018, and the original application closing date was May 22, 2018.

• 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 18 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents With Minor Children" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.831.
• This funding opportunity was created on Apr 06, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 22, 2018. (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 $750,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 14 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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