OJJDP FY24 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children – Invited to Apply Administrative Funding Adjustment | O OJJDP 2024 172079

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The grant opportunity titled "OJJDP FY24 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children - Invited to Apply Administrative Funding Adjustment" is a discretionary grant offered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). It sits within the Law, Justice and Legal Services funding activity area and is associated with CFDA number 16.831, which is commonly used for OJJDP youth- and justice-related initiatives. The listing is framed as an "invited to apply" administrative funding adjustment, which generally means this is not an open, competitive opportunity for the general public. Instead, it is designed to modify, extend, or otherwise adjust funding for a specific recipient or project already connected to OJJDP work.

The purpose of this funding is to address the needs of minor children who have incarcerated parents, primarily by strengthening the capacity of an OJJDP-funded organization (or a specifically identified partner) through training and technical assistance (TTA). In practical terms, the emphasis is less on direct service expansion and more on improving how programs and systems support children and families affected by parental incarceration. TTA in this space typically includes helping agencies and service providers adopt evidence-informed practices, improve family engagement strategies, coordinate services across corrections and community systems, and reduce barriers that prevent children from maintaining safe and healthy connections with an incarcerated parent when appropriate.

The solicitation explicitly references the North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections, which signals that the intended applicant or primary partner is North Carolina's state corrections agency. The eligible applicant category is listed as "Others," a broad classification that often appears in invitational or special-purpose solicitations where eligibility is effectively limited by the terms of the invitation, rather than by a wide eligibility list such as states, local governments, or nonprofits. The opportunity anticipates a single award, reinforcing that it is targeted funding rather than a multi-award competition.

Financially, the award ceiling is $596,819, and OJJDP expects to make one award up to that amount. The original closing date for submission was May 6, 2024, and the opportunity record was created on April 29, 2024, indicating a short application window consistent with administrative adjustments or continuation-style actions. The funding instrument type is a grant, meaning the recipient would receive financial assistance to carry out the approved scope of work under federal grant rules and OJJDP programmatic and reporting requirements.

Overall, this opportunity is best understood as a focused federal investment meant to bolster and refine the support structure around children with incarcerated parents in North Carolina, using training and technical assistance as the main delivery mechanism. The intent aligns with Second Chance Act priorities that aim to improve outcomes for justice-involved individuals and their families, with particular attention to reducing harm to children, strengthening family stability, and improving coordination between corrections, child- and family-serving systems, and community-based supports.

• The Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OJJDP FY24 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children – Invited to Apply Administrative Funding Adjustment" 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 2024-04-29.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-05-06. (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 $596,819.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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