OJJDP FY 19 Opioid Affected Youth Initiative | OJJDP 2019 15035

Opportunity Information: Apply for OJJDP 2019 15035

The OJJDP FY 19 Opioid Affected Youth Initiative (Funding Opportunity Number OJJDP 2019 15035) is a discretionary grant program from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), focused on helping states and local communities develop and put into practice strategies to better identify and support young people impacted by the opioid crisis. The core idea is to fund practical, coordinated approaches that respond to how opioid misuse and opioid-related harm show up in the lives of youth, whether through substance use, exposure in the home, involvement with the justice system, or related safety and wellbeing concerns.

The program sits within the Law, Justice, and Legal Services funding activity area (CFDA 16.842) and emphasizes cross-system collaboration rather than isolated interventions. Funded approaches may specifically involve clarifying and strengthening the role of law enforcement, prosecutors, and probation and parole in recognizing youth affected by opioids and connecting them to appropriate help. Just as importantly, the initiative encourages these justice partners to work directly with child welfare agencies, medical providers, and treatment providers, reflecting an expectation that communities will build or improve coordinated referral pathways, shared protocols, and partnerships that make it easier to identify at-risk youth and link them to services.

Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; and federally recognized Native American tribal governments, with additional eligibility possible as described in the solicitation’s supplemental text. The funding instrument is a grant, and awards are capped at an award ceiling of $1,000,000. OJJDP anticipated making about 10 awards under this opportunity, meaning the initiative was designed for a limited set of grantees with enough funding to support meaningful planning, implementation, and partnership development at the state or local level.

Key administrative details include a creation date of March 5, 2019, and an original application closing date of May 7, 2019. Overall, this opportunity reflects OJJDP’s intent to help jurisdictions move beyond awareness of the opioid crisis and toward structured, operational responses that bring justice, child welfare, healthcare, and treatment systems together to better protect and assist opioid-affected youth.

• 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 19 Opioid Affected Youth Initiative" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.842.
• This funding opportunity was created on Mar 05, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 07, 2019. (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 10 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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