OJJDP FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Juvenile Justice Facility Leadership Certificate Program Training and Technical Assistance | O OJJDP 2023 171871

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The OJJDP FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Juvenile Justice Facility Leadership Certificate Program Training and Technical Assistance opportunity is a continuation cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP), specifically through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). It is designed to strengthen leadership and operational stability in juvenile justice facilities by funding training and technical assistance that reinforces evidence-informed, best-practice approaches. The broader context of the solicitation aligns with OJP priorities that emphasize advancing civil rights and racial equity, expanding access to justice, supporting crime victims and people impacted by the justice system, improving public safety, responding to evolving threats, and building trust between justice institutions and the communities they serve.

The core purpose of the award is to provide support to the Council of Juvenile Justice Administrators (CJJA) to continue operating a Juvenile Justice Facility Leadership Certificate program. This certificate program is meant to build the skills and competencies of juvenile justice facility leaders, with the practical goal of improving how facilities are managed and how services are delivered to youth in custody. While the notice does not list curriculum details, the intent is clearly capacity-building: strengthening leadership, standardizing good practice, and promoting consistent, high-quality facility operations that align with modern juvenile justice principles.

In addition to the leadership certificate program, the solicitation also supports CJJA's ongoing Mutual Aid Program (MAP). The MAP component focuses on helping jurisdictions that are experiencing challenges and need outside guidance to stabilize their juvenile justice agencies and facilities. In practice, this kind of mutual aid model typically means rapid or targeted technical assistance, peer-informed problem solving, and structured support to help systems respond to operational stressors while maintaining or reestablishing best practices. The solicitation frames this as a way to ensure jurisdictions can sustain safe, effective, and appropriate facility operations even when facing disruptions, staffing pressures, policy shifts, or other destabilizing issues.

This opportunity is explicitly "invited to apply" and identifies CJJA as the intended recipient, meaning it is not a broadly competitive solicitation open to the general public. The eligible applicant category is listed as "Others," but the narrative makes clear that OJJDP is seeking to fund CJJA to continue and expand these established efforts rather than to select among multiple applicants.

Administratively, the award uses a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates substantial federal involvement compared to a standard grant. The funding opportunity number is O-OJJDP-2023-171871, it falls under CFDA 16.540, and its activity area is Law, Justice, and Legal Services. The maximum award amount (ceiling) is $450,000. The posting (creation) date is August 28, 2023, and the original closing date is September 5, 2023. The stated statutory authority includes 34 U.S.C. 11131(b)(1) and Pub. L. No. 117-328, reflecting the legal basis and appropriations underpinning OJJDP's ability to make the award.

Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a targeted continuation investment in juvenile justice facility leadership development and hands-on technical assistance, aimed at helping juvenile detention and correctional systems operate more consistently, ethically, and effectively, while also supporting equity-focused justice goals and maintaining facility stability during periods of need.

• The 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 - Juvenile Justice Facility Leadership Certificate Program 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): 16.540.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2023-08-28.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-09-05. (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 $450,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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