Happy New Year everyone! It is always nice to start fresh with new plans, goals, and strategies. I am excited about the new information available from the Department of Justice. Recently, the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs published their 2010 Program Plan. The plan outlines pending grant opportunities and guidance on how to take advantage of these opportunities. This is the first time I’ve seen all this information in one easy-to-digest document. Using the Program Plan, you should be able to plan ahead and work on grant proposals now instead of hurrying at the last minute.

Good luck to you all.

Marlene

Current Open Grants

Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program
Deadline: 2/11/10

The Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program (42 U.S.C. § 3796ff et. seq.) assists states and local governments to develop and implement substance abuse treatment programs in state, local, and tribal correctional and detention facilities and to create and maintain community-based aftercare services for offenders.

Enhancing Adult Drug Court Services, Coordination, and Treatment
Deadline: 2/11/10

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), is accepting applications for FY 2010 grants to enhance the court services, coordination, and substance abuse treatment capacity of adult drug courts. The purpose of this joint initiative is to invite applicants to submit for consideration one comprehensive strategy for enhancing drug court capacity, allowing applicants to compete for access to both criminal justice and substance abuse treatment funds with one application. In order to fulfill all of the requirements for this grant program, applicants must comply with the requirements outlined in this grant announcement as well as those, incorporated by reference, in the Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program: FY 2010 Enhancing Adult Drug Court Services, Coordination, and Treatment Solicitation Requirements Resource Guide. [...]

Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program
Deadline: 2/11/10

The purpose of the Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program (42 U.S.C. 3797u et seq.) is to provide financial and technical assistance to states, state courts, local courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments to develop and implement drug treatment courts that effectively integrate substance abuse treatment, mandatory drug testing, sanctions and incentives, and transitional services in a judicially supervised court setting with jurisdiction over nonviolent, substance-abusing offenders.

Developing and Enhancing Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification (SAVIN) Programs
Deadline: 2/11/10

The Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification (SAVIN) Program (guided in part by the general principles of 42 USC 10603e) helps protect crime victims from further victimization and ensures their legal rights are upheld by providing registered victims with timely and accurate information about any changes to the status of their offender.

Second Chance Act Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Demonstration Projects
Deadline: 3/4/10

The Second Chance Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-199) provides a comprehensive response to the increasing number of people who are released from prison, jail, and juvenile residential facilities and returning to communities. There are currently over 2.3 million individuals serving time in our federal and state prisons, and millions of people cycling through local jails every year. There are approximately 94,000 youth in residential confinement within the juvenile justice system on any given day. Ninety-five percent of all offenders incarcerated today will eventually be released and will return to communities. The Second Chance Act will help ensure the transition individuals make from prison, jail, or juvenile residential facilities to the community is safe and successful.

Wrongful Conviction Review Program
Deadline: 3/4/10

The purpose of the Wrongful Conviction Review Program is to provide high quality and efficient representation for potentially wrongfully convicted defendants in post-conviction claims of innocence. This program is funded under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117).

Capital Case Litigation Initiative
Deadline: 3/11/10

The purpose of the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CCLI) (supported by 42 U.S.C. §14163 et seq.) is to provide high-quality training on death penalty issues to improve legal representation provided to indigent defendants and to enhance the ability of prosecutors to effectively represent the public in state capital cases.

Second Chance Act Mentoring Grants to Nonprofit Organizations
Deadline: 3/18/10

The Second Chance Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-199) provides a comprehensive response to the increasing number of people who are released from prison and jail and returning to communities. There are currently over 2.3 million individuals serving time in our federal and state prisons, and millions of people cycling through local jails every year. Ninety-five percent of all prisoners incarcerated today will eventually be released and will return to communities. The Second Chance Act will help ensure the transition individuals make from prison or jail to the community is safe and successful. Section 211 of the Act authorizes grants to nonprofit organizations and federally recognized Indian tribes that may be used for mentoring projects to promote the safe and successful reintegration into the community of adults who have been incarcerated.

FY 2010 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) Solicitation
Deadline: 3/1/10

 BJS is publishing this notice to announce the continuation of the National Criminal History
Improvement Program (NCHIP) in Fiscal Year 2010, identify the program priorities, and provide information on application requirements.

CCDO FY 2010 Weed and Seed Program Guide and Application Kit: Continuation Sites
Deadline: 3/10/10

The mission of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Community Capacity Development Office (CCDO) is to work with local communities to design strategies for deterring crime, promoting economic growth, and enhancing quality of life. Operation Weed and Seed is a community-based initiative that encompasses an innovative and comprehensive multi-agency approach to law enforcement, crime prevention, and community revitalization. The legislation which establishes the program and the overseeing administrative office, the Office of Weed and Seed Strategies in conjunction with the Community Capacity Development Office, is Sec. 1121 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, which amends Part A of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. § 3712a & b). You may access the legislation (HR 3402) at: http://thomas.loc.gov/.

Operation Weed and Seed is foremost a strategy—rather than simply a grant program—that aims to prevent, control, and reduce violent crime, drug abuse, and gang activity in designated high-crime neighborhoods across the country. Weed and Seed sites range in size from several neighborhood blocks to a few square miles in urban settings, and can encompass larger areas in more rural settings and tribal lands. The strategy involves a two-pronged approach: law enforcement agencies and prosecutors cooperate in “weeding out” violent crime and drug abuse; and “seeding” brings human services to the area, encompassing prevention, intervention, treatment, and neighborhood revitalization. A community-oriented policing component bridges the weeding and seeding strategies. Officers obtain helpful information from area residents for weeding efforts while they aid residents in obtaining information about community revitalization and seeding resources.

OJJDP FY 2010 Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Block Grants Program
Deadline: 2/16/10

The Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Block Grants Program (EUDL Program) funds block grants to all states and the District of Columbia to enforce state laws prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages to minors and to prevent the purchase or consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors.

Statutory authority for the EUDL Program is found in Section 504 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, 42 U.S.C. 5783, and statutes appropriating FY 2010 funding. From FY 1998 to FY 2009, $25 million was appropriated annually for the EUDL program. To apply for FY 2010 EUDL funds, participating states must follow the application process outlined in this announcement.

OJJDP FY 2010 Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program
Deadline: 2/25/10

The Juvenile Accountability Block Grants (JABG) Program is authorized under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C.).
To apply for FY 2010 JABG funds, participating states must follow the application process detailed in this solicitation. The JABG Program supports state and units of local government in their efforts to strengthen their juvenile justice systems.

Second Chance Act Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Demonstration Projects
Deadline: 3/4/10

The Second Chance Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-199) provides a comprehensive response to the increasing number of people who are released from prison, jail, and juvenile residential facilities and returning to communities. There are currently over 2.3 million individuals serving time in our federal and state prisons, and millions of people cycling through local jails every year. There are approximately 94,000 youth in residential confinement within the juvenile justice system on any given day. Ninety-five percent of all offenders incarcerated today will eventually be released and will return to communities. The Second Chance Act will help ensure the transition individuals make from prison, jail, or juvenile residential facilities to the community is safe and successful.

OJJDP FY 2010 Internet Crimes Against Children Program Support
Deadline: 3/26/10

State and regional Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task forces work collaboratively as a national network of law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies that prevent, interdict, and investigate technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and Internet crimes against children. This program furthers DOJ’s mission to provide support in this area of constantly evolving technology. Through this program, OJJDP seeks to select an awardee to serve the ICAC Task Force Program by providing a variety of services and support.

This program is authorized by the Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2008, (P.L. 110–401, 42 USC 17601, et seq.)(“the PROTECT Act”).

Title V Community Prevention Grants Program
Deadline: 3/31/10

The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, Public Law 93-415, 42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq. (JJDP Act) was amended in 1992 to establish the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs. In 2002, Congress reauthorized the program as the “Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act of 2002,” more commonly known as the Title V Community Prevention Grants Program, Sections 501-505 of the JJDP Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C. 5781-5784.

Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program
deadline: case by case basis

The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is pleased to provide this Application for the Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program. OVC developed this Application to assist applicants seeking financial assistance, training, and technical assistance.

Helping Outreach Programs Expand
deadline: contingent upon funding availability

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime will provide up to $10,000 each to grassroots community- and faith-based victim service organizations and coalitions to help them improve their outreach and services to crime victims, through support of program development, networking, coalition building, and service delivery.