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Helping Youth Experiencing Homelessness and Housing Instability

Our Homelessness and Housing Instability youth topic section just got refreshed! Dive into the latest resources and up-to-date research, including new tips for engaging young people.

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Engaging Youth. Building Supports. Strengthening Opportunities.

National Foster Care Month (Partner: HHS Children's Bureau) recognizes the important role that people from all parts of child welfare play in supporting children, youth, and families.

Helping Children and Teens Manage Life Stressors

Mental Health Awareness Month (HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) provides resources and information to support youth and communities who may need mental health support.

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Advancing Adolescent Health Equity

National Adolescent Health Month (Partner: HHS Office of Population Affairs) emphasizes the importance of building on young people’s strengths and potential, encouraging meaningful youth engagement in adolescent health activities, and highlighting key topics in adolescent health.

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Featured Grant OpportunitySchool Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV) (Funding Opportunity) 

Featured Grant OpportunityShare with Youth: NOAA Student Opportunities Database

Featured Grant OpportunityShort Courses in Social Determinants of Health for Research Education in Nursing Research (Funding…

Featured Grant OpportunityComprehensive Partnerships to Advance Cancer Health Equity (CPACHE) Program (Funding Opportunity)

Featured Grant OpportunityResearch and Evaluation on School Safety (Funding Opportunity)

Featured Grant OpportunityLongitudinal Research on Delinquency and Crime (Funding Opportunity)

Featured Grant OpportunityEvaluating Strategies to Advance the Implementation of Evidence-Based Policies and Practices (…

Featured Grant OpportunityResearch and Evaluation on Youth Justice Topics (Funding Opportunity)

Featured Grant OpportunityCompetitive Grants for State Assessments Program (Funding Opportunity)

Featured Grant OpportunityResearch on Multidisciplinary Teams (Funding Opportunity)

Featured Grant OpportunityArts Programs for Justice-Involved Youth (Funding Opportunity)

Featured Grant OpportunityCooperative Agreements for the Garrett Lee Smith State/Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention and Early…

Announcements

Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research and Evaluation (Funding Opportunity)

Posted | May 17 2024

Grants.gov Deadline: June 18, 2024,11:59 pm ET
JustGrants Deadline: July 2, 2024, 8:59 pm ET

With this solicitation (PDF, 42 pages), NIJ will fund rigorous, independent evaluation projects under the OJP Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI). The CVIPI provides resources to support evidence-informed violence intervention and prevention programs in communities across the country. This solicitation includes two funding categories:

Evaluation research of programmatic sites funded under the OJP FY23 and FY24 CVIPI solicitations.
Evaluation research of other community-violence programs.

Learn more and apply.

Resource: School Health Profiles

Posted | May 17 2024

This webpage highlights the 2022 School Health Profiles. The School Health Profiles assess school health policies and practices in states, school districts, territories, and tribes. Learn more.

Mentoring for Children of Incarcerated Parents (Funding Opportunity)

Posted | May 17 2024

Grants.gov Deadline: June 10, 2024, 11:59 pm ET
JustGrants Deadline: June 24, 2024, 8:59 pm ET

With this solicitation (PDF, 28 pages), OJJDP seeks to support services for mentoring organizations that work with children of incarcerated parents (COIP). This program supports the implementation and delivery of mentoring services for COIP. Learn more and apply.