Announcements

This webpage shares seven critical ways the FAFSA experience is changing for students and families in the 2024-25 school year. Learn more. 

This guide engages child welfare agency staff and partners with activities to start a dialogue and create a vision for a more prevention-focused child welfare system. Learn more. 

The Strategic Planning for Continued Recovery (SPCR) initiative aims to support state educational agencies (SEAs) as they work with local educational agencies (LEAs) to sustain effective investments funded by the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER). SEAs are encouraged to compile cross-functional teams that bring different perspectives and expertise related to improving student outcomes and strategic and financial planning. The SPCR focuses on supporting SEAs (and, by extension, LEAs) to implement six strategies: 

1. Determine impact of investments 

2. Prioritize efforts for ongoing recovery & transformation 

3. Achieve sustainability through financial planning 

4. Ensure access & opportunity for all 

5. Communicate impact of investments 

6. Support/sustain systemic capacity 

Learn more. 

SepticSmart Week is September 16—20, 2024. SepticSmart Week is an annual event where communities, national organizations, local groups, and state governments bring attention to the importance of caring for and maintaining septic systems by organizing homeowner education events, sponsoring workshops or sharing social media from the SepticSmart program. Learn more.

This information memorandum provides guidance to Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) grant recipients, technical assistance providers, and other youth-serving programs on how to meaningfully and authentically partner and collaborate with young people who have lived experience and subject matter expertise. This resource was co-developed with young people to promote and encourage the involvement and leadership of young people in areas where they receive services and support. Learn more.

This webpage shares links to study findings on the impacts of AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps' (NCCC) four programs: Traditional Corps, FEMA Corps, Summer of Service, and Forest Corps. Report and infographic topics include:

• Leadership Skills (Longitudinal Study) 
• Member Retention
• Strengthening Communities 

Learn more.

Grants.gov Deadline: April 15, 2024, 11:59 pm ET
JustGrants Deadline: May 6, 2024, 8:59 pm ET
Solicitation webinar: March 28, 2024, 3:00 pm ET. Register to attend.

The goal of this program is to develop or expand services within juvenile and adult detention and correctional facilities to improve outcomes for incarcerated parents and their minor children. This program will fund the implementation of programs and services to reduce recidivism and support responsible parenting that lead to healthy child development, resiliency, and improved interactions among incarcerated parents and their minor children, and family and community members. Learn more and apply (PDF, 27 pages).
 

Grants.gov Deadline: May 7, 2024, 11:59 pm ET
JustGrants Deadline: May 21, 2024, 8:59 pm ET

With this solicitation, NIJ and BJA will fund rigorous research and evaluation projects to fill knowledge gaps in these two topic areas:

1. Studies on the root causes and consequences of school violence
2. Examinations of the impact and effectiveness of awards made for purposes authorized under the STOP School Violence Act

Learn more and apply (PDF, 40 pages).

Grants.gov Deadline: April 18, 2024, 11:59 pm ET
JustGrants Deadline: April 29, 2024, 8:59 pm ET

With this solicitation, NIJ and OJJDP will fund an expansion or extension of one or more ongoing/existing longitudinal research studies that focus on delinquency and crime throughout the life-course. This research will inform the design of more effective strategies for prevention and intervention in delinquent and criminal behavioral trajectories. Learn more and apply (PDF, 41 pages).

This fact sheet provides an overview of Youth Apprenticeship Week (YAW) 2024. The fact sheet describes the history of YAW, shares YAW event ideas, and offers information about why and how stakeholders can participate. Learn more (PDF, 2 pages).

This webinar series will focus on providing the context and tools necessary for community-based behavioral health organizations to convey their impact and move their work to the next level through data storytelling. Webinar topics include:  

• From Numbers to Visuals: Unleashing the Power of Data to Create Narratives for CBO Impact: March 21, 2024, 2:00—3:30 pm ET 

• Beyond the Numbers and Visuals: Building Your CBO Data-Driven Digital Marketing Strategy: April 25, 2:00–3:30 pm ET 

• From Impact to Investment: Leveraging Your CBO’s Story for Funding, Impact, & Internal Growth: May 23, 2024, 2:00–3:30 pm ET 

Learn more and register. 

Grants.gov Deadline: April 25, 2024, 8:59 pm ET 
JustGrants Deadline: April 30, 2024, 8:59 pm ET 

This opportunity supports cross-system collaboration between criminal and juvenile justice agencies, mental health and substance use agencies, community-based organizations that provide reentry services, and community-based behavioral health providers to improve clinical stabilization pretrial and during confinement. The opportunity will also support continuity of care and recovery during the transition to the community through clinical and other evidence-based activities or services for individuals with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and co-occurring disorders. Learn more and apply (PDF, 35 pages). 

The Open Science 101 (OS101) curriculum is a 5-module curriculum designed to equip researchers, students and citizen scientists with the knowledge and skills to navigate the principles and practices of open science, including developing an open science and data management plan. Participants will earn NASA Open Science Certification. OS101 is part of the comprehensive Transform to Open Science (TOPS) initiative. Learn more. 

Grants.gov Deadline: April 25, 2024, 8:59 pm ET 
JustGrants Deadline: April 30, 2024, 8:59 pm ET 

This opportunity provides funding to state, local, and Tribal governments to use performance-based or outcomes-based contracting to enhance or implement clinical services and other evidence-based responses to improve reentry, reduce recidivism, and address the treatment and recovery needs of people with mental health, substance use, or co-occurring disorders who are currently or were formerly involved in the criminal justice system. Learn more and apply (PDF, 29 pages). 

This infographic (PDF, 3 pages) highlights information on the K-12 cyber threat landscape and shares strategies and resources school personnel can use to prevent and protect against cyberattacks and digital threats. Learn more (PDF, 3 pages). 

This webpage highlights resources to help raise awareness of the many struggles, challenges, and triumphs of Alaskan Native and American Indian youth, including youth who identify as Two-Spirit or Native LGBTQ+. The webpage also includes a video explaining the origins of the term “Two-Spirit” in Native American cultures. Learn more. 

Grants.gov Deadline: April 8, 2024, 11:59 pm ET 
JustGrants Deadline: April 22, 2024, 8:59 pm ET 

Solicitation webinar: March 13, 2024, 3:30–4:30 pm ET. Register to attend. 

OVC seeks applications from states or Tribes to develop, enhance, and coordinate programs and activities geared toward improving outcomes for child and youth victims of sex and labor trafficking. This program aims to improve statewide coordination and multidisciplinary collaboration across systems to address human trafficking involving children and youth. Learn more and apply (PDF, 33 pages). 
 

Grants.gov Deadline: April 8, 2024, 11:59 pm ET 
JustGrants Deadline: April 22, 2024, 8:59 pm ET 

Solicitation webinar: March 5, 2024, 3:00—4:00 pm ET. Register to attend. 

This program will provide services that address the needs of minor victims of sex and labor trafficking through a continuum of trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and gender-responsive services to ensure their safety, security, and healing and to prevent them from being directed to or involved in the justice system. Learn more and apply (PDF, 35 pages) 

This tool supports child welfare teams in preparing for and conducting a psychological safety assessment. Teams should debrief the results together and make a collaborative plan for growth. Learn more. 

Grants.gov Deadline: May 9, 2024, 8:59 pm ET 
JustGrants Deadline: May 14, 2024, 8:59 pm ET 

Solicitation Webinar: March 19, 2024, 2:00 pm ET. Register to attend. 

With this solicitation (PDF, 33 pages), BJA will fund programs that support cross-system collaboration to improve public safety responses and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders (MHDs) or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs). This program will focus on pretrial, prosecution, courts, probation/parole, and addressing the needs directly related to the criminal activity of people in the following categories: 

• People with mental health conditions 

• People experiencing homelessness 

• Marginalized communities with minimal access to treatment, needing wrap around services, in the criminal justice system, and leaving incarceration 

Learn more and apply.