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Purpose of the Funds: The purpose of these funds is to assist communities in local efforts designed to enhance or respond to a variety of juvenile justice and delinquency issues. The fund is managed by the Governor-appointed Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Council, which establishes funding priorities. The monies are used for program development, policy design, research and other activities.
Eligibility & Requirements: Applicants include units of local government (including law enforcement, district attorneys and judicial districts), state agencies and non-profit/local private community-based agencies*. *Non-profit/local private agency applicants must provide documentation that the program being proposed was denied full funding or was given partial funding by a unit of local government prior to the submission of this application.
Solicitation Schedule: Check the OAJJA web site periodically for information regarding the release of a Competitive Announcement of Available Funds.
Please note: The JJDP Council and DCJ will not accept unsolicited proposals unless they meet the criteria for a request for emergency funding or request for Council sponsorship of conferences/trainings. An unsolicited proposal is one that has not been requested through the solicitation process used by the JJDP Council and/or is not related to the yearly priorities set by the Council in their annual planning process.
Funding may be made available to grant applicants under circumstances in which current funding of existing programs is discontinued or reduced through no fault of the applicant. Projects terminated mid-cycle by their current funding source for issues related to failure to perform are not eligible for emergency funding. Emergency funding will not be restricted by any uniform time constraints, but a time-limited grant will be considered by the Council on a case-by-case basis. The project under consideration must match the Council’s current funding priorities and reflect an emergency that the applicant cannot control. Priority consideration will be given when the lack of funding will result in youth being served in a more restrictive or costly environment.
Requirements for Consideration:
Submission Process:
Funding may be available outside of the regular submission process for Conferences and Trainings sponsored by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Council. If you have an upcoming training or conference that you feel may be eligible for sponsorship, please read the requirements below and submit your request at least 60 days prior to the event.
A written request describing the event and responding to the above criteria must be submitted by mail or e-mail (michele.lovejoy@state.co.us) to DCJ for presentation to the Council Executive Committee for approval.
Michele Lovejoy Division of Criminal Justice, OAJJA 700 Kipling Street Denver, CO 80215 Direct: (303) 239-5712 Toll-free: (800) 201-1325 Fax: (303) 239-4491 Email: michele.lovejoy@state.co.us
