OpportunityTitle: OJJDP FY 2011 National T&amp;TA Center for Truancy Prevention and Intervention
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Applicants are limited to nonprofit and for-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit and for-profit organizations) and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education). For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee.     OJJDP welcomes joint applications from two or more eligible applicants; however, one applicant  must be clearly indicated as the primary applicant (for correspondence, award, and  management purposes) and the others indicated as co-applicants.
Description: OJJDP seeks to establish a national training and technical assistance center that will advance the understanding and application of promising and evidence-based truancy prevention and intervention strategies and programs. The center will accomplish its mission through a broad range of activities, including training and technical assistance; information dissemination; collaboration with researchers and program developers; partnership with federal, state, and local agencies; policy development; and other leadership functions. The center will also assist OJJDP and the Office for Safe and Drug Free Schools (U.S. Department of Education) in establishing a new truancy prevention/intervention demonstration program, planned for launch in FY 2012. This solicitation is authorized by Sections 221&#239;&#191;&#189;223 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDP Act), 42 U.S.C. &#239;&#191;&#189;&#239;&#191;&#189; 5631-5633.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Email
GrantorContactText: For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the Justice Information Center at 1-877-927-5657 or via email to JIC@telesishq.com.The Center is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time. On the solicitation close date, the Center will be open 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Eastern Time.