OpportunityTitle: OJJDP FY 18 Nonparticipating State Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants are limited to private nonprofit agencies and local public agencies (including tribal agencies) in American Samoa, Connecticut, Nebraska and Wyoming.
Description: Pursuant to 42 U.S.C.&#195;&#130;&#194;&#167; 5633(d), if a state fails to submit a plan or submits a plan that does not meet the requirements of the JJDP Act, the OJJDP Administrator shall endeavor to make the Formula Grants program fund allocation available to local public or private nonprofit agencies within the state. The NPS program funds local public or private agencies to carry out activities that support compliance with the requirements of 42 U.S.C.&#195;&#130;&#194;&#167; 5633(a)(11), (12), and (13): i.e. young people are not held in secure detention or confinement for status offenses; young people are not detained in adult jails and lock-ups; and young people are protected with sight and sound separation from adults.
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GrantorContactText: For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800&#150;518&#150;4726 or 606&#150;545&#150;5035, at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/support.html, or at support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays.  &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Response Center (Response Center) at grants@ncjrs.gov within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. Additional information on reporting technical issues appears under &#147;Experiencing Unforeseen Grants.gov Technical Issues&#148; in the How To Apply section.  &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the Response Center by telephone at 800&#150;851&#150;3420 or TTY: 301&#150;240&#150;6310 (hearing impaired only) or by email at grants@ncjrs.gov. Response Center hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET on the solicitation close date. General information on applying for OJJDP awards can be found at https://www.ojjdp.gov/funding/funding.html. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at https://www.ojjdp.gov/grants/solicitations/FY2018/FAQ/NPS.pdf.&lt;br/&gt;grants@ncjrs.gov&lt;br/&gt;