National Juvenile Court Data Archive, Fiscal Year 2021 | O NIJ 2021 40001

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The National Juvenile Court Data Archive, Fiscal Year 2021 grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number O-NIJ-2021-40001) is a discretionary grant issued by the U.S. Department of Justice through the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), in collaboration with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). The purpose of the solicitation is to fund work that supports the National Juvenile Court Data Archive, a long-running national resource that serves as the primary source of detailed information on how juvenile courts process cases involving delinquency offenses and status offenses. In practical terms, the Archive is intended to ensure that high-quality juvenile court case processing data are collected, preserved, maintained, and made accessible for analysis and public use, which helps inform research, policy decisions, and program development in the juvenile justice field.

The central focus of the funded project is sustaining and strengthening the Archive's core functions: collecting juvenile court data from across jurisdictions, maintaining those datasets over time, and improving access so the information can be used by researchers, practitioners, and policymakers. Because juvenile court practices and reporting can vary widely by state and locality, the Archive plays a key national role in standardizing, documenting, and distributing these data in a way that supports reliable comparisons and trend analysis. The solicitation emphasizes the importance of the Archive as a national infrastructure project rather than a single, short-term study, meaning the expected work is oriented toward ongoing data stewardship, continuity, and usability.

The opportunity allows applications from a broad range of eligible entities, including state, county, and local governments; special districts; independent school districts; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities; nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than universities); for-profit organizations (including small businesses); and other eligible applicants as clarified in the solicitation's eligibility section. While partnerships are permitted and may be necessary given the scale of national data collection and management, the solicitation is explicit that only one organization can apply as the primary applicant. Any additional collaborating organizations that will use federal funds to carry out project work must be included as subrecipients rather than co-applicants, which affects how roles, budgets, and accountability are structured in the proposal.

Funding is provided as a grant under CFDA 16.560, with an award ceiling of $2,000,000 and an expectation that only one award will be made. The solicitation was created on December 18, 2020, with an original closing date of February 17, 2021. Given the single expected award and the relatively high ceiling, this competition is designed to support one lead organization capable of managing a national-level archive operation, coordinating with multiple data providers and partners, and maintaining the technical, administrative, and dissemination capacities needed to keep the Archive current and useful.

Overall, this funding opportunity is aimed at preserving and enhancing a key national data asset that underpins evidence-based juvenile justice work. By supporting the National Juvenile Court Data Archive, NIJ and OJJDP are investing in the continued availability of detailed case processing information that can be used to understand how juveniles move through court systems, how practices change over time, and how policy and program decisions may affect outcomes for youth involved in delinquency and status offense matters.

• The Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Juvenile Court Data Archive, Fiscal Year 2021" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.560.
• This funding opportunity was created on Dec 18, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 17, 2021. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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