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Grant Programs
The Office of Adult and Juvenile Justice Assistance (OAJJA) manages several state and federal grant programs--all designed to provide support to and assist in the improvement of the justice system. Programs range from juvenile justice funding to support priorities such as addressing the needs of low-risk but high-need juveniles or research and evaluation, to criminal justice funding that supports local law enforcement and other criminal justice entities. Funding is generally made available to local and state agencies (both governmental and non-governmental) through a grant-making process.
Grants
Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding
Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Program
Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)
Juvenile Diversion Grant Program
Juvenile Formula/Title II Grant Program
Law Enforcement Assistance Grant Program (LEAGP)
Funding Announcements
Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) - Accepting applications February 25 - April 9, 2021
Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) - Accepting applications January 19 - March 12, 2021
Law Enforcement Assistance Grant Program (LEAGP) - Accepting applications through February 28, 2021
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Recently Rated CrimeSolutions from NIJ
More Recently Rated Programs
CrimeSolutions is a central resource from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to help practitioners and policymakers understand what works in justice-related programs and practices. Its purpose is to assist in practical decision making and program implementation by gathering information on justice-related programs and practices and reviewing evaluation and meta-analysis research against standard criteria.
Responsive Aggression Regulation Therapy (Netherlands)
Program Summary: This is a responsive intervention that seeks to reduce severe aggressive behaviors of incarcerated youth at a juvenile justice institution in the Netherlands. The program is rated Promising. Intervention group youth, compared with treatment-as-usual group youth, had statistically significant higher aggression-related skills, lower cognitive distortions (such as how youth think about aggression), and a lower recidivism risk for violent and general offenses at the 3-year follow up.
Cooperative Learning
Program Summary: This is a group-based learning approach that seeks to enhance peer relations by increasing opportunities for positive social integration between adolescents. The program is rated Promising. Students in intervention schools reported they were less willing to use alcohol, had fewer deviant peer affiliations, lower perceived student stress and emotional problems, and had higher academic engagement, compared with students in control schools. These differences were statistically significant.
Selective School-Based Violence Prevention Programs
Practice Summary: This practice consists of programs designed to prevent or reduce aggressive or violent behavior in K–12 students who are considered at risk of or who have demonstrated such antisocial behaviors. The practice is rated Effective for reducing aggression in students who participated in school-based violence prevention programs, compared with students who did not participate.
Psychosocial Interventions for Cannabis Use Disorder
Practice Summary: This practice involves the use of psychosocial interventions to treat cannabis use disorder. Psychosocial treatments may include many forms of therapy, such as cognitive–behavioral therapy, contingency management, and relapse prevention. The practice is rated Effective for reducing the use of cannabis and the symptoms of dependence, and increasing the prevalence of abstinence.