OJJDP FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Administrative Funding Adjustment to Previously Funded Award (OJJDP FY 2021 Supporting Tribal Youth: Training and Technical Assistance and Youth Leadership Development) | O OJJDP 2022 171424

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The OJJDP FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Administrative Funding Adjustment to Previously Funded Award (OJJDP FY 2021 Supporting Tribal Youth: Training and Technical Assistance and Youth Leadership Development) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). It is structured as an invited, limited-purpose funding action rather than an open competition. The basic intent is to provide an administrative funding adjustment tied to an award that was already funded under the FY 2021 effort focused on supporting Tribal youth through training and technical assistance (TTA) and youth leadership development. In practice, this type of opportunity is typically used to modify or supplement an existing project budget or scope within the bounds of the original program goals, allowing the previously selected recipient to continue, expand, or stabilize program delivery without running a brand-new competitive process.

The opportunity sits within the Law, Justice and Legal Services funding activity category and is associated with CFDA 16.731, which aligns with OJJDP programming. The funding instrument is a grant, and the posting indicates an expected single award, reinforcing that it is aimed at a specific recipient or a very narrow set of eligible entities identified through an invitation letter. The listing shows an award ceiling of $500,000, meaning the adjustment funding is capped at that amount. The agency also signals that applicants fall under an "Others" eligibility category, with the key details meant to be clarified in the "Additional Information on Eligibility" field and, more importantly, in the official OJP invitation letter referenced in the synopsis. That invitation letter is central to understanding exactly who can apply, what budget changes are permissible, and what deliverables or timelines will be required under the adjustment.

Substantively, the announcement ties the funding adjustment to broader DOJ and Office of Justice Programs (OJP) priorities. It explicitly frames the work within commitments to advancing civil rights and racial equity, increasing access to justice, supporting crime victims and people impacted by the justice system, strengthening community safety, protecting the public from crime and evolving threats, and improving trust between law enforcement and communities. While the synopsis does not list detailed program activities, the title makes clear the focus is on supporting Tribal youth through two connected strategies: providing training and technical assistance (which often includes capacity building, implementation support, coaching, and dissemination of effective practices) and fostering youth leadership development (which commonly emphasizes youth voice, culturally grounded leadership skills, engagement in community solutions, and pathways to positive development). Because the opportunity is an administrative adjustment to a previously funded Tribal youth support award, the funded activities would generally be expected to remain consistent with the original FY 2021 project purpose, with the adjustment helping cover added needs such as extended time, expanded services, refined deliverables, or administrative cost alignment.

The timeline in the source data indicates the opportunity was created on August 12, 2022, with an original closing date of August 19, 2022. That short window is typical of invited-to-apply actions, since the intended applicant already has program context, an existing relationship with the funder, and clear instructions in the invitation letter regarding what must be submitted and by when. The listing also includes the funding opportunity number (O-OJJDP-2022-171424), which is the identifier used to locate the official posting and any attachments or instructions in grants systems.

Finally, the statutory authority cited for the funding is the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260, 134 Stat. 1182, 1261) and 34 U.S.C. 11171-11172. In straightforward terms, this means Congress provided appropriations and the relevant juvenile justice authorities that allow OJJDP to make and adjust awards under this kind of program. For program-specific requirements, reporting expectations, and the precise nature of the administrative adjustment, the announcement directs readers to the OJP invitation letter, which typically spells out the allowable changes, required budget documents, performance measures, and any special conditions that would attach to the adjustment award.

• The Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OJJDP FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Administrative Funding Adjustment to Previously Funded Award (OJJDP FY 2021 Supporting Tribal Youth: Training and Technical Assistance and Youth Leadership Development)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.731.
• This funding opportunity was created on Aug 12, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 19, 2022. (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 $500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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