OJJDP FY 16 Youth with Sexual Behavior Problems Program | OJJDP 2016 9004

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): OJJDP FY 16 Youth with Sexual Behavior Problems Program

1) What is the OJJDP FY 16 Youth with Sexual Behavior Problems Program?

This is a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). It is designed to support community-based responses for youth who have engaged in problematic sexual behaviors by funding agencies that can implement a comprehensive, multidisciplinary model.

2) What is the main purpose of this funding opportunity?

The program is intended to support a coordinated community-based approach that combines intervention and supervision for participating youth, while also providing treatment and supportive services to child victim(s) and the families involved. The emphasis is on coordination across systems rather than a single agency working alone.

3) What kind of approach does OJJDP expect funded projects to use?

OJJDP expects a comprehensive, multidisciplinary model that includes both intervention and supervision for youth, and treatment/support services for victims and families. The solicitation emphasizes cross-system coordination (for example, juvenile justice, mental health, child advocacy, victim services, and family support providers).

4) Does the program require coordination among multiple agencies or systems?

Yes. The solicitation is built on the expectation that effective work in this area requires coordination across systems such as juvenile justice, mental health, child advocacy, victim services, and family support providers.

5) Are mental health evaluations required for participating youth?

Yes. A key requirement is that participating youth must receive a mental health evaluation to determine whether they are appropriate for community-based treatment and intervention.

6) What is the intended target population for youth participants?

The solicitation emphasizes that youth entering the program generally should not have a prior history of court involvement for sexual offenses, signaling a focus on early, treatment-oriented intervention for lower-risk or first-time court-involved youth in this category.

7) Can a program site serve youth who do not fit the typical target population?

Possibly, but only with prior approval. If a site wants to serve a youth outside the parameter of generally not having prior court involvement for sexual offenses, OJJDP must approve the deviation before that youth is admitted.

8) How is the solicitation structured?

The solicitation includes two separate funding categories: Category 1 supports program sites that implement direct services, and Category 2 supports one organization to provide training and technical assistance (TTA) to the Category 1 sites.

9) What is Category 1 funding for?

Category 1 funds program sites that will implement the direct service model described in the solicitation, including multidisciplinary intervention and supervision for youth and treatment/supportive services for victims and families.

10) How many Category 1 awards does OJJDP expect to make?

OJJDP expects to make awards to as many as three Category 1 sites.

11) What is Category 2 funding for?

Category 2 funds one organization to provide support, training, and technical assistance (TTA) to the Category 1 sites. The TTA provider is intended to help sites implement the model with quality and consistency by offering guidance, tools, training, and problem-solving support.

12) How many Category 2 awards does OJJDP expect to make?

OJJDP expects to make one Category 2 award.

13) How many total awards does OJJDP anticipate across both categories?

OJJDP anticipates making four awards total: up to three site awards (Category 1) and one TTA award (Category 2).

14) Who is eligible to apply?

Eligibility includes states and territories; units of local government (such as counties or cities/townships); federally recognized tribal governments; nonprofit organizations (including 501(c)(3) entities); for-profit organizations (including small businesses); and institutions of higher education (including tribal colleges and universities).

15) Are for-profit organizations allowed to apply?

Yes. For-profit organizations, including small businesses, are listed as eligible. However, recipients must agree to forgo any profit or management fee under the award.

16) Are nonprofits allowed to apply?

Yes. Nonprofit organizations, including 501(c)(3) entities, are eligible.

17) Are tribal governments and tribal colleges eligible?

Yes. Federally recognized tribal governments are eligible, and institutions of higher education are eligible, including tribal colleges and universities.

18) Are there restrictions related to profit or management fees?

Yes. Recipient organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee under the award.

19) Are organizations that previously received this type of OJJDP program site funding eligible?

No. Organizations that currently receive funding or previously received funding as a program site under an OJJDP Youth with Sexual Behavior Problems Program solicitation are not eligible to apply.

20) Can multiple organizations apply together as a partnership or consortium?

Yes. Collaborative applications are allowed where multiple entities will carry out the work, but one eligible entity must serve as the lead applicant with primary responsibility for administration and overall project management. Partners are proposed as subrecipients.

21) What does OJJDP require in a collaborative application?

The solicitation requires one eligible lead applicant responsible for administration and overall project management, with collaborating entities proposed as subrecipients.

22) How many applications may a lead applicant submit?

OJJDP limits submissions to one application per lead applicant.

23) Can an organization participate as a subrecipient on more than one application?

Yes. A subrecipient may participate in multiple proposals led by different applicants.

24) What type of award is this funding opportunity?

This opportunity is offered as a cooperative agreement, which typically means OJJDP expects substantial involvement during the project period, such as coordination, ongoing guidance, or required collaboration with the federal project team and the TTA provider.

25) What does "substantial involvement" mean in this context?

Based on the solicitation description of a cooperative agreement, OJJDP may be involved through coordination, ongoing guidance, and/or required collaboration with the federal project team and the technical assistance provider during the project period.

26) What is the funding activity category for this opportunity?

The opportunity falls under the Law, Justice and Legal Services funding activity category.

27) What is the CFDA number associated with this solicitation?

The associated CFDA number is 16.543.

28) What is the maximum award amount?

The award ceiling is listed as $600,000.

29) What is the funding opportunity number?

The funding opportunity number is OJJDP 2016 9004.

30) What were the original posting and closing dates for the solicitation?

The solicitation creation date was February 2, 2016, and the original application closing date was April 4, 2016.

31) Can OJJDP make awards from this solicitation in future fiscal years?

Yes. The solicitation notes that OJJDP may choose to make awards from applications submitted under this solicitation in future fiscal years, depending on application merit and the availability of congressional appropriations.

32) What kinds of services are expected for child victims and families?

The solicitation indicates that the funded model should provide treatment and supportive services to the child victim(s) and the families involved, alongside intervention and supervision services for the youth participant.