1. COSSAP Grant Program
  2. Applying for Funding

Funding Opportunity

Protecting Futures: Building Capacity to Serve Children and Youth Impacted by America’s Drug Crisis Project

Closed:
Solicitation

Through a cooperative agreement with OVC, JBS is soliciting applications for the Protecting Futures: Building Capacity to Serve Children and Youth Impacted by America’s Drug Crisis Project. The purpose of this project is to identify and advance innovative, replicable, and sustainable service models that address the complex needs of child and youth crime victims of America’s drug crisis and their families/caregivers. The project will support direct crime victim services, including multidisciplinary responses resulting in direct services, to address the needs of children, youth, and their families/caregivers who:

  • reside in communities that demonstrate elevated levels of substance-related crime
  • are located in geographic areas experiencing gaps in victims services
  • are a part of target populations known to be historically underserved and adversely affected by inequality

Funded projects will last between 12 and 24 months and will start in Spring 2023 and end no later than Summer 2025.

Awards and Funding:

  • Closing Date: April 28, 2023
  • Anticipated Total Funding Available: $1,125,000
  • Anticipated Number of Awards: Ten (10) subawards total. Five (5) subawards up to $100,000 each and five (5) subawards up to $125,000 each.

Materials:

Protecting Futures Request for Applications (pdf)

Informational Webinar: 

An informational webinar is scheduled for Thursday, March 30, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., ET.  JBS International will cover application questions as well as instructions for submitting an application. Register for the webinar to learn more. 

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