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With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to support state, local, and Tribal juvenile justice residential facilities, and the agencies that oversee them, with the recruitment and retention of staff to assist in complying with the staffing ratio requirements outlined in the national PREA standards. This solicitation prioritizes efforts to create and enhance a sexually safe culture, promoting zero tolerance of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities. This program furthers the DOJ’s mission to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights.

With this solicitation OJJDP seeks to provide funding for the development and implementation of comprehensive and culturally relevant training and technical assistance designed to support Tribal efforts to create, enhance, and/or sustain programs, services, and supports for youth in Tribal communities.

With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to support state, local, and Tribal correctional agencies to adopt and achieve full compliance with the National PREA Standards to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse and sexual harassment, to ensure that the state will be able to submit a certification of full compliance in future years (see 34 U.S.C. § 30307(e)(2)(B)).