Pursuant to Section 223(d) of the JJDP Act, if a state fails to submit a plan or submits a plan that does not meet the requirements of the JJDP Act, the OJJDP Administrator shall endeavor to make the Formula Grants program fund allocation available to public or private nonprofit agencies within the state. The recipient agency must use the funds to carry out activities that support compliance with the requirements of sections 223(a)(11), (12), (13), and (22) (the core requirements).
Eligible applicants are limited to private nonprofit agencies and local public agencies (including tribal organizations) in Nebraska and Wisconsin. There are two categories of funding under this solicitation: Category 1: Nebraska, Competition ID: OJJDP-2017-13140 – private nonprofit agencies and local public agencies Category 2: Wisconsin, Competitiion ID: OJJDP-2017-13141 – private nonprofit agencies and local public agencies OJJDP welcomes applications under which two or more entities would carry out the federal award; however, only one entity may be the applicant. Any others must be proposed as subrecipients (“subgrantees"). The applicant must be the entity that would have primary responsibility for carrying out the award, including administering the funding and managing the entire project.