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January 1, 2025 - Vol. 31, Issue 1
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A MESSAGE FROM ACTING ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
BRENT J. COHEN

As we close out 2024, I want to recognize the significant progress we've made in advancing safety and justice across America's communities. Through partnership with state, local and Tribal leaders, we've worked to expand opportunity and strengthen public safety in meaningful ways.

December brought three important events that showcase our commitment to evidence-based approaches. In Minneapolis, we celebrated the 10th anniversary of the National Public Safety Partnership, bringing together representatives from 67 sites to share strategies for building safer communities. In Palm Springs, the 18th National Indian Nations Conference convened 1,700 Tribal leaders and professionals to address victimization in Tribal communities, strengthening our support for Tribal sovereignty and victim services.

We concluded the year in Philadelphia, marking 15 years of the Second Chance Act with more than 700 reentry professionals and community leaders. The Second Chance Act has advanced systems reform and provided crucial support to 400,000 individuals through housing, treatment, job placement and other essential services to improve the reentry process. The conference highlighted what we've learned about addressing behavioral health needs and creating education and employment opportunities for people returning to their communities.

These gatherings reflect the core of what we do at OJP: bringing people together to solve problems and build safer, more just communities for all. As we enter 2025, I'm encouraged by the dedication I see across our field and grateful for your continued partnership in this important work.

Brent Cohen [ [link removed] ]

These gatherings reflect the core of what we do at OJP: bringing people together to solve problems and build safer, more just communities for all. As we enter 2025, I'm encouraged by the dedication I see across our field and grateful for your continued partnership in this important work.

Wishing you a peaceful and productive new year,



*Brent J. Cohen
*Acting Assistant Attorney General






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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS





2025 OVC NCVRW [ [link removed] ]

*2025 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Color Palette and Theme Posters*

National Crime Victims' Rights Week [ [link removed] ] will be commemorated April 6–12, 2025. This year's theme of KINSHIP is a call to action to recognize that shared humanity should be at the center of supporting all survivors and victims of crime. We are excited to announce the online release of the 2025 NCVRW Color Palette [ [link removed] ] and Theme Posters [ [link removed] ]!




Access to Justice Prize [ [link removed] ]

*2025 Access to Justice Prize*

The Access to Justice Prize [ [link removed] ] is a year-long prize competition to promote innovative solutions to address the access to justice crisis.
The 2025 Prize will focus on solutions that impact rural communities. This could include ideas that would seek to improve legal systems, processes, interactions or outcomes, or to better solve justice problems within rural areas or for rural communities.
*Submissions open January 7, 2025.*






Public Safety Partnership [ [link removed] ]

*10 years of the Public Safety Partnership's work: Building safer communities across the nation*

Since its inception, the Department of Justice's National Public Safety Partnership [ [link removed] ] has been a cornerstone on efforts to enhance public safety and build safer communities. Launched in 2014 and managed by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, PSP serves as a critical resource for local jurisdictions confronting high levels of violent crime, fostering collaboration and providing assistance to address community challenges.




BJA CBOB Award Medal [ [link removed] ]

*Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery*

The Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery [ [link removed] ] honors federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officers who demonstrate outstanding acts of bravery in the line of duty.
Recognize a law enforcement hero or heroes in your department, who have performed acts of bravery in their community by nominating them for the 2024 Congressional Badge of Bravery. *Submissions are due by **February 15, 2025.*






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FUNDING NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES

* New Funding Opportunities:
* Enhancing Youth Defense Training and Technical Assistance [ [link removed] ] | OJJDP
Deadline Grants.gov 2/4/2025 and JustGrants 2/18/2025
* Enhancing Youth Defense [ [link removed] ] | OJJDP
Deadline Grants.gov 2/5/2025 and JustGrants 2/19/2025
* Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program [ [link removed] ] | OJJDP
Deadline Grants.gov 2/5/2025 and JustGrants 2/19/2025
* Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor
Children [ [link removed] ] | OJJDP
Deadline Grants.gov 2/6/2025 and JustGrants 2/20/2025
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Improving Adult and Youth Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Program [ [link removed] ] | BJA
Deadline Grants.gov 2/24/2025 and JustGrants 3/3/2025


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Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Training Curriculum for New Corrections Staff [ [link removed] ] | BJA
Deadline Grants.gov 2/24/2025 and JustGrants 3/3/2025


* U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance  [ [link removed] ]Solicitation [ [link removed] ] | DOJ
Deadline Grants.gov 3/18/2025 and JustGrants 3/25/2025

* Opportunities Closing Soon:
* Print Copies of OVC's Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials [ [link removed] ] | OVC
Deadline: 1/31/2025

* See the Funding Resource Center [ [link removed] ] for Opportunities & Awards [ [link removed] ], Applicant Resources [ [link removed] ], and Recipient Resources [ [link removed] ] | OJP
* Subscribe to Funding News [ [link removed] ] for weekly funding announcements and tips | OJP
* January Weekly Training Webinars [ [link removed] ] are available:
* Entity Management [ [link removed] ]
* Application Submission [ [link removed] ]
* Grant Award Acceptance [ [link removed] ]
* Post-Award Management [ [link removed] ]

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***What To Expect After Submitting Your OJP Application for Funding
***If an application is selected for funding: 


* The assigned Application Submitter, Authorized Representative(s), and Entity Administrator will receive an email notice from JustGrants.
* Users will see the new award under their entity's "Awards" section in JustGrants.

Status updates for submitted applications are not available. DOJ staff will contact you if they have any questions or require additional information regarding your application for funding.






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EVENTS & WEBINARS

* As you plan for National Human Trafficking Prevention Month [ [link removed] ], National Stalking Awareness Month [ [link removed] ], and the Identity Theft Awareness Week [ [link removed] ] this January, OVC TTAC offers several resources | OVC
* FY 2025 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) Webinar Series [ [link removed] ] | DOJ
* Panel discussion commemorating the 10th anniversary of the OVC “"Faces of Human Trafficking" video series [ [link removed] ] | OVC
1/8/2025 | 3 p.m. ET
* OVC From the Director's Desk [ [link removed] ] | OVC
1/9/2025 | 3 p.m. ET
* Developing Effective and Responsive Approaches to Elder Abuse in Tribal Communities [ [link removed] ] | OVC
1/17/2025 | 12 p.m. ET
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Enhancing Youth Defense [ [link removed] ] | OJJDP
1/23/2025 | 2 p.m. ET


* Culture As Prevention: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System [ [link removed] ] | DOJ
1/28/2025 | 2 p.m. ET
* National Mentoring Summit [ [link removed] ] | OJJDP
1/29/2025 | Washington, DC
* Strengthening Tribal and Non-Tribal Collaboration To Address Elder Abuse in Tribal
Communities [ [link removed] ] | OVC
2/14/2025 | 12 p.m. ET
* Webinar recording now available: Vital Subjects: Trauma-Informed Approaches for Effective Interpreter Partnerships [ [link removed] ] | OVC
* See Justice Events [ [link removed] ] for additional upcoming resources | OJP





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PUBLICATIONS

* Capital Punishment, 2022 – Statistical Tables [ [link removed] ] | BJS
* Coordinating Council Releases Two New Reports to Congress [ [link removed] ] | OJJDP
* Fact Sheets:
* The Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance (EFLEA) Program [ [link removed] ] | BJA
* National Ashanti Alert Network [ [link removed] ] | BJA
* Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program [ [link removed] ] | BJA

* Human Trafficking Incidents Reported by Law Enforcement, 2022 – Statistical Tables [ [link removed] ] | BJS
* Listen to: From the Director's Desk [ [link removed] ] December briefing | OVC
* Model Programs Guide Literature Review: Youth Curfews [ [link removed] ] | OJJDP
* National Law Enforcement Accountability Database, 2018–2023 [ [link removed] ] | BJS
* New Youth Mental Health Campaign Focuses on Building Trust with Caring Adults [ [link removed] ] | OJJDP
* OJJDP Launches Webpage on New Medicaid and CHIP Policies Impacting Incarcerated
Youth [ [link removed] ] | OJJDP
* OJJDP News @ a Glance, December 2024 [ [link removed] ] | OJJDP
* Podcast: The Center for Trauma & Resilience: Working Against Trauma and Burnout [ [link removed] ] | OVC
* Prisons Report Series: Preliminary Data Release, 2023 [ [link removed] ] | BJS
* Prosecuting America's Dad: 7 Tips for the Ethical, Aggressive Prosecutor [ [link removed] ] | OJJDP
* Serving LGBTQIA2S+ Children in the Criminal Justice System: A Guide for Child Abuse Prosecutors and Multidisciplinary Teams [ [link removed] ] | OJJDP
* Where Are Our Children? A Data Scan of Native Youth Incarceration in Minnesota [ [link removed] ] | OJJDP
* Additional publications [ [link removed] ] | OJP





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*CAREER OPPORTUNITIES*

* Supervisory Management and Program Analyst [ [link removed] ] | BJS
Open: 12/19/2024 to 1/2/2025
* Communications Specialist [ [link removed] ] | BJA
Open: 12/27/2024 to 1/6/2025
* Lead Technical Writer-Editor [ [link removed] ] | BJS
Open: 12/19/2024 to 1/7/2025
* OJP is hiring: Learn about other open positions [ [link removed] ] | OJP





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FROM THE VAULT

Amber Alert Awareness Day [ [link removed] ]

""January 13 is AMBER Alert Awareness Day. "On January 13, 1996, nine-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted while riding her bike not far from her Texas home. She was later found murdered."

"Amber's case changed the way that law enforcement searches for missing children and led to the creation of the AMBER Alert system [ [link removed] ]. AMBER stands for America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response."



"As of December 6, 2024, 1,221 children were successfully recovered [ [link removed] ] through the AMBER Alert system and 195 children were rescued because of wireless emergency alerts."

"OJJDP has partnered with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children [ [link removed] ] for over 30 years to help recover missing children and prevent child victimization."






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