JUSTINFO Newsletter

Announcements

• Now open: Submit your Badge of Bravery nominations to recognize the courageous actions performed by our law enforcement officers | BJA
• Submit comments by January 31 on the proposed reinstatement and update of the National Inmate Survey in Prisons data collection | BJS

Funding

• Research Assistantship Program | Deadline extended to 1/25/2020 | NIJ
• Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children | Due: 3/10/2020 | OJJDP
• Juvenile Justice Emergency Planning Demonstration Program | Due: 3/16/2020 | OJJDP
• Find additional solicitations and access funding information in the OJP Funding Resource Center | OJP
• Subscribe to Funding News from NCJRS for weekly solicitation announcements, useful funding resources, and more | NCJRS

Publications

• Drug Courts | BJA/NIJ/OJJDP
• Notes from the Field: How Grantsmanship Can Help a Tribal Police Department | NIJ

Online Resources

• During National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month (January), access topical funding, training, and other resources from OVC | OVC
• January is National Mentoring Month – see how OJJDP supports mentoring efforts | OJJDP
• OVC's Activity Spotlight highlights the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services | OVC
• Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week is February 2–8; learn about resources available through OVC TTAC | OVC

Webinars

• CTAS Pre-Application Webinar: Purpose Area 6 | OVC/DOJ
  January 16, 2020, 2 p.m. ET
• Mass Violence and Terrorism Death Notification | OVC
  January 16, 2020, 2 p.m. ET
• Partnerships for Prevention: Overdose Fatality Review 101 | BJA
  January 17, 2020, 2 p.m. ET
• Mass Violence and Terrorism Death Notification | OVC
  January 21, 2020, 11 a.m. ET
• ASCLD Train the Director Series - Investigative Genetic Genealogy: Background and Crime Lab Strategy | NIJ
  January 23, 2020, 1 p.m. ET
• Building Resilience in the Face of the Opioid Crisis: The Power of Trauma-Informed Communities | BJA
  January 28, 2020, 1 p.m. ET
• CTAS Pre-Application Webinar: Purpose Areas 8 and 9 | OJJDP/DOJ
  January 28, 2020, 2 p.m. ET
• STOP School Violence 2019 BJA Solicitation | BJA
  January 29, 2020, 1 p.m. ET
• The Time to Analyze is Now: DNA Evidence in Groping Sexual Assault Cases | NIJ
  January 29, 2020, 1 p.m. ET
• OVC Vicarious Trauma Toolkit webinar recording now available: Now What? Moving Forward With Your Vicarious Trauma Action Plan | OVC

Events

• National Mentoring Summit
  January 29–31, 2020, Washington, DC
  Visit the OJJDP exhibit for resources
• See Justice Events to find additional events by location, date, topic, or sponsor | NCJRS