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Supporting Vulnerable and At-Risk Youth Transitioning out of Foster Care

Program Information

Popular name

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Program Number

16.049

Sub-agency

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Program objective

The goal of the program is to promote positive youth outcomes and public safety for at-risk adolescents and vulnerable youth transitioning from foster care. OJJDP has identified the following specific program objectives: • Enhance and expand models of residential-based innovative care, treatment, and services for youth in foster care. Performance Measure: Number of individuals served (by population) • Increase protective factors to ensure youth transitioning from foster care have the skills they need to prevent any further victimization and/or involvement in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems. Performance Measure: Number of individuals who experienced a victimization • Increase connections for youth transitioning from foster care with caring and concerned adults that will help to prevent further victimization and/or involvement in the child welfare and/or juvenile justice systems. Performance Measure: Percentage of eligible individuals released into safe, stable housing

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

See the current fiscal years’ program solicitation available at the Office of Justice Programs web site (http://ojp.gov/funding/Explore/CurrentFundingOpportunities.htm. For additional guidance, please reference the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide (http://ojp.gov/financialguide/DOJ/index.htm) and Post award Instructions (http://ojp.gov/financialguide/DOJ/PostawardRequirements/index.htm). Applicable administrative requirements and Department of Justice regulations applicable to specific types of grantees can be found in title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (2 C.F.R.).