The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) provides national leadership to address issues of juvenile justice and child victimization through research, grants, and training and technical assistance (TTA). OJJDP created the National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC) in 1995 to coordinate resources and providers, increase TTA responsiveness to constituent needs, and promote the use of best practices and standards in TTA assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation. 

MSG supports the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, through on-site evaluations of retail stores specified by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). MSG will evaluate stores in the continental United States, Hawaii, portions of Alaska, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam by collecting and analyzing data of retail businesses that are applying or renewing their applications to accept SNAP benefits. The data will be used to confirm the site eligibility in SNAP according to relevant laws, regulations, and policies.

Investigate the root causes of higher than standard operating and service delivery costs in select GSA-owned sites, and determine areas where industry best practices could incur cost reductions and improved service delivery.

Build and operate a clearinghouse to educate the family and youth services field about the research and effective practices to improve the long-term wellbeing of homeless youth and families, including the at-risk youths in the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act Programs, and the Street Outreach Program.