Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention State Formula Grant Program

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Title II Formula Grants Program provides funding to support state and local efforts to plan, establish, operate, and evaluate education, training, research, prevention, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation programs, as well as justice system improvement efforts.

Administering Agency:

OJJDP

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Key Details:

Funding Overview:

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Title II Formula Grants Program provides funding to support state and local efforts to plan, establish, operate, and evaluate education, training, research, prevention, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation programs, as well as justice system improvement efforts.

Common Uses:

Funding is provided to states that agree to make changes in their juvenile justice systems to improve conditions of confinement and to protect youth in detention. State plans cover a wide variety of activities, including after-school programs, aftercare and reentry programs, alternatives to detention, legal representation programs, and direct service, including counseling.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Other

Eligibility: State, Territory

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Hire Staff, IT, Planning, Research/Evaluation, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training, Staff Travel

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 3 years

Funding Type: Block Grant

How to Obtain: Talk to State

Match Requirement: No

State Pass-Through:No

Notes:

State juvenile justice agency staff must develop a statewide plan and ensure compliance with the system requirements under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act.