16.540: Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

16.540

Active

Office of Justice Programs (OJP) [DOJ]

Aug. 9, 2022

Aug. 9, 2022

The Title II Formula Grants Program provides funding to support state and local efforts to plan, establish, operate, coordinate, and evaluate policies and projects, directly or through grants and contracts with public and private agencies, for the development of more effective education, training, research, prevention, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation, compliance with the core requirements and overall juvenile justice system improvement efforts. Objectives: The objectives are the following: (1) grant funding to states to assist them in planning, establishing, operating, coordinating, and evaluating projects for the development of more effective juvenile delinquency programming (i.e., education, training, research, prevention, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation); (2) facilitate state compliance with the core requirements under the JJDP Act (42 USC 5633(a)(11), (12), (13),and (22); (3) provide and support training and technical assistance to benefit the formula grant program; and (4) support research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit the formula grant program.

A - Formula Grants

For formula grants, the eligible applicants can be found at https://www.ojjdp.gov/statecontacts/resourcelist.asp. For the training and technical assistance and research projects, please refer to the program narrative.

Units of a State and its local government, public and private organizations, Indian tribes performing law enforcement functions, and agencies involved in juvenile delinquency prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation.

16.548 - Title V Delinquency Prevention Program

https://sam.gov/fal/ffe997968bc74299890029b98359ef2f/view