Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Objective

Program goal(s) name: Juvenile justice system improvements. Program goal(s) description: 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. Program objective(s) name: Improve effectiveness of juvenile delinquency programming. Program objective(s) description: (1) Provide 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 (34 USC 11131(a)(11), (12), (13),and (15); (3) provide and support training and technical assistance to benefit the Formula Grants Program; and (4) support research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit the Formula Grants Program.

Who Can Apply

• Other

Who Benefits

• Other private institution/organization
• State
• Local
• Public nonprofit institution/organization

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.

Assistance Types

• Grant
• Cooperative Agreement

Program Contact

jessica.Winpigler@usdoj.gov
202532306