Grants / Department of Justice / Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention

O-OJJDP-2022-171351: Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration Initiative

Closed Closed July 25, 2022 Opportunity O-OJJDP-2022-171351 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Justice System Enhancements (O-OJJDP-2026-172742). Status: Closes November 16, 2026 (9 days left). It is in our archive of Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention notices from 2022.

• Award ceiling$1.0 million
• Total funding$4.5 million
• Expected awards5
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

This solicitation is composed of two grant categories. Applicants must clearly designate the category for which they are applying. The following entities are eligible to apply: Category 1: Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration Initiative State governments Category 2: Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration Initiative Training and Technical Assistance Program Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education For-profit organizations other than small businesses Native American Tribal organizations (other than federally recognized Tribal governments) Small businesses For purposes of this solicitation, "state" means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Justice Reinvestment Initiative awards averaged $1.7 million; this notice allows up to $1.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (62% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. This program will fund states to close and repurpose youth correctional facilities, assess and respond to the economic impact of closures on facility staff and surrounding communities, and reinvest cost savings to expand community-based alternatives to youth incarceration.

Category: Law, Justice and Legal Services.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, O-OJJDP-2026-172742, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.