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O-OJJDP-2025-172544: OJJDP FY25 Juvenile Justice System Enhancements

Closed Closed June 8, 2026 Opportunity O-OJJDP-2025-172544

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 2026.

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention offered grants of up to $1.5 million to state and local governments. It expected to make about 5 awards worth $7.3 million in total. Applications closed on June 8, 2026.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed April 28, 2026. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
O-OJJDP-2026-172742October 8, 2026Closes November 16, 2026 (9 days left)Open

Key dates

PostedApril 28, 2026
DeadlineJune 8, 2026

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to state and local governments.

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

This NOFO will support states to improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of juvenile justice system operations by implementing targeted solutions to high-cost drivers of crime and improving youth outcomes.

Category: Law, Justice and Legal Services.

Who has won Justice Reinvestment Initiative grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Justice Reinvestment Initiative (16.827) awarded $123 million across 74 grant awards, an average of $1.7 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
The Council of State Governments LTD.Kentucky6$46.0 million
Community Resources for Justice, Inc.Massachusetts3$19.4 million
North Carolina Department of Public SafetyNorth Carolina4$3.3 million
Justice Innovation Inc.New York1$3.0 million
Michigan Department of Health and Human ServicesMichigan2$2.0 million

Top states: Kentucky ($46.0 million), Massachusetts ($20.9 million), Nebraska ($4.5 million), Minnesota ($3.9 million), North Carolina ($3.8 million).

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.

Questions people ask

Is O-OJJDP-2025-172544 still open?

No. It closed on June 8, 2026. A newer notice is open: O-OJJDP-2026-172742, closes November 16, 2026 (9 days left).

Who can apply for OJJDP FY25 Juvenile Justice System Enhancements?

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention accepted applications from state and local governments.

What is the deadline for OJJDP FY25 Juvenile Justice System Enhancements?

Closed June 8, 2026. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.5 million each. About $7.3 million in total across about 5 awards.

Who has won Justice Reinvestment Initiative grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Council of State Governments LTD., Community Resources for Justice, Inc., North Carolina Department of Public Safety. The program made 74 awards worth $123 million in that time.

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