# Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (16.540)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/16-540-juvenile-justice-and-delinquency-prevention/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is run by Department of Justice. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $220 million in 285 grants, about $772,364 per award.

## Objectives

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.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -$318,936 | 11 |
| 2022 | $61.0 million | 70 |
| 2023 | $63.5 million | 86 |
| 2024 | $55.2 million | 70 |
| 2025 | $40.7 million | 53 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California Board of State and Community Corrections | California | $13.7 million |
| New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services | New York | $11.2 million |
| University of Texas at Austin | Texas | $9.7 million |
| Florida Department of Juvenile Justice | Florida | $9.1 million |
| American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences | Virginia | $7.2 million |
| Ohio Department of Youth Services | Ohio | $5.9 million |
| Crime & Delinquency Pa Commission on | Pennsylvania | $5.7 million |
| Criminal Justice Coordinating Council | Georgia | $5.6 million |
| North Carolina Department of Public Safety | North Carolina | $4.9 million |
| Michigan Department of Health and Human Services | Michigan | $4.7 million |
| Minnesota Department of Public Safety | Minnesota | $4.2 million |
| Department of Children, Youth, and Families | Washington | $4.1 million |
| Health & Human Services Agency California | California | $4.1 million |
| Department of Criminal Justice Services Virginia | Virginia | $3.9 million |
| Executive Office of State of Arizona | Arizona | $3.7 million |
| National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges | Nevada | $3.5 million |
| Department of Public Safety Missouri | Missouri | $3.5 million |
| Executive Office of the State of Maryland | Maryland | $3.3 million |
| Department of Justice Wisconsin | Wisconsin | $3.2 million |
| Colorado Department of Public Safety | Colorado | $3.2 million |