Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (16.540)
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Assistance Listing 16.540) is run by the Office of Justice Programs, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $220 million in 285 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $772,364 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $617,767. Half of the 285 awards fell between $523,234 and $924,014, and they ranged from $10,851 to $6.9 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$220 million
- Grant awards285
- Typical award$617,767
- Awarded in FY 2025$40.7 million
- Size rank587 of 1824
- Type of assistanceFormula grants, project grants (capacity building and complaint processing, training), training
Key findings
- It is the 587th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 52% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 56 states and territories.
What the program funds
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.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
What the money can and cannot pay for
Formula grants: Funds may be used to support juvenile justice and delinquency prevention efforts at the state and local level. This program, established by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act of 1974, allocates formula grant funds to states and territories on the basis of their relative population under age 18. To be eligible for formula grant funds, a state must submit electronically a comprehensive state plan applicable to a 3-year period addressing the requirements and programs under the JJDP Act at 34 USC 11133(a). Technical assistance and training: OJJDP is authorized by the JJDP Act andunder the annual DOJ appropriations act to allocate a portion of the funding appropriated for this program for training and technical assistance efforts to support and further the purposes of the Formula Grants Program. Research: OJJDP is authorized by the annual DOJ appropriations act to allocate a portion of the funding for this program for research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit the Formula Grants Program. This program, established by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act of 2002, allocates formula grant funds to states and territories on the basis of their relative population under age 18.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Allocation of formula grants to States and territories are based on relative populations under the age of 18. Amounts awarded for discretionary technical assistance, training, and research grants vary depending on the particular program or project being funded.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (16.540) awarded$220 million across 285 grant awards, an average of $772,364 per award.
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 81% of the money, colleges and universities 9.2% and nonprofits 8.5%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 234 | $179 million | 81% |
| Colleges and universities | 17 | $20.2 million | 9.2% |
| Nonprofits | 30 | $18.7 million | 8.5% |
| Other | 3 | $1.7 million | 0.8% |
| Small businesses | 1 | $962,180 | 0.4% |
By state
51 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 7 | $20.5 million |
| Texas | 9 | $12.9 million |
| New York | 6 | $11.4 million |
| Virginia | 9 | $11.4 million |
| Florida | 6 | $10.0 million |
| Washington | 9 | $7.2 million |
| Ohio | 5 | $6.8 million |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | $6.6 million |
| District of Columbia | 12 | $6.4 million |
| Nevada | 8 | $6.0 million |
| Georgia | 4 | $5.6 million |
| North Carolina | 4 | $4.9 million |
| Michigan | 4 | $4.7 million |
| Maryland | 6 | $4.5 million |
| Minnesota | 5 | $4.5 million |
| Illinois | 6 | $3.8 million |
| Arizona | 5 | $3.8 million |
| Iowa | 5 | $3.5 million |
| Colorado | 5 | $3.5 million |
| Missouri | 4 | $3.5 million |
| Nebraska | 8 | $3.4 million |
| Wisconsin | 6 | $3.4 million |
| Connecticut | 4 | $3.2 million |
| Indiana | 5 | $3.2 million |
| Tennessee | 4 | $3.1 million |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | $2.8 million |
| Kentucky | 5 | $2.8 million |
| Arkansas | 5 | $2.7 million |
| Alabama | 4 | $2.7 million |
| Oklahoma | 4 | $2.7 million |
| Hawaii | 5 | $2.5 million |
| Oregon | 4 | $2.5 million |
| Kansas | 4 | $2.4 million |
| Maine | 4 | $2.4 million |
| Rhode Island | 4 | $2.4 million |
| New Mexico | 4 | $2.4 million |
| South Dakota | 4 | $2.4 million |
| Montana | 4 | $2.4 million |
| Delaware | 5 | $2.3 million |
| Mississippi | 5 | $2.3 million |
| Utah | 4 | $2.2 million |
| Vermont | 4 | $2.2 million |
| West Virginia | 4 | $2.1 million |
| Louisiana | 4 | $2.1 million |
| Wyoming | 8 | $2.1 million |
| South Carolina | 5 | $2.1 million |
| North Dakota | 4 | $2.0 million |
| New Hampshire | 4 | $2.0 million |
| Massachusetts | 6 | $1.9 million |
| New Jersey | 3 | $1.9 million |
| Idaho | 4 | $1.8 million |
| Alaska | 1 | $590,110 |
| Guam | 5 | $401,302 |
| American Samoa | 4 | $395,714 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 4 | $347,801 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 4 | $292,273 |