Overview and Award Schedule

The Juvenile Justice (Title II) Formula Grant program provides grants to state agencies, local units of government and private non-profit organizations (provided they have applied for and been denied funding by a local unit of government). The Title II Formula Grants Program provides funding to support state and local efforts to plan, establish, operate, coordinate, and evaluate policies and projects, directly or through grants with public and private agencies for the development of more effective education, training, research, prevention, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation programs in the area of juvenile delinquency as well as juvenile justice system improvement efforts. Project funding is for one year with the possibility of continuation based on year-by-year performance for a maximum of three years.

New users must register via the SCDPS web-based application tool, SCDPS Grants by Friday, March 23, 2024, located at www.scdpsgrants.com. The deadline for FFY 2025 JJ Formula applications is Friday, April 5, 2024 by 5:00 pm.  Please review the JJ Formula Grant Solicitation document below for program details.

Application and Forms

FFY 2025 Grant Solicitation Workshop Materials and Available Resources: 

• JJ Formula Grant Solicitation 
• SCDPS Grants
• Financial Application Instructions (Word)
• Pass-Through Waiver Request Comment Form (Word)
• SCDPS Grants Presentation

Other Resources

• Governor’s Juvenile Justice Advisory Council
• Juvenile Justice Funding Opportunities
• 2020 Annual Report (PDF)
• Racial and Ethnic Disparities Brochure (PDF)
• Formula Grant Funding Plan Federal Fiscal Years 2021-2023 (PDF)
• Request Training and Technical Assistance
• Racial and Ethnic Disparities Statistics by County (XLS)
• Juvenile Justice Model Detention Alternatives Programs