Overview and Award Schedule

The Juvenile Justice 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). There are 32 authorized program areas. Projects are funded for one year with the possibility of continuation based on year-by-year performance for a maximum of three years. The FY2019 application due date will be April 19, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. Successful applicants will be notified of their awards in September/October and the grant period is expected to be from October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020. The federal award is expected to be approximately $400,000.

Application and Forms

2019 Grant Solicitation Workshop Materials and Available Resources: 

• Title II Formula Grant Program Request for Proposal (RFP) (DOCX) 
• Application Instructions (Word)
• Pass-Through Waiver Request Comment Form (PDF)
• Governor’s Juvenile Justice Advisory Council (GJJAC) 2018 Annual Report (PDF)
• GJJAC Disproportionate Minority Contact Brochure (PDF)
• Disproportionate Minority Contact Statistics by County (XLS)
• Juvenile Justice Model Detention Alternatives Programs