OJJDP FY25 Funding for Nonparticipating States

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Published March 23rd, 2026

Detected March 24th, 2026

Summary

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has announced FY25 funding opportunities for local public and private non-profit agencies in Connecticut, Texas, and Wyoming. This funding, totaling $4,438,678, aims to support activities related to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA).

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What changed

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is making available approximately $4.4 million in funding for FY25 to local public and private non-profit agencies in Connecticut, Texas, and Wyoming. These states have not submitted a state plan under the Title II Formula Grants program of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). The funding is intended to support core JJDPA activities, including the deinstitutionalization of status offenders, removal of juveniles from adult facilities, separation of juvenile and adult inmates, removal of juveniles from adult jails, and addressing racial and ethnic disparities.

Eligible applicants are local public and private non-profit agencies, including Tribal agencies, located within Connecticut, Texas, and Wyoming. The application deadline is April 30, 2026. Interested parties should apply through Grants.gov. The funding instrument type is a grant, with no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The award minimum is $1,045,806 and the maximum is $4,438,678, with an expected five awards.

What to do next

Review eligibility requirements for local public and private non-profit agencies in Connecticut, Texas, and Wyoming.
Prepare and submit grant applications through Grants.gov by April 30, 2026.
Ensure proposed activities align with JJDPA core requirements (DSO, JCA, separation, jail removal, R/ED).

Source document (simplified)

OJJDP FY25 Nonparticipating States: Connecticut, Texas, and Wyoming

Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention

Assistance Listings: 16.540 -- Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Last Updated: March 23, 2026 View version history on Grants.gov

Description

This NOFO will make funding available to local public and private non-profit agencies within states that have chosen not to submit a state plan under the Title II Formula Grants program outlined in the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). The funding must be used to carry out activities of the kinds described in the core requirements of the JJDPA: deinstitutionalization of status offenders (“DSO”), removal of juveniles charged as adults from adult facilities (“JCA”), separation of juveniles from adults inmates (“separation”), removal of juveniles from adult jails and lockups (“jail removal”), and identifying and reducing racial and ethnic disparities (“R/ED”).

Eligibility

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Miscellaneous

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Additional information

Eligible applicants are limited to local public and private non-profit agencies (including Tribal agencies) in Connecticut, Texas, and Wyoming. Nonprofit organizations that hold money in offshore accounts for the purposes of avoiding paying the tax described in 26 U.S.C. 511(a) are not eligible to apply.