Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Formula Grant is authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDP Act) of 1974, as amended. It provides funding to 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 juvenile justice-related education, training, research, prevention, diversion, treatment, rehabilitation, and system improvement efforts. The JJDP Act allows states to designate Formula Grant money to fund projects that offer a high probability of improving the functioning of the juvenile justice system, prevent at-risk youth from entering the juvenile justice system, and intervene with system-involved youth to provide positive guidance and reduce the chances of further juvenile justice system involvement. OJJDP strongly encourages states to use a developmentally-appropriate and trauma-informed framework to inform and connect youth justice work to the development of individual and multiagency comprehensive state plans that support the well-being of all youth. OGR intends to make up to $150,627.00 available from the FY21 Title II Formula Grant funds prevention for state agencies, municipality police departments and nonprofit 501c3 organizations to competitively solicit federal funding. OGR will prioritize funding for pre-existing, promising, or evidence-based juvenile justice programs and activities (as defined by OJJDP) that provide delinquency prevention. It is anticipated that the maximum award amount will be $50,000.
