Grant opportunity · Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy

Title II Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Formula Grant (JJAC)

Up to $745,000 per award

About this opportunity

The Title II Formula (JJAC) grant funds reform in Maryland's juvenile justice system. It supports initiatives and strategies aligned with a Developmental Approach to Juvenile Justice Reform, including accountability without criminalization, alternatives to justice system involvement, individualized responses based on needs and risk assessments, limiting confinement to public safety needs, fairness, reducing disparate treatment, and family engagement. The program aims to improve outcomes for children and youth by strengthening programs in aftercare and reentry, alternatives to detention, diversion, and probation. It is authorized under Sections 221–223 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended (reauthorized by Congress in December 2018). Funding is provid…

Who may apply

non-profit, government, higher education institution

Deadline

2026-03-31

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