About OJJDP Funding
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) offers funding through discretionary and formula grants, cooperative agreements, and payment programs.
The fiscal year 2025 Department of Justice Program Plan is a tool to help applicants find potential funding opportunities from DOJ's grant-making components: OJP, the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, and the Office of Violence Against Women.
Find FY 2025 funding opportunities on the Open Funding page.
Contact the Office of Justice Programs Response Center with questions:
800-851-3420
International calls: 202–772–1022
TTY Phone: 202–353–5556
Email: [email protected]
The Response Center hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET on due dates for funding opportunities.
View, search and filter a list of previous funding projects to better understand what types of programs OJJDP funds. Each listed award includes a link to a detail screen on which you will see details about the award, a description, and a list of products generated by the awardee. View the awards list.
OJJDP awards discretionary grants through a competitive process to states, units of local government, Tribal jurisdictions, and organizations to administer a variety of juvenile justice and child protection programs.
The Office's formula grants support state, local, and Tribal efforts to reduce and prevent delinquency, improve juvenile justice systems, and protect children from violence and abuse.
Funding through formula grants is available to states and territories through the state agency designated by the governor. Juvenile Justice Specialists in each state administer the funding through subgrants to units of local government, private agencies, and American Indian/Alaska Native jurisdictions for programs in accordance with legislative requirements.
See Distribution of Juvenile Justice Formula Grants by State for details on funds awarded to the states through formula grants.
OJJDP is required to set clear program goals and collect performance measure data to demonstrate achievement of those goals. All recipients of OJJDP funding are required to collect and report performance data that demonstrate the results of funded activities. Learn more about OJJDP's Performance Measures program.
The OJJDP Performance Measures Tool is a reporting system for grantees to submit performance data about their OJJDP grants.
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Learn about JustGrants, DOJ’s grants management system.
DOJ Grants Financial Guide
The PDF version of the DOJ Grants Financial Guide is now available.
View Change History summarizing changes to the 2024 Guide.
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Fiscal Year 2023 Awards
Funding awards support:
- Youth Mentoring Programs and Services: $92.5 Million
- Missing and Exploited Children: $90 Million
- Youth Violence Prevention and Intervention: $52.3 Million
- Victims of Child Abuse: $39.2 Million
- Substance Use: $27.6 Million
- Delinquency Prevention and Intervention: $26.5 Million
- Juvenile Justice System Support: $22 Million
- Reentry: $20.2 Million
- Tribal Youth: $20 Million
Need Help?
Applicant assistance is available
Have Funding Opportunity Questions?
Contact the Office of Justice Programs Response Center at 202–772–1022 or via email.
Grants.gov Questions?
Contact the Grants.gov Support Center at 1–800–518–4726 (TTY: 301–240–6310), via email, or visit the Grants.gov website.
Grant System Questions?
The Grants Management System (GMS) has transitioned to the Department of Justice's new Justice Grants System (JustGrants). Visit the Justice Grants website to learn more about this transition or for JustGrants User Support.
In addition, the Department of the Treasury’s Automated Standard Application for Payments (ASAP) is now available for enrolled Department of Justice award recipients to request funds. Reference the user guide for information on how to request funds in ASAP.
Current award recipients with specific questions about their awards should reach out to their grant managers for support.
Financial Questions?
For financial questions regarding your award, contact OJP's Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) Service Center at 1–800–458–0786 (TTY: 202–616–3867), or via email.