Formula Grants (VOCA Compensation Programs and VOCA Assistance Programs)

The following are the formula grant purpose areas:

• Aftercare/Reentry. Community-based programs that prepare targeted youth to successfully return to their homes and communities after confinement in a training school, youth correctional facility, or other secure institution. These programs focus on preparing youth for release and providing a continuum of follow up post-placement services to promote successful reintegration into the community.


• After-School Programs. Programs that provide...

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Overview

The Formula Grants Program is authorized under the JJDP Act of 1974, as amended.

OJJDP's Formula Grants Program supports state and local delinquency prevention and intervention efforts, and juvenile justice systems improvements. Within the program purpose areas, states can provide job training, mental health and substance use treatment, community-based programs and...

View the distribution of Juvenile Justice PREA awards, juvenile justice formula grants, and Native American Pass Through funds for each state and territory by accessing the links below for each fiscal year. 

• FY 2023 Distribution of Juvenile Justice Formula Grants by State and Tribal Pass Through Amounts
• FY 2022 Estimates for the Native American Pass Through Amounts
• FY 2021 Estimates for the Native American Pass...