The Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) seeks to fund entities for a juvenile justice workforce development program at the New Beginnings Youth Development Center.
Donor Name: Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services
State: District of Columbia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/10/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
The Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) seeks eligible entities that deliver structured workforce development programs that use a cohort-based, level specific approach to ensure youth progressively acquire soft skills, vocational training, and applied job experience with a direct pipeline into job placement upon release.
DYRS programming is at the forefront of a national trend in offering progressive, rehabilitative juvenile justice programming. DYRS implements programming with the following three objectives in mind:
- To advance the rehabilitation of DYRS youth by connecting them to services, supports, and resources that help them reach their goals and developmental milestones;
- To enhance public safety by engaging youth referred to positive, developmentally appropriate, and structured activities that complement and enhance DYRS’s methodologies for the care and supervision of young people; and
- To create safer and stronger communities that support youth and families by investing directly in local organizational and human resources that are accessible and dedicated to strengthening young people and their families.
Funding Information
Entities seeking funding will receive an award of up to $300,000.
Grant Period
DYRS anticipates selecting one (1) entity for a period of eight (8) months – starting February 1, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
All the checked institutions below may apply for these grants.
- Nonprofit organizations, including those with IRS 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) determinations
- Faith-based organizations
- Universities/educational institutions
- Private Enterprises.
For more information, visit DYRS.
