Applications are open for the Juvenile Justice Grants to provide direct services to youth and their families to prevent or divert involvement of youth in the juvenile justice system and to eliminate or to minimize racial and ethnic disparities.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Public Safety
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/29/2022
Grant Size: up to $75,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
Grant funding will be used to support the following areas listed in 34 U.S.C. §11133(a)(9):
- Positive Youth Development:
- Programs for positive youth development that assist youth involved in the juvenile justice system and other at-risk youth in achieving;
- sense of safety and structure;
- sense of belonging and membership;
- sense of self-worth and social contribution;
- sense of independence and control over one’s life; and
- sense of closeness in interpersonal relationships.
- Preventing/Reducing Re-entry:
- Programs and services designed to reduce re-entry and that support youth involved in the juvenile justice system, their parents/caregivers, and other family members during and after detention, placement and/or supervision to strengthen families.
- Community, Faith and/or Culturally Focused Programming:
- Community-, culturally-, and/or faith-based programs that provide youth involved in the juvenile justice system, or who are at-risk of such involvement, especially youth who have a parent/caregiver who is or was incarcerated, with positive youth development activities.
- Services can include mental health/behavioral health, treatment, counseling, tutoring, mentoring, and/or other educational and enrichment activities.
Funding Information
They anticipate having a minimum of $1.6 million available for grants of up to $150,000 per grantee for a two-year period (up to $75,000 per year), with a start date of approximately September 1, 2022 and ending August 31, 2024. These will be cost reimbursement grants; federal requirements prohibit advancing grant funds up front.
Target Population
Youth within Minnesota’s juvenile justice system or who are at risk of becoming involved in the juvenile justice system.
Eligibility Criteria
Private and public nonprofit agencies, local units of government including cities, counties, townships, local educational agencies, and tribal governments are eligible to apply. Agencies working together will identify one agency as applicant and official grant recipient; budgets can include contracts with partner agencies.
For more information, visit Minnesota Department of Public Safety.
