The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is seeking applications for its Enhancing Juvenile Indigent Defense Program.
Donor Name: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/23/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
This funding opportunity seeks to support local implementation of juvenile indigent defense practices and services that strengthen and improve the representation of youth involved in the juvenile justice system. This program will address barriers and gaps within the juvenile justice system for indigent youth to reduce reoffending and decrease recidivism.
Goals and Objectives
Goal: Implement enhancements that improve juvenile indigent defense. Best practices for Enhancing Juvenile Indigent Defense can be found in the National Juvenile Defense Standards.
- Objective 1: Ensure youth involved with the juvenile justice system have access to legal representation.
- Objective 2: Ensure that entities and individuals providing juvenile indigent defense services to youth involved in the juvenile justice system have access to the resources, tools, and information necessary for legal representation.
Funding Information
- Total Amount To Be Awarded Under This Funding Opportunity: $1,600,000
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: Up to $400,000
- Period of Performance Duration: 36 months
Eligibility Criteria
The types of entities that are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity are listed below:
- Government Entities
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Educational Organizations
- Public– and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Other
- Other units of local government
State Government Entities: For the purposes of this NOFO, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
