Block Grant 15PBJA23GG03316JAGX

This five-year, $1.54 million project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will fund the Georgia Delinquency Prevention Program. The grant supports the Delinquency Prevention Program (CFDA 16.548) and its goal of implementing evidence-based strategies to address unmet needs and combat youth delinquency through a continuum of prevention programs. The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council of Georgia will oversee the...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $550,000 Project Grant under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745) to Carroll County, Georgia. The purpose of the grant is to implement the Mental Health Diversion Program, which aims to divert individuals with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders from the criminal justice system into community-based services and treatment....

The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) was awarded a $1,405,084 Formula Grant from the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to support the Georgia Formula Grants Program. The program provides funding for delinquency prevention and intervention services with a focus on improving outcomes for Georgia's children and youth. Key activities include maintaining compliance with the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $453,720 Project Grant to the Georgia Pines Community Service Board to launch a school-based mental health co-responder program in Colquitt County, Georgia. The program will embed behavioral health specialists with school resource officers to provide crisis intervention, counseling, and service linkage for students experiencing mental illness, addiction, and intellectual/developmental...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $730,000 Project Grant under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) to the Douglas County Board of Commissioners in Douglasville, Georgia. The grant will fund the Douglas County Chance Court, a Juvenile Drug Treatment Court program, over a 4-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2028. The program aims to: (1) reduce the stigma around substance use and mental...

The County of Carroll, Georgia received a $12,791 block grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738) for the period of October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2021. The goal of the Edward Byrne Memorial JAG Program is to provide additional personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, training, technical assistance, and information systems for criminal...

The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) of Georgia received a $2,500,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). This 48-month grant will enable CJCC to improve, enhance, and expand adult drug courts across the state. Key activities include: Developing and deploying a participant screening tool for all arrestees within local jails. Establishing a statewide language access protocol to ensure...

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded the Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council $1,416,039 on July 1, 2026, under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention program (CFDA 16.540), a Title II Formula Grant. The award funds the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council to maintain compliance with core requirements of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, improve cooperation and coordination among Georgia's juvenile justice system partners...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Georgia's Department of Human Services Division of Child Support Services $222.97 million on October 1, 2025, under the Child Support Services block grant program (CFDA 93.563) for the period ending September 30, 2026. The program establishes and enforces child support obligations owed by absent parents, locates absent parents, establishes paternity, and obtains child, spousal, and medical support. The...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.585 - Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program) will enable Advantage Behavioral Health Systems, in partnership with the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County, to implement the Collaborative Approach to Resiliency and Empowerment (CARE) program. This initiative aims to enhance the existing Treatment and Accountability Court (TAC) by: 1) expanding TAC capacity to serve more...