Thealaska division of juvenile justicewill usethefy 2025 title II formula grant program funds to maintain compliance with the core requirements of the jjdpa, reduce juvenile recidivism rates…

The Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded the State of Alaska Department of Family and Community Services $606,525 on July 1, 2026, under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Title II Formula Grant Program (CFDA 16.540).

The recipient will use funding to maintain compliance with the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act's core requirements, reduce juvenile recidivism rates with specific targeting of Alaska Native juveniles, and enhance juvenile justice system improvements. Funded activities include increasing non-secure shelter placements and electronic monitoring, enhancing substance use treatment, increasing positive youth development activities, and increasing mental health services.

The award covers the period from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2030, with place of performance in Juneau, Alaska. The State of Alaska serves as the ultimate recipient through its Department of Family and Community Services, which administers juvenile justice programming through its Division of Juvenile Justice serving approximately 12.5 percent of Alaska's youth population ages 10–18 through probation, detention, and institutional treatment services at locations including Juneau, Anchorage, Fairbanks, Bethel, the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, and the Kenai Peninsula.

Thealaska division of juvenile justicewill usethefy 2025 title II formula grant program funds to maintain compliance with the core requirements of the jjdpa, reduce juvenile recidivism rates (specifically targeting alaska native juveniles),andenhance juvenile justice system improvement efforts. These efforts will be implemented by increasing non-secure shelter placements and electronic monitoring, enhancing substance use treatment, increasing positive youth development activities, and increasing mental health services.