The maine department of corrections will use the FY 2025 title II formula grants program funds to provide resources, strategic funding, and expertguidance to support a rehabilitative environment for…

The Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded the Maine Department of Corrections $622,975 under the FY 2025 Title II Formula Grants Program (Assistance Listing 16.540) on July 1, 2026.

The Maine Department of Corrections will deploy these funds to establish a rehabilitative environment for juveniles in Maine by building community-based organizations and strengthening a continuum of care. The award supports diversion, intervention, and reentry programs targeting youth at risk of or already involved in the juvenile justice system. The state advisory group and state department allies will coordinate this work to expand community-based capacity.

The award covers the four-year period from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2030, with place of performance in Augusta, Maine. The Title II Formula Grants Program funds state and local efforts to plan, establish, operate, coordinate, and evaluate policies and projects for education, training, prevention, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation within the juvenile justice system.

The maine department of corrections will use the FY 2025 title II formula grants program funds to provide resources, strategic funding, and expertguidance to support a rehabilitative environment for juveniles in the state. The state advisory groupand its state department allies will continue to work together to strengthen the local continuum of care to build out robust community-based organizations to provide diversion, interventions, and reentry programs to youth at risk of or already in the juvenile justice system.