Thevirginiadepartmentofcriminal justiceserviceswill use FY 2025 title iiformula grants programfunds for maintaining compliance with the core requirements of the jjdpa, servingyouthin their home…

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services $677,555 on July 1, 2026, under the Title II Formula Grants Program (CFDA 16.540) to support juvenile justice system improvements and compliance with the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act.

The Department of Criminal Justice Services will deliver summer leadership and diversion programs, school-based programs, community and home-based alternatives to incarceration, and compliance efforts to serve youth in their home communities. The funding supports increasing and strengthening family engagement and community involvement by improving program availability, with the Department anticipating regained compliance with the JJDPA and expanded alternatives to incarceration.

The award covers the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2030, with place of performance in Richmond, Virginia. The Title II Formula Grants Program provides funding to state and local entities to plan, establish, operate, coordinate, and evaluate policies and projects for juvenile justice system improvement, including education, training, prevention, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation efforts.

Thevirginiadepartmentofcriminal justiceserviceswill use FY 2025 title iiformula grants programfunds for maintaining compliance with the core requirements of the jjdpa, servingyouthin their home communities, increasing and strengthening family engagement, andincreasingcommunity involvement for youth by improving the availability of programs. Project activities include summer leadership and diversion programs, compliance efforts, community and home-based alternatives to incarceration, andschool-based programs. The departmentanticipatesregaining compliance with the jjdpaand implementing alternatives to incarceration.