The wisconsin department of justice will utilize the FY 2025 title II formula grants program funds to implement programs that enhance the juvenile justice system at the state and local levels

The Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded the Wisconsin Department of Justice $811,488 on July 1, 2026, under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Title II Formula Grants Program (CFDA 16.540) to enhance the juvenile justice system at state and local levels through September 30, 2030.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice will coordinate with mental health, education, law enforcement, and youth services agencies to deliver direct services to youth across Wisconsin at risk of entering or already engaged with the juvenile justice system. The project focuses on mental health services, early interventions, and family-based wraparound services. Work is performed in Madison, Wisconsin.

The Title II Formula Grants Program supports state and local efforts to plan, establish, operate, coordinate, and evaluate policies and projects for more effective education, training, research, prevention, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation within juvenile justice systems. Award recipients may fund work directly or through grants and contracts with public and private agencies.

Coordinating with mental health, education, law enforcement, and youth services agencies, the department will provide direct services to youth across wisconsin who are at risk of entering or already in the juvenile justice system. Project focus areas include mental health services, early interventions, and family-based wraparound services.