Project Grant 2012JBFX0037

The Wisconsin Department of Justice will receive $786,717 under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Formula Grant program administered by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to support youth development and juvenile justice system improvements from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2026. As the designated state administering agency, WI DOJ will partner with the Governor's Juvenile Justice Commission to direct funding towards evidence-based and trauma-informed...

FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Award Summary The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) awarded the State of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) $7.85 million in federal block grant funding for the Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This Title IV-E federal initiative provides financial assistance to support guardianship payments to relatives who assume legal guardianship of eligible...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction received a $104,497 formula grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Title I State Agency Program for Neglected and Delinquent Children and Youth (CFDA 84.013). The award, effective July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, supports educational services for neglected and delinquent youth in state-run juvenile institutions and adult correctional facilities across...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $586,372 block grant to the Wisconsin Department of Justice from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025 under the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA #93.643). The grant aims to improve the assessment and investigation of suspected child abuse and neglect cases, including sexual abuse and exploitation incidents, through reforms designed to limit additional trauma to children. Key...

Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Administration on Children, Youth and Families awarded $273,255 to the State of Wisconsin Department of Children & Families under the Title IV-E Prevention Program (CFDA 93.472) for the fiscal period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This formula-based block grant funds time-limited prevention services designed to reduce foster care entry among vulnerable children and families in Wisconsin. The program supports evidence-based interventions...

SCIP-2026 Federal Grant Award Summary The Judiciary Courts of the State of Wisconsin received a $665,030 formula grant award from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) under the State Court Improvement Program (CFDA 93.586), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This funding supports Wisconsin's efforts to improve the quality and effectiveness of court processes and legal representation in child welfare matters. The grant enables the state court system to...

FOSTER-2026 Foster Care Block Grant Award Summary The State of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) received a Foster Care Title IV-E block grant (CFDA 93.658) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Children, Youth and Families in the amount of $102.7 million, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This formula grant supports safe and stable out-of-home care services for children under state child welfare jurisdiction, funding...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding of $208,347, was provided by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) under the State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers (CFDA 16.550). The award supports two key projects for the Wisconsin Department of Justice (WI DOJ): A core capacity project to enhance WI DOJ's research infrastructure, including migrating their data collection tool to the cloud and incorporating additional criminal justice data sources,...

The Wisconsin Department of Justice will use this $143,212 block grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to enhance programs implementing the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) portion of the Adam Walsh Act. Funds will support developing and strengthening sex offender registration and notification programs consistent with Title I of the Act, known as SORNA. The award period is from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2023....

The federal Formula Grant award in the amount of $129,860.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Title I State Agency Program for Neglected and Delinquent Children and Youth (CFDA 84.013). The grant will support educational services and programs for neglected and delinquent youth in state-run juvenile institutions and adult correctional facilities in Wisconsin. Key services funded include academic instruction, special...