OJJDP FY 2026 Emergency Planning for Juvenile Justice Residential Facilities
Open Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-OJJDP-2026-172735
- Agency
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Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $250,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- State Governments
- City/Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- County Governments
- Points of contact
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- OJP Response Center ojp.responsecenter@usdoj.gov (800) 851-3420
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is soliciting applications for emergency planning activities at juvenile justice residential facilities, with applications due November 16, 2026.
Eligible applicants are state, county, city, township, special district, and federally recognized Tribal governments. No cost share or matching requirement applies.
The program will make up to two awards of $250,000 each for a 24-month period beginning January 1, 2027. Funding supports development, improvement, and implementation of emergency planning that prioritizes youth and staff safety, keeps families informed, maintains operational continuity, and reduces facility risk during natural, technological, or nonnatural incidents. Award recipients must develop juvenile justice facility emergency preparedness plans and submit regular performance reports demonstrating progress.
The proposal questionnaire is scored as follows: Description of Need (5%), Project Goals and Objectives (15%), Project Design and Implementation (35%), Capabilities and Competencies (30%), and Budget (15%). Applicants must submit a proposal abstract (2,000 characters maximum), budget, timeline, and required disclosures and assurances. Applicants may submit only one application.
Unallowable activities include programs violating federal immigration law, civil rights or nondiscrimination law, or those providing legal services to removable or unlawfully present aliens, except for protection orders and authorized immigration services.
The SF-424 form is due in Grants.gov by November 16, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET, and the complete application must be submitted in JustGrants by November 23, 2026 at 8:59 p.m. ET. The Assistance Listing number is 16.823.
Synopsis
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Emergency Planning for Juvenile Justice Residential Facilities program. This opportunity will support the development, improvement, and/or implementation of emergency planning activities for state, Tribal, county, and local juvenile justice residential facilities. Emergency planning activities should prepare facilities to prioritize the safety and well-being of youth and staff, keep families informed, continue operations, and reduce risk to the facility during and after an emergency. The goal of the program is to help facilities improve their ability to respond to and recover from these incidents. For the purposes of this program, emergency is defined as an incident-natural, technological, or nonnatural-that requires a response to protect life and property.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| PKG00294320.pdf |
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