Overview

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Title II Formula Grants Program supports state, Tribal, and local delinquency prevention, intervention, and juvenile justice system improvements. Funds are provided directly to states to assist them in planning, establishing, operating, coordinating, and evaluating projects directly or through grants and contracts with public and private agencies for the development and implementation of comprehensive juvenile justice plans based on the needs in their jurisdictions. With this program, states can provide more effective education, training, research, prevention, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation programs in the area of juvenile delinquency and programs to improve the juvenile justice system.

Pursuant to title II, part B of the JJDPA (34 U.S.C. §§ 11131–11133), to receive funds, states must submit and receive OJJDP Administrator approval of a Three-Year State Plan for carrying out Formula Grants Program activities. The amount of funding that a state will receive each year is determined, in part, based upon the state’s compliance with the core requirements of the JJDPA.

The Office of Policy and Management Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division (OPM CJPPD) serves as the State Administering Agency (SAA) for Connecticut’s federal OJJDP Title II funds.

Federal Statutory Authority

The Formula Grants Program is authorized under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) of 1974, as amended, at 34 U.S.C. §§ 11131. 

FY 2023 OJJDP Title II Formula Grant Application Narrative and Three-Year Plan