ClosedOpportunity O-OJJDP-2025-172451

OJJDP FY25 Strategies To Support Children Exposed to Violence

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Department of Justice

At a glance

OJJDP FY25 Strategies To Support Children Exposed to Violence is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (Department of Justice). The application deadline was October 21, 2025. Individual awards are listed as up to $830K, with about 9 awards expected and $7.46M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts and 7 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.818 (Children Exposed to Violence).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Sep 12, 2025Posted
Oct 21, 2025Application deadline

Posted: Sep 12, 2025
Close date: Oct 21, 2025
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $830,000
Est. total funding: $7,460,000
Expected awards: 9
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Native Amerian Tribal organizations (other than federally recognized Tribal governments); Units of local government

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

This funding opportunity seeks to develop support services for children exposed to violence in their homes, schools, and communities; and to develop, enhance, and implement violent crime reduction strategies that focus on violent juvenile offenders. The goals of the program are to: 1) reduce the incidence of violence through accountability efforts for juvenile offenders; 2) respond to victimization of children whether because of violence that occurs in the school, community or family; and 3) increase protective factors to prevent juvenile violence, delinquency, and victimization.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

16.818Children Exposed to ViolenceProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 16.818

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$7.54M

FY25

—

FY26

— est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.818. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 16.818

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 42 grant awards had funding actions under Children Exposed to Violence, with 7 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

FUTURES WITHOUT VIOLENCE$850K
CITY OF TUCSON$830K
THE NC YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION CENTER$830K
LIFE HOUSE CENTER, INC.$830K
CENTERSTONE OF TENNESSEE, INC.$830K

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov
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Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “OJJDP FY25 Strategies To Support Children Exposed to Violence”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Private colleges & universities and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “OJJDP FY25 Strategies To Support Children Exposed to Violence”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $830k, total estimated program funding is $7,460,000 and the agency expects to make about 9 awards.

How do I apply for “OJJDP FY25 Strategies To Support Children Exposed to Violence”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-OJJDP-2025-172451), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 16.543