OJJDP FY25 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children

Key Facts

Status: Forecasted

Posted date: February 18, 2026

Close date: March 30, 2026

Opportunity ID: 361320

Opportunity number: O-OJJDP-2025-172513

Opportunity category: Discretionary

Agency name: Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention

Agency code: USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP

Award floor: $0

Award ceiling: $750,000

Cost sharing required: No

Funding Instrument Types
  • Grant
Category of Funding Activity
  • Law, Justice and Legal Services
Eligible Applicants
  • City or township governments
  • County governments
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Others
  • State governments
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  • agency_code:usdoj_ojp_ojjdp
  • category_of_funding_activity:law_justice_and_legal_services
  • cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
  • eligible_applicants:city_or_township_governments
  • eligible_applicants:county_governments
  • eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_governments_federally_recognized
  • eligible_applicants:others
  • eligible_applicants:state_governments
  • funding_instrument_type:grant
  • opportunity_category:discretionary
  • status:forecasted
Description

This NOFO will provide funding to develop or expand programs in juvenile and adult detention or correctional facilities to respond to the needs of incarcerated parents and their children to reduce the likelihood of antisocial behaviors, future involvement in the juvenile justice system, and recidivism; and support responsible parenting that leads to healthy child development, resiliency, and improved interactions among incarcerated parents and their minor children, family, and community members.

OJJDP FY25 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children
This NOFO will provide funding to develop or expand programs in juvenile and adult detention or correctional facilities to respond to the needs of incarcerated parents and their children to reduce the likelihood of antisocial behaviors, future involvement in the juvenile justice system, and recidivism; and support responsible parenting that leads to healthy child development, resiliency, and improved interactions among incarcerated parents and their minor children, family, and community members.
[Forecasted] OJJDP FY25 Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children
Forecasted
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
Law, Justice and Legal Services
Grant
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Others
2026-02-18