Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth
Title II Juvenile Justice Federal Formula Grants
Key facts
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Jul 14, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
- Award size
- Up to $60K
- Match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), City or town government, County government, School district
- Where
- Anywhere in Tennessee
Before you apply: Tennessee state agencies usually require you to be registered as a supplier in the state's Edison system before they can pay a grant. Ask the program contact, and register early. Get-ready checklist
How this fits you
- Available in Tennessee
- No match required
- Past Tennessee awards of the federal program behind it (all its uses): 16
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
About this grant
Official notice: https://www.tn.gov/tccy/programs0/jj-grants-ffg.html · Printed from grantme.click/grants/74b7174e-a054-49bb-8399-006943bacb7f
Who in Tennessee has won the federal program behind it
This grant is paid from federal program 16.540, which also pays for other work. These groups won that program, not necessarily this grant.
2 awards to Tennessee groups in 1 county since 2024. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $761K spent that year | 2025 |
| Oasis Center, Inc. | Nashville, Davidson County | $24K spent that year | 2025 |
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.
Tennessee groups that got this money through Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth passes it on: watch that agency for applications, not the federal agency. 14 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Chattanooga | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | TN Commission on Children | $80K spent that year | 2023 |
| Bridging the G-A-P Behavioral Seminars, and Workshops | Brentwood | Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice | $50K | 2025 |
| Madison County, Tennessee | Jackson, Madison County | Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth | $49K spent that year | 2025 |
| Family and Children's Service | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth | $48K spent that year | 2025 |
| Carter County, Tennessee | Elizabethton, Carter County | Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth | $35K spent that year | 2025 |
| Madison County, Tennessee | Jackson, Madison County | State Commission on Children & Youth | $35K spent that year | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley | Knoxville, Knox County | U.S. Department of Justice | $35K spent that year | 2023 |
| City of Elizabethton, Tennessee | Elizabethton, Carter County | National Recreation and Park Association | $24K spent that year | 2023 |
| Coffee County, Tennessee | Manchester, Coffee County | Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth | $22K spent that year | 2024 |
| Franklin County, Tennessee | Winchester, Franklin County | Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth | $20K spent that year | 2024 |
| Loudon County, Tennessee | Loudon, Loudon County | Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth | $18K spent that year | 2025 |
| Obion County, Tennessee | Union City | Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth | $4,500 spent that year | 2023 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
About the federal program
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, also called “Title II, Part B Formula Grants”
Program number 16.540 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs · Formula grant (amounts set by a formula), project grant, training
How applications are judged
In each year's official notice: read this year's.
Match
None required (federal program listing).