U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
Justice Reinvestment Initiative
Key facts
- Open now
- 2 grants
- Type of help
- Project grant
- Typical award
- In each year's official notice: OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Justice System Enhancements
Open now
- OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Justice System Enhancements · Due Nov 16, 2026 · 37 days left
- BJA FY 2026 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Strengthening State and Local Operations to Reduce Crime and Recidivism · Due Nov 20, 2026 · 41 days left
What it pays for
Goal: Improve criminal and/or juvenile justice system efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and ensure sustainability of efforts.
Improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness of criminal and/or juvenile justice system operations by implementing targeted solutions to identified high-cost drivers of crime and other public safety and/or justice system challenges and measure processes and outcomes to ensure solutions are effective, efficient, and sustainable.
Reallocate resources based on data o support effective and measurable crime- and recidivism-reduction efforts and improved youth outcomes.
Improve criminal and juvenile justice system operations and public safety through a reallocation of resources and alignment of policies and practices to support effective and measurable crime- and recidivism-reduction efforts and improved youth outcomes; enhance coordinated crime reduction efforts through improved data sharing and analysis between/across key criminal and/or juvenile justice and related agencies; and conduct ongoing measurement and assessment of solutions/changes for continuous quality improvement.
How applications are judged
In each year's official notice: OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Justice System Enhancements
Match
None required (federal program listing).
Who in Tennessee has won this program
1 award to Tennessee groups since 2022. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $57K spent that year | 2023 |
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 2 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | Community Resources for Justice, Crime and Justice Institute | $134K spent that year | 2024 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | Community Resources for Justice | $75K spent that year | 2023 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).