Grant opportunity
OJJDP FY 2026 Emergency Planning for Juvenile Justice Residential Facilities
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Emergency Planning for Juvenile Justice Residential Facilities program. This opportunity will support the development, improvement, and/or implementation of emergency planning activities for state, Tribal, county, and local juvenile justice residential facilities. Emergency planning activities should prepare facilities to prioritize the safety and well-being of youth and staff, keep families informed, continue operations, and reduce risk to the facility during and after an emergency. The goal of the program is to help facilities improve their ability to respond to and recover from these incidents. For the purposes of this program, emergency is defined as an incident—natural, technological, or nonnatural—that requires a response to protect life and property.
- Funder
- Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
- Applications close 2026-11-16
- Applications close 2026-11-16: Nov 16, 2026
- Award
- USD 250,000
- Applicant
- Special district governments; County governments; State governments; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); City or township governments
- Discipline
- Social Sciences, Policy and Governance
- Region
- United States
- Posted
- Oct 27, 2026
Call summary
Overview
OJJDP FY 2026 Emergency Planning for Juvenile Justice Residential Facilities is an official Grants.gov notice published between 30 September and 27 October 2026. Opportunity number: O-OJJDP-2026-172735
Who can apply
Eligible applicant types listed by the agency: Special district governments; County governments; State governments; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); City or township governments. Applicants must also satisfy every programme-specific condition in the official notice.
What it supports
- This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Emergency Planning for Juvenile Justice Residential Facilities program. This opportunity will support the development, improvement, and/or implementation of emergency planning activities for state, Tribal, county, and local juvenile justice residential facilities. Emergency planning activities should prepare facilities to prioritize the safety and well-being of youth and staff, keep families informed, continue operations, and reduce risk to the facility during and after an emergency. The goal of the program is to help facilities improve their ability to respond to and recover from these incidents. For the purposes of this program, emergency is defined as an incident—natural, technological, or nonnatural—that requires a response to protect life and property.
- Opportunity number: O-OJJDP-2026-172735
Funding and duration
- Award ceiling: USD 250,000
- Expected number of awards: 2
Applications close 2026-11-16
Applications close 2026-11-16: Nov 16, 2026
How to apply
Open the official Grants.gov record, review the full notice and attachments, and use the application package or agency route stated there.
Call details
Source-based overview
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Emergency Planning for Juvenile Justice Residential Facilities program. This opportunity will support the development, improvement, and/or implementation of emergency planning activities for state, Tribal, county, and local juvenile justice residential facilities. Emergency planning activities should prepare facilities to prioritize the safety and well-being of youth and staff, keep families informed, continue operations, and reduce risk to the facility during and after an emergency. The goal of the program is to help facilities improve their ability to respond to and recover from these incidents. For the purposes of this program, emergency is defined as an incident—natural, technological, or nonnatural—that requires a response to protect life and property. The official record contains the controlling eligibility, budget, attachment and submission requirements for opportunity O-OJJDP-2026-172735.
Eligibility
Eligible applicant types listed by the agency: Special district governments; County governments; State governments; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); City or township governments. Applicants must also satisfy every programme-specific condition in the official notice.
Funding and benefits
Award ceiling: USD 250,000
Expected number of awards: 2
Themes and supported activities
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Emergency Planning for Juvenile Justice Residential Facilities program. This opportunity will support the development, improvement, and/or implementation of emergency planning activities for state, Tribal, county, and local juvenile justice residential facilities. Emergency planning activities should prepare facilities to prioritize the safety and well-being of youth and staff, keep families informed, continue operations, and reduce risk to the facility during and after an emergency. The goal of the program is to help facilities improve their ability to respond to and recover from these incidents. For the purposes of this program, emergency is defined as an incident—natural, technological, or nonnatural—that requires a response to protect life and property.
Opportunity number: O-OJJDP-2026-172735
Deadline and timeline
Applications close 2026-11-16: Applications close 2026-11-16: Nov 16, 2026.
Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.
How to apply
Open the official Grants.gov record, review the full notice and attachments, and use the application package or agency route stated there.
Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.