New Fund: Justice-Involved Youth Arts Programs

"The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention at the U.S. Department of Justice released new funds to develop, enhance or expand art programs for justice-involved youth. The purpose of Arts Programs for Justice-Involved Youth is to support collaborations between arts-based organizations and juvenile justice systems that focus on current and previous justice-involved youth, including Tribal and Indigenous youth, to reduce juvenile delinquency, recidivism, and/or other problem and high-risk behaviors."

"Applications may include working with youth at any point in the juvenile justice system, alternatives to incarceration and diversion, secure detention and confinement, and strategies to support youth’s successful reentry into communities."

  • Applications are due July 18, 2022.
  • All arts fields are eligible.
  • Open to Native American tribal governments, Native Tribal organizations, city and county governments and nonprofit organizations.
  • Awards are up to $66,500 with an 18-month program period.
  • There is no match requirement.

Read the full opportunity here.