Title II Formula Grant Program (FY 2025)

Title II Formula Grant Program (FY 2025) is sponsored by Franklin County Office of Juvenile Justice Programs (Administered by Ohio Department of Youth Services). This federal grant, passed through to Franklin County, aims to assist states in addressing juvenile crime and delinquency at the local level. Eligible activities are extensive and include services for children.

JPP Current Opportunities - Franklin County, Ohio opens in new tab or window JPP Current Opportunities Euna Grants Management System Register your Organization for the First Time: If you're applying to a Franklin County grant for the first time using Euna Grants, the resources below will assist with setting up your organization's account.

Watch Before Registering: Watch the registration video or follow the step-by-step instructions(PDF, 170KB) to ensure you set up your organization's account correctly. Registering correctly is an important step, as it will allow you to collaborate internally to apply and manage your grants. Please note, the first person to register is establishing your organization's account.

Other users in your organization should be invited to join your organization's account. Register Once - You're Done: If you're applying to a Franklin County grant for the first time using Euna Grants, the resources below will assist with setting up your organization's account. Explore Euna Grants resources to become more familiar with the platform.

Register Your Organization (PDF, 123KB) User Management (PDF, 124KB) Completing an Application (PDF, 213KB) Targeted Community Alternatives to Prison (TCAP) The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) established the TCAP program to reduce the number of persons convicted of nonviolent, non-sex related fourth or fifth degree felony offenses committed to state penal institutions and/or detained in and/or committed to local corrections agencies.

Pursuant to authority in Sections 2929. 34 and 5149. 38 of the Ohio Revised Code, TCAP funding is designed to support initiatives designed to offer community-based services for individuals diverted from the prison system and/or at high risk for future criminal justice involvement.

Franklin County funds are used to increase the capacity of treatment, housing, and other community-based programs serving justice involved individuals in Franklin County. Eligible applicants include units of local government including first responders and community corrections organizations, and non-profit organizations with 501(c)(3) status. This grant program is not accepting applications at this time.

Please check back at a later time. Local Opioid Settlement Government Fund (LOSGF) On August 12, 2021, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners accepted the terms of the Local Opioid Settlement Government Fund (LOSGF) and entered into a Memorandum of Understanding detailing the distribution of settlement funds.

This settlement agreement allocates a percentage of funds to be distributed to local governments to support prevention, treatment, and recovery from addiction including opioids and/or any other co-occurring substance use and/or mental health conditions which are all long-lasting (chronic) diseases that can cause major health, social, and economic problems at the individual, family, and/or community level.

The list of eligible program activities under the Local Opioid Settlement Government Fund Local program is extensive including activities supporting treatment, early intervention and crisis support, needs of justice-involved persons, mother centered treatment and support, recovery support, prevention, prevention of over-prescribing, harm reduction, services for children, first responder activities including community corrections responses, workforce, innovation, stigma reduction, and research.

This grant program is not accepting applications at this time. Please check back at a later time. Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program is the leading federal source of criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions for law enforcement, prosecution, crime prevention and education, and technology improvement.

Administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), the JAG Program provides states, territories, tribes, and local governments with critical funding necessary to support a range of program areas including: Corrections and community corrections, including reentry Drug treatment and enforcement Planning, evaluation, and technology improvement Crime victim and witness initiatives Mental health programs and related law enforcement and corrections programs, including behavioral health programs and crisis intervention teams Implementation of state crisis intervention court proceedings and related programs or initiatives including, but not limited to mental health courts, drug courts, veteran courts, and extreme risk protection order programs JAG authorizes funding directly to local jurisdictions for criminal justice initiatives, based on a formula that considers population size and Part 1 felony crime rates.

The local allocation is administered by OJPP on behalf of Franklin County and the cities of Columbus and Whitehall. Rather than through a formal Request for Proposals (RFP) process, funding decisions are made through a jointly agreed upon plan developed annually by the County and participating cities. Projects are identified and included as part of this collaborative planning process.

Title II Formula Grant Program The Title II Grant Program is intended to support programs, services, and systems improvement activities that prevent and reduce juvenile delinquency by providing community-based support that limits initial and further contact with the juvenile justice system.

The Title II Formula Grant is awarded annually by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to the Ohio Department of Youth Services (ODYS), the state administrative agency, and then is passed through to Franklin County based on a formula determined by population. The purpose is to assist states in addressing juvenile crime and delinquency at the local level.

Eligible applicants include non-profit agencies that serve youth, community organizations with a history of providing services to youth, educational service centers, social service agencies, and grassroots start-up agencies with local partnerships. Our office is currently seeking applications for the FY 2025 Title II Formula Grant Opportunity. All applications must be completed within the Euna Grants platform.

To gain access to the application, you must first register your organization in Euna Grants. The deadline for submissions is 5:00 PM EDT on September 18, 2026. Click here to access the grant opportunity and application package in Euna Grants.

Click here to access a PDF copy of the application guidelines.

(PDF, 265KB) STOP Violence Against Women (VAWA) OJPP is the fiduciary agent and grant administrator for the County's Services*Training*Officers*Prosecutors (STOP) Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) funds which is intended to improve response and to enhance services for victims of domestic and sex crimes by law enforcement, prosecution, victim services organizations, and the courts.

Project funding eligibility includes units of local government or councils of governments (such as cities, counties, or villages), local and state nonprofit victim service programs, and law enforcement agencies that meet required crime data reporting standards under Ohio law.

Eligible applicants include units of local government or councils of government, local non-governmental victim service programs, and law enforcement agencies that are in compliance with crime statistics reporting. This grant program is not accepting applications at this time. Please check back at a later time.

Below will showcase past funding awards: Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Columbus City Attorney's Office Franklin County Sheriff's Office Columbus City Attorney's Office Franklin County Prosecutor's Office Mount Carmel Health System Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services Community Refugee and Immigration Services Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio The Ohio State University Corporation for Supportive Housing Center for Employment Opportunities Franklin County Public Health Franklin County Job and Family Services Franklin County Community Based Correctional Facility The Ohio State University Lutheran Social Services of Columbus Ohio Franklin County Public Health Hope Dealer Community, Inc. Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana Vincentian Ohio Action Network Franklin County Community Based Correctional Facility Fund the Climb Foundation Columbus City Division of Police Franklin County Municipal Court Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Grant Policies and Procedures Solicitation of Pass-through Block Grants Solicitation of Project Proposals: When Block grant initiatives are passed through by the State Office of Criminal Justice Services, Department of Youth Services or other state office the Office of Justice Policy and Programs (OJPP) shall: Solicit project proposals in a timely manner.

Provide technical assistance to applicants. Perform administrative review of all applications to ensure compliance to federal, state, local rules/directives, and integration with the Franklin County Comprehensive Strategic Justice Plan. Develop a numerical review matrix for each block grant and distribute applicable matrix with copies of applications for Board sub-committee review.

Develop and submit to the Franklin County Criminal Justice Planning Board a funding plan based on the administrative and Board sub-committee review. Prepare contracts, awards, and sub-grant conditions for each project recommended to be funded in the block.

Submit, by Resolution, to the Franklin County Board of Commissioners each block-funding plan including contract and award packets for individual projects that comprise the block funding plan. Upon approval of the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, OJPP shall deliver project contract awards and provide fiscal and programmatic start-up training to sub-grantees/implementing agencies.

Funds will be dispersed to sub-grantees/implementing agencies on a quarterly basis contingent upon timely submission of required fiscal and programmatic reports and compliance to sub-grant conditions. OJPP staff will perform desk and field monitoring of all funded projects on an at least quarterly basis. Projects that fail to demonstrate progress toward measurable stated goals and objectives will be monitored on a more frequent basis.

OJPP staff will administratively recommend to the Board of Franklin County Commissioners, by Resolution, the allocation or reallocation of block funds for new or innovative projects as funds become available due to reduction, de-obligation, termination, or acceptance of supplemental awards from the state. Funding Continuation Policies OJPP does not guarantee funding for any future years beyond the scope of the specific grant.

Projects must make application and will be subjected to the review process annually. Funded projects must comply with all required reporting to receive reimbursement payment. Failure to submit timely fiscal and programmatic reports will result in suspension of funding.

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