Background and Purpose
OJJDP was established in 1974, when the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act (Pub. L. No. 93-415, 42 U.S.C. § 5601 et seq.) was signed into law by President Gerald Ford. This landmark legislation established OJJDP to support local and state efforts to prevent delinquency and improve the juvenile justice system. The JJDP Act was most recently reauthorized by President Trump in December of 2018.
The Title II, Part B Formula Grant Program for States, also called the Charles E. Grassley Title II Formula Grant Program, provides funds to states, territories and the District of Columbia to develop and implement more effective prevention, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation programs for youth and to support states’ efforts to improve their juvenile justice systems through research, training and technical assistance. States that participate in the Formula Grant program also work to comply with the core requirements of the JJDP Act , which include: deinstitutionalization of status offenders, removal of juveniles from adult jails, separation of juveniles and adults; and reducing racial and ethnic disparities in the juvenile justice systems.
OJJDP provides Title II Formula grant recipients with training, technical assistance and support in achieving and maintaining compliance with these core requirements. To achieve this goal, OJJDP funds the Training and Technical Assistance Program to Support Compliance with the JJDPA Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities (R/ED) in Juvenile Justice Core Requirement