Criminal Justice and Youth Justice grants (General Support, Program/Project Support, Special Opportunities)
Grants for structural criminal and youth justice reform, community-centred approaches to reducing harm and violence, leadership by people with lived system experience, and narrative and transparency work. General operating and project support, including research and evaluation components of reform work.
- Indicative award
- $120k–$400k (total award)The grants page states recent awards range from $120,000 to $400,000 over 12-24 month terms. No per-programme ceiling is published.
- Timing
- Periodic callsPeriodic calls · Sep, Oct, NovNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.The grant portal was closed at the time of checking, with the Foundation stating applications reopen in Fall 2026 and that it is not accepting letters of inquiry until then. Staff respond to letters of inquiry within 60 business days.
- Who can apply
- Community organisation, Practitioner
- Eligibility
- US 501(c)(3) organisations, or groups working through a fiscal sponsor; work must be in the United States. The Foundation does not fund individuals, scholarships, direct services, or international projects. Geographic priorities include Oklahoma, Michigan, Georgia, Colorado, Louisiana, Tennessee, Washington DC, Jackson MS and Milwaukee WI.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- youth justice · sentencing reform · racial disparities · restorative justice · violence reduction
- Apply at
- https://www.publicwelfare.org/apply-for-a-grant/
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
Also on the Crime and Criminal Justice shelf
- Research grants and the Graduate Research FellowshipNational Institute of JusticeAmount not published · Annual cycle · Mar, Apr, May
- Grants and research partnershipsThe Annie E. Casey FoundationAmount not published · By invitation
- Evidence-based policy fundingArnold Ventures$250k–$5M · Rolling / open
- Grants and open callsOpen Society FoundationsAmount not published · Periodic calls
- Grants to address the overdose crisisFoundation for Opioid Response Efforts$100k–$500k · Periodic calls
- Federal and state evaluation contracts (SAM.gov)U.S. federal and state agencies$50k–$5M · Rolling / open