Justice Reinvestment Initiative
Department Of Justice, Office Of Justice Programs
Program goal(s) name: Improve criminal and/or juvenile justice system efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and ensure sustainability of efforts. Program goal(s) description: Improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness of criminal and/or juvenile justice system operations by implementing targeted solutions to identified high-cost drivers of crime and other public safety and/or justice system challenges and measure processes and outcomes to ensure solutions are effective, efficient, and sustainable. P
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Helps state and local governments improve their justice systems to reduce crime and recidivism. Provides support for data analysis, policy changes, and implementation of effective practices.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Intensive technical assistance from experts (CSG Justice Center, CJI) to help jurisdictions implement data-driven criminal justice reforms, improve supervision policies and practices, expand access to research-based programs, manage costs, and reduce disparities. Includes grant funding for approved projects in two phases focusing on policy development and implementation support.
Who Is Eligible?
Industries: justice, public safety, criminal justice reform
Region: State, Local, Tribal jurisdictions
Other Criteria: Commitment from leaders across all branches of state government to address criminal justice challenges through the JRI approach, Capacity to collect, share, and analyze data across key points in the criminal justice system, Willingness to establish a committee with representatives from all three branches of government and key criminal justice stakeholders to guide the JRI effort, For site-based funding: ability to address persistent or emerging crime and public safety problems or remove impediments to directly addressing them.
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Prepare early by ensuring registration and users are up to date in the systems involved in the application process.
- Review the DOJ Grant Application Submission Checklist.
- Access the JustGrants Application Submission page for guidance.
- Submit your application through the JustGrants system.
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://justicegrants.usdoj.gov/
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- June 10, 2026Closing DateJune 3, 2026Grants.gov DeadlineJune 10, 2026Application JustGrants Deadline
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- Indirect cost rate agreement
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- ✉️Supporting Letters
- Signed letters of interest to JRI funders are required.
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- funding for jurisdictions to use the JRI process
- technical assistance to implement funded projects
- data analysis
- stakeholder engagement
- development of recommendations for changes to policy and practice
- implementation of new policies and practices
- 💳Payment Model
- mixed
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- 25% minimum
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- in-kind
- 📚Stacking Rules
- Yes, can combine with other government funding
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- Documentation of matching funds required
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- quarterly
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- performance measures
- narrative questions
- closeout questions
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards in a fiscal year
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledgment of federal funding is required.
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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