Juvenile Justice & Youth Diversion Grant Program, FY2027
Program owner: Texas Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office (PSO)
Summary: Texas state funding for local or regional projects that prevent violence in and around schools and improve the juvenile justice system through youth mental-health services, truancy prevention, diversion, community-based intervention, school programs, and juvenile case management.
This Texas state-funded program supports local or regional projects that prevent violence in and around schools and improve the juvenile justice system. Eligible activities include mental-health services for youth in custody, school and community-based programs, delinquency prevention, youth diversion, and juvenile case management.
Police departments must apply through their municipal governments. Community supervision and corrections departments, district attorneys, and judicial districts must apply through an affiliated county government. Applicants must coordinate with their applicable regional council of governments.
Who is eligible?
Applicant types: Independent school districts; Native American tribes; councils of governments; nonprofit corporations, including hospitals and faith-based organizations; and units of local government.
Applicants must propose programs with a local or regional impact in Texas. Local law-enforcement agencies and offices must apply through an affiliated unit of government and include an authorizing resolution. Police departments must apply through their municipal government; community supervision and corrections departments, district attorneys, and judicial districts must apply through an affiliated county government. Juvenile specialty courts authorized under Chapter 121 of the Texas Government Code and statewide projects are ineligible.
What can the funding be used for?
Mental-health assessment, individualized treatment plans, and discharge plans for youth in custody; education and supportive services in public schools and detention or corrections education settings; community-based pre- and post-confinement services for youth and families; delinquency-prevention and youth-diversion services; and juvenile case managers who assist courts, administer juvenile dockets, supervise court orders, or provide prevention and pre-filing intervention services.
Restrictions
Construction, renovation, or remodeling; medical services; standard-issue law-enforcement equipment; participant transportation, lodging, per diem, or related costs when grant funds are used to develop and conduct training; costs prohibited by the Guide to Grants; and costs prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law or regulation.
How to apply
Applicants must register and apply through the Texas Office of the Governor's eGrants system. They must contact their applicable regional council of governments and comply with regional workshops, planning, and prioritization requirements. PSO screens applications and forwards eligible applications to the appropriate COG for criminal-justice advisory committee prioritization. PSO makes final funding decisions based on eligibility, approved COG priorities, project reasonableness, available funding, and cost-effectiveness. Required attachments must be submitted by the application deadline.
Required materials
As applicable, applicants must submit a fully executed governing-body resolution; the CEO/Law Enforcement Certifications and Assurances Form for a local unit of government or institution of higher education operating a law-enforcement agency; the CEO/NGO Certifications and Assurances Form for a nonprofit applicant; and the Cybersecurity Training Certification for State and Local Governments for a local-government applicant. Applicants must also be registered in SAM and have a Unique Entity ID.
Program contact
eGrants Help Desk
[email protected]
512-463-1919
Official sources
- Texas Office of the Governor eGrants checked September 13, 2026
Grant details can change. Confirm all requirements on the official source before applying.