The Office of Adult and Juvenile Justice Assistance (OAJJA) manages several state and federal grant programs. These programs are all designed to provide support to and assist in the improvement of the justice system. Programs range from juvenile justice funding to support priorities such as addressing the needs of low-risk but high-need juveniles or research and evaluation, to criminal justice funding that supports local law enforcement and other criminal justice entities. Funding is generally made available to local and state agencies (both governmental and non-governmental) through a grant-making process.
All Grants
- Behavioral Health Information and Data Sharing Grant Program
The Behavioral Health Information and Data Sharing Grant Program is a funding opportunity offered through the Division of Criminal Justice’s (DCJ) Office of Adult and Juvenile Assistance (OAJJA) in consultation with DCJ’s, Office of Research and Statistics (ORS), Governor’s Office of Information Technology, and the Colorado Integrated Criminal Justice Information System.
The intent of the Behavioral Health Information and Data Sharing Grant Program as established by SB22-196 is to exchange behavioral health, housing, and demographic information with the Colorado Integrated Criminal Justice Information System (CICJIS) in order to maintain continuity of care as persons detained in a jail transfer between criminal justice agencies and the community.
These funds are part of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) which are part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). Pursuant to ARPA and related federal regulations, when providing behavioral health services, government recipients may presume that the general public was impacted by the pandemic, and they can therefore use ARPA funds to provide a broad range of behavioral health services to the public.
These SLFRF Funds fall within - Expenditure Category 1: Public Health, 12: Behavioral Health (EC 1.12).
Behavioral Health Information and Data Sharing Grant Program
- Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP)
Byrne SCIP focuses on gun violence and the programs and initiatives that target the risk factors that are likely to lead to this kind of violence. The goals for the 2024 Colorado Byrne State Crisis Intervention (Byrne SCIP) Grant Program as established by the Governor-appointed JAG/SCIP Board are:
- Colorado’s Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) funded activities will increase professional petitioner use and understanding of the appropriate use of extreme risk protection orders across Colorado from 60 per year to 240 per year (+400%), by September 30, 2026;
- Colorado’s Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) funded activities will mitigate gun violence in the most impacted communities in Colorado by increasing the capacity of at least 40 community-based organizations, specialized court programs, and law enforcement agencies to implement community violence intervention, crisis intervention, behavioral health deflection, treatment services, and gun safety programs or initiatives, by September 30, 2026; and
- Colorado’s Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) funded activities will decrease intentional and negligent gun violence injuries and fatalities in Colorado from 2,109 to 1,687 annually (-20%), by September 30, 2026
- Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF)
The Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program is to support both state and local governments/agencies via a broad range of criminal justice and law enforcement activities to prevent, prepare for and respond to the coronavirus.
The majority of the CESF will be made available to local units of governments and other eligible local agencies through a competitive Request for Application process developed by the DCJ. Due to the emergent nature of this funding, grant applications have been simplified and the funding process will be expedited.
- Delinquency Prevention and Young Offenders Intervention Pilot Grant Program
The DPI Pilot Grant Program is a program funded by the State of Colorado. DPI is designed to award grants to eligible recipients for collaborative projects to reduce violence, crime, and delinquency among youth.
The Colorado general assembly determined that a strategy to enhance delinquency prevention efforts and provide early intervention responses to those who have entered or are at risk of entering the juvenile justice system is necessary to prevent youth delinquency, reduce the impact on victims of youth crimes, and ensure that all young people in Colorado have an equal opportunity to prosper. Therefore, the Delinquency Prevention and Young Offender Intervention Pilot Grant Program was established. Resource: HB22-1003
Delinquency Prevention and Young Offenders Intervention Pilot Grant Program
- John R. Justice Program (JRJ)
The Colorado John R. Justice (JRJ) Program provides educational loan repayment benefits to prosecutors and public defenders in Colorado, using funding from the John R. Justice (JRJ) Program codified as 42 U.S.C. §3797cc-21. The purpose of the program is to encourage qualified attorneys to choose and remain in careers as prosecutors and public defenders. Selected beneficiaries must commit to continued employment as public defenders and prosecutors for at least three years (36 consecutive months).
- Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG), offered through the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), furthers the mission of assisting state, local and and tribal law enforcement efforts to prevent or reduce crime and violence and to improve the administration of the criminal justice system.
- Juvenile Diversion Grant Program
THIS IS NOT A COMPETITIVE GRANT.
Only district attorney juvenile diversion programs or programs designated to receive funding by the DA or DCJ should complete this plan.Juvenile Diversion funds are issued by the State of Colorado, Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), in conjunction with the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Council. DCJ is the sole point of contact concerning these funds and all communications must be made through the Division of Criminal Justice. Funds are allocated to each judicial district pursuant to CRS 19-2.5-401, based on a formula that consists of a percentage for juvenile-age population, poverty rate, and juvenile population per square mile.
Each year, District Attorneys will have an opportunity to accept, waive, or decline the allocation for their respective judicial districts. Should the District Attorney elect to waive funds, they may specify an entity and an amount of funding to waive. If a District Attorney declines to accept any state juvenile diversion funding, DCJ will pursue other entities within that judicial district that may provide juvenile diversion services at its discretion.
- Juvenile Formula/Title II Grant Program
The purpose of these funds is to assist communities in local efforts designed to enhance or respond to a variety of juvenile justice and delinquency issues. The fund is managed by the Governor-appointed Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Council, which establishes funding priorities. The monies are used for program development, policy design, research, and other activities.
- Law Enforcement Assistance Grant Program (LEAGP)
The Law Enforcement Assistance Grant Program (LEAGP) was created by the Colorado legislature to allow law enforcement agencies to apply for grants up to the amount of money that the agency can establish it would have received except for Section 16-13-306.5 or 16-13-504.5 C.R.S. which limited receipt of forfeiture payments from federal agencies after August 9, 2017.
- Law Enforcement Workforce Recruitment, Retention, and Tuition Grant Program
The Law Enforcement Workforce Recruitment, Retention, and Tuition Grant Program is a funding opportunity offered through the Office of Adult and Juvenile Assistance (OAJJA) for fiscal years 2023 and 2024.
The goal of the Law Enforcement Workforce Recruitment, Retention, and Tuition Grant Program as established by SB22-145 are to:
- Assist Law Enforcement Agencies in addressing workforce shortages
- Improve the training given to POST certified Peace Officers
- Improve relationships between Law Enforcement and impacted communities
Law Enforcement Workforce Recruitment, Retention, and Tuition Grant Program
- Multidisciplinary Crime Prevention and Crisis Intervention Grant Program
The State’s Multidisciplinary Crime Prevention and Crisis Intervention Grant Program is a funding opportunity offered through the Office of Adult and Juvenile Assistance (OAJJA) for fiscal years 2023 and 2024.
The goal of the Multidisciplinary Crime Prevention and Crisis Intervention Grant Program is to support community-based, multidisciplinary approaches to crime prevention and crisis intervention strategies, specifically in areas where crime is disproportionately high.
Resource: SB22-145 Resources to Increase Community Safety
Multidisciplinary Crime Prevention and Crisis Intervention Grant Program
- National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)
The National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) was established in 1995 to aid states in improving the accuracy and completeness of state criminal history information. The goal of the NCHIP program is to ensure that accurate records are available for use in law enforcement, including sex offender registry requirements, and to protect public safety and national security. The program is administered at the federal level by the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and at the state level by the Division of Criminal Justice. CBI's Colorado Crime Information Center is the agency responsible for managing state criminal history data in Colorado.
- Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Program (Coverdell)
The Paul Coverdell program is an on-going program funded through the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and, as the name implies, is focused on improving the quality and timeliness of forensic science activities within the state.
Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Program (Coverdell)
- Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN)
Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is a Program funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance. PSN is designed to create and foster safer neighborhoods through a sustained reduction in violent crime, including, but not limited to, addressing criminal gangs and the felonious possession and use of firearms. The program's effectiveness depends upon the ongoing coordination, cooperation, and partnerships of local, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies--and the communities they serve--engaged in a unified approach led by the U.S. Attorney in all 94 districts.
Goals for Colorado’s PSN program are:
- Develop violence reduction strategies in cities of the Front Range that are responsive to each district’s individual circumstances, resources, and crime drivers
- Develop prevention strategies to effectively prevent future crime victimization and perpetration in cities of the Front Range
- Provide support to local gang task forces in an effort to reduce crime resulting from gang activity in Colorado
- Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program (RSAT)
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) RSAT for State Prisoners Program seeks to break the cycle of drug addiction and violence by reducing the demand for, use, and trafficking of illegal drugs. The RSAT for State Prisoners Program assists states with developing and implementing residential substance use disorder treatment programs within state correctional facilities, as well as within local correctional and detention facilities, in which inmates are incarcerated for a period of time sufficient to permit substance use treatment. The program encourages the establishment and maintenance of drug-free prisons and jails and developing and implementing specialized residential substance use disorder treatment programs that identify and provide appropriate treatment to inmates with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders or challenges.
RSAT’s objectives are to:
- Enhance the capabilities of states and units of local and tribal governments to provide residential substance use disorder treatment for incarcerated inmates.
- Prepare individuals for reintegration into communities.
- Assist individuals and communities through the reentry process by delivering community-based treatment and other broad-based aftercare services.
Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program (RSAT)
- State’s Mission for Assistance in Recruiting and Training (SMART) Grant Program
The State’s Mission for Assistance in Recruiting and Training (SMART) Grant Program is a funding opportunity offered through the Office of Adult and Juvenile Assistance (OAJJA) for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
The goal of the State’s Mission for Assistance in Recruiting and Training (SMART) Grant Program is to provide grants to law enforcement agencies to increase the number of P.O.S.T.-certified and non-certified law enforcement officers who are representative of the communities they serve and to provide training for those additional law enforcement officers.
Resource: SB22-145 Resources to Increase Community Safety
State’s Mission for Assistance in Recruiting and Training (SMART) Grant Program
- Synthetic Opiate Poisoning Investigation and Distribution Interdiction Grant Program
The Synthetic Opiate Poisoning Investigation and Distribution Interdiction Grant Program is a funding opportunity offered through the Office of Adult and Juvenile Assistance (OAJJA) for fiscal year 2024 and 2025 in consultation with the Deputy Attorney General, the P.O.S.T. Board Director, and the Opioid Crisis Recovery Funds Advisory Committee which supports the Colorado Department of Law.
The intent of the Synthetic Opiate Poisoning Investigation and Distribution Interdiction Grant Program is to provide grant funding to law enforcement agencies for the purpose of investigating deaths and serious injuries caused by illegal synthetic opiate poisoning and for disrupting synthetic opiate supplies.
Resource: HB22-1326 Fentanyl Accountability And Prevention
Synthetic Opiate Poisoning Investigation and Distribution Interdiction Grant Program
Grant Administration & Management
FORMAT: Self-guided Instructional Materials
LENGTH: N/A
COST: FREE
AUDIENCE: Representatives of any agency that has received a grant through the Office of Adult and Juvenile Justice Assistance (OAJJA).
DESCRIPTION: These three training modules are designed to take you from the beginning of your grant through the close of your grant. These training sessions can be accessed using the links below. After you complete each module, we ask that you take a very brief survey using the link at the end of the module.
OAJJA Module 101: Grant Administration and Set-Up
OAJJA Module 102: Grant Management and Reporting
OAJJA Module 104: Monitoring
Additionally, grantees receiving Federal JAG funds must follow mandatory Federal Performance Measurement Reporting requirements. For more information and training in relation to those requirements, please visit our Grants Page.