Current Grant Opportunities

Grant Title

Opportunity Category

Grant Dates

Funding Amount

Eligibility

JJ Formula: Deflection and Diversion Program – FY2022 (2025)

Competitive

Application Technical Assistance Session: April 29, 2025, 10:00-11:30am. Register here.

Application Due Date: May 9, 2025

Anticipated Project Start Date: July 1, 2025

Project End Date: June 30, 2026

A total of $50,000 is available for one award of the full amount.

All county and local government agencies (including human/social services departments, municipal courts, district attorneys’ offices, and law enforcement agencies) are eligible to apply.

This funding is available to an agency to develop and implement new or expanded deflection or diversion programs.

Read the full grant announcement.

Grant Title

Opportunity Category

Grant Dates

Funding Amount

Eligibility

Juvenile Justice Youth Crisis Stabilization and Reentry Program – 2024 (2025)

Non-Competitive

Application Due Date: April 25, 2025

Anticipated Project Start Date: July 1, 2025

Project End Date: June 30, 2027

A total of $764,382 is available through this initiative to support three awards of $254,794 each.

Please note that applications that exceed the maximum award allocation noted above are subject to removal from consideration during the initial technical review.

Eligible applicants include specific juvenile detention centers in Wisconsin or the county agency responsible for managing the facility including county human services agencies, sheriff’s office, or county court. Only the Rock County JDC, Racine County JDC and SRCCCY, and Northwest Regional JDC are eligible to apply.

This program aims to fill gaps in Juvenile Detention Centers (JDCs) and Secure Residential Care Centers for Children and Youth (SRCCCYs) mental health and substance use disorder screening, assessment, treatment, and reentry services. Read the full grant announcement.

Grant Title	Opportunity Category	Grant Dates	Funding Amount	Eligibility
Juvenile Justice - Indian Tribes Passthrough JJ Formula: Indian Tribes – FY2022 (2025)	Competitive	Application Technical Assistance: April 7, 2025, 2:00-3:30PM. Register here. Application Due Date: April 25, 2025 Anticipated Project Start Date: July 1, 2025 Project End Date: June 30, 2026	A total of $65,507 is available through this initiative to support one award for the full amount or two awards of $34,371.	All federally recognized Wisconsin tribes, tribal governments, or tribal agencies are eligible to apply.
Funding is available for tribes to implement new or enhance existing programs that aim to prevent or address juvenile justice and delinquency issues for Native American and Alaska Native youth. Read the full grant announcement.

Grant Title

Opportunity Category

Grant Dates

Funding Amount

Eligibility

Juvenile Justice - Indian Tribes Passthrough JJ Formula: Indian Tribes – FY2022 (2025)

Competitive

Application Technical Assistance: April 7, 2025, 2:00-3:30PM. Register here.

Application Due Date: April 25, 2025

Anticipated Project Start Date: July 1, 2025 Project

End Date: June 30, 2026

A total of $65,507 is available through this initiative to support one award for the full amount or two awards of $34,371.

All federally recognized Wisconsin tribes, tribal governments, or tribal agencies are eligible to apply.

Funding is available for tribes to implement new or enhance existing programs that aim to prevent or address juvenile justice and delinquency issues for Native American and Alaska Native youth. Read the full grant announcement.

Grant Title	Opportunity Category	Grant Dates	Funding Amount	Eligibility
Juvenile Justice - Positive Youth Development JJ Formula: Positive Youth Development Programs – FY2022 (2025)	Competitive	Application Technical Assistance: April 7, 2025, 2:00-3:30pm. Register here. Application Due Date: April 25, 2025 Anticipated Project Start Date: July 1, 2025 Project End Date: June 30, 2026	A total of $202,303 is available through this initiative to support three awards of up to $67,434. Please note that applications that exceed the maximum award allocation noted above are subject to removal from consideration during the initial technical review.	All federally recognized Wisconsin tribes, county government agencies (including human/social services departments), local government agencies (including school districts and law enforcement agencies), and local youth serving nonprofits are eligible to apply.
This funding will support local positive youth development programs that support delinquent or at-risk youth. Read the full grant announcement.

Grant Title

Opportunity Category

Grant Dates

Funding Amount

Eligibility

Juvenile Justice - Positive Youth Development

JJ Formula: Positive Youth Development Programs

– FY2022 (2025)

Competitive

Application Technical Assistance: April 7, 2025, 2:00-3:30pm. Register here.

Application Due Date: April 25, 2025

Anticipated Project Start Date: July 1, 2025

Project End Date: June 30, 2026

A total of $202,303 is available through this initiative to support three awards of up to $67,434.

Please note that applications that exceed the maximum award allocation noted above are subject to removal from consideration during the initial technical review.

All federally recognized Wisconsin tribes, county government agencies (including human/social services departments), local government agencies (including school districts and law enforcement agencies), and local youth serving nonprofits are eligible to apply.

This funding will support local positive youth development programs that support delinquent or at-risk youth. Read the full grant announcement.

Grant Title	Opportunity Category	Grant Dates	Funding Amount	Eligibility
Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-Based Program (COSSUP) Wisconsin Deflection Initiative (WDI) 2024 (2025)	Competitive	Application Due Date: 05/12/2025 Anticipated Project Start Date: 07/01/2025 Project End Date: 08/31/2027	$5,000,000 is available for this project. For each award received under this grant announcement, $350,000 is available for an initial 25-month project period. Additional funding of up to $150,000 could be available to extend the project period by twelve months for a total potential award of $500,000. DOJ will seek a no-cost extension (NCE) to extend the COSSUP FY24 project period to September 30th, 2028. The additional $150,000 of funds will be contingent on its approval and satisfactory program performance measures.	Funding will be awarded to at least ten eligible entities including city, township, county, or tribal governments to plan, develop, and implement one or more of the six pathways of deflection as outlined in the Wisconsin Deflection Initiative Essential Elements (WDIEE). Site selection will vary based on the state's underserved or rural geographic areas, local overdose fatality data, and existing gaps in evidence-based services for people with substance use disorders who intersect with the criminal justice system.
This funding will support comprehensive programs that address substance use challenges in their communities, with a focus on opioids, stimulants, and other substances. Read the full grant announcement.

Grant Title

Opportunity Category

Grant Dates

Funding Amount

Eligibility

Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-Based Program (COSSUP)

Wisconsin Deflection Initiative (WDI) 2024 (2025)

Competitive

Application Due Date: 05/12/2025

Anticipated Project Start Date: 07/01/2025

Project End Date: 08/31/2027

$5,000,000 is available for this project. For each award received under this grant announcement, $350,000 is available for an initial 25-month project period. Additional funding of up to $150,000 could be available to extend the project period by twelve months for a total potential award of $500,000.

DOJ will seek a no-cost extension (NCE) to extend the COSSUP FY24 project period to September 30th, 2028. The additional $150,000 of funds will be contingent on its approval and satisfactory program performance measures.

Funding will be awarded to at least ten eligible entities including city, township, county, or tribal governments to plan, develop, and implement one or more of the six pathways of deflection as outlined in the Wisconsin Deflection Initiative Essential Elements (WDIEE). Site selection will vary based on the state's underserved or rural geographic areas, local overdose fatality data, and existing gaps in evidence-based services for people with substance use disorders who intersect with the criminal justice system.

This funding will support comprehensive programs that address substance use challenges in their communities, with a focus on opioids, stimulants, and other substances. Read the full grant announcement.

Grant Title	Opportunity Category	Grant Dates	Funding Amount	Eligibility
State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) County- & Tribe-Led Response & Harm Reduction Round 2 – 2023 (2025)	Competitive	Application Due Date: May 30, 2025 Anticipated Project Start Date: September 1, 2025 Project End Date: September 30, 2026	Max Award Amount: $75,000	Tribes County Agencies
This SCIP funding aims to provide funding to counties and tribes across Wisconsin to support crisis response programs, suicide awareness, firearm safety awareness, trainings, and programming to decrease the amount of firearm deaths locally. Each county and tribe can implement programming specific to their local area and its needs to maximize impact on the community. Read the full grant announcement.

Grant Title

Opportunity Category

Grant Dates

Funding Amount

Eligibility

State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) County- & Tribe-Led Response & Harm Reduction Round 2 – 2023 (2025)

Competitive

Application Due Date: May 30, 2025

Anticipated Project Start Date: September 1, 2025

Project End Date: September 30, 2026

Max Award Amount: $75,000

Tribes
County Agencies

This SCIP funding aims to provide funding to counties and tribes across Wisconsin to support crisis response programs, suicide awareness, firearm safety awareness, trainings, and programming to decrease the amount of firearm deaths locally. Each county and tribe can implement programming specific to their local area and its needs to maximize impact on the community. Read the full grant announcement.

School Safety Grants

The OSS Grants Team administers several grant opportunities for Wisconsin schools: Act 109 - Digital Mapping of School Buildings, Critical Incident Stabilization, and SUSO Instructional Materials.

Visit the School Safety Grants Webpage for more information on grant opportunities.