Opportunity Overview
The Wisconsin Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Programs is accepting applications for the Title II: Positive Youth Development Turnback FY2022 (2027) opportunity. Funding supports local positive youth development programs for delinquent youth and youth at risk of entering the juvenile justice system. The announcement specifically identifies mentoring, mental health services, family-strengthening or wraparound programs, after-school educational, recreational or employment activities, and other positive youth development approaches as eligible examples.
Deadline and Funding
Applications must be submitted through Wisconsin DOJ WebGrants on or before October 9, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. The controlling grant announcement does not state a time zone, so Atlas does not infer one. A total of $53,948 is available for either two awards of $26,974 each or one award of $53,948. No match is required. The anticipated project period is January 1, 2027 through September 30, 2027.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants are federally recognized Wisconsin tribes, county government agencies including human or social services departments, local government agencies including school districts and law enforcement agencies, and local youth-serving nonprofit organizations. Applicants must satisfy federal requirements including an active SAM registration and UEI before Wisconsin DOJ can make an award.
Eligible Costs and Application Structure
The grant announcement identifies Personnel, Employee Benefits, Travel/Training, Supplies and Operating Expenses, and Consultants/Contractual as the eligible budget categories. The application requires a project summary, a project narrative describing the local problem, project activities, partners and evidence base, at least three SMART goals with action steps and outcome measures, a racial and ethnic disparities reduction plan, a budget narrative, and detailed budget entries. Applicants should follow the exact WebGrants prompts and the current Wisconsin DOJ announcement when preparing materials.
Atlas Strategic Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 87/100. The opportunity is a strong Wisconsin school, youth behavioral-health and community-support funding lead because school districts and youth-serving nonprofits are expressly eligible and mental health and wraparound services are named examples.
QC Healthcare Fit: 80/100. Mental health services and wraparound programming are expressly within the eligible program examples, making this a credible fit for qualified behavioral-health and youth-service organizations.
N9+ Direct Vendor Fit: 15/100. Supplies and contractual costs are permitted categories, but the announcement does not specifically authorize telehealth or remote-exam equipment. N9+ should be considered only where an eligible applicant can document a direct, necessary connection to an approved youth mental-health or wraparound service model and Wisconsin DOJ confirms the cost is allowable. Atlas does not recommend forcing an equipment purchase into the project.
Direct Applicant Fit for Dr. Miltie, LLC: 0/100. For-profit businesses are not listed as eligible applicants.
Application Strategy
Start with a clearly documented local youth need, align the proposed project with a Wisconsin DOJ priority focus area where applicable, define measurable activities and at least three SMART goals, identify required collaborators, and build the budget only from the categories expressly permitted in the announcement. Submit through Wisconsin DOJ WebGrants by the stated deadline.
Verified sources: Wisconsin DOJ Grant Announcement and Wisconsin DOJ Current Grant Opportunities.