Opportunity Overview
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Division of Public Safety Planning, Office of Justice Programs is accepting applications under the FY23 Title II Formula Grant, 15PJDP-23-GG-05571-TITL. The solicitation supports juvenile delinquency prevention, diversion and alternatives to detention, mental health services, positive youth development, mentoring, Native American tribal programs, treatment, rehabilitation, education and training, and juvenile justice system improvement.
Deadline and Source Control
The program-specific RFP states that completed applications must be received no later than September 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM. The RFP does not state a time zone. Mississippi DPS’s general Active Funding Solicitations page separately says completed application packets are due by 11:59 PM CST on each program deadline date. Because the program-specific RFP repeats the 4:00 PM cutoff in two places, Atlas treats 4:00 PM on September 30, 2026 as the controlling conservative submission cutoff and does not infer an unstated time zone.
Funding and Match
The RFP does not publish a fixed statewide award pool or per-applicant ceiling. It states that funding is limited, subject to federal availability, and that the 12-month subgrantee budget will be based on the number of applicants. The RFP states no match is required unless additional funds are needed to cover personnel cost.
Eligible Work and Applicant Controls
The RFP identifies juvenile diversion and alternatives to detention, mental health services, positive youth development, mentoring, Native American tribal programs, treatment, rehabilitation, education and training, and related juvenile justice improvement as eligible program areas. It also refers to subgrantees and to organizations across Mississippi providing qualifying youth services.
The RFP’s formal eligibility paragraph describes the Governor-designated state agency as the primary recipient of the federal Title II award rather than clearly enumerating every permissible Mississippi subrecipient type. Prospective subrecipients should therefore confirm entity-level eligibility with Mississippi DPS/OJP before relying on this opportunity. Atlas will not assume that a nonprofit, school, healthcare organization, tribe, or local governmental entity is eligible solely from program fit.
Required Conditions
Applicants must maintain an active UEI and SAM registration, avoid supplanting, and submit only to ojp@dps.ms.gov. The grant period is tentatively January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2027. The RFP also requires applicable certifications and assurances, including chief-executive certification for certain governmental or public higher-education subrecipients.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 82/100. The opportunity is materially relevant to Mississippi behavioral health, youth mental health, school-linked services, mentoring, diversion, tribal youth programs, and related treatment or rehabilitation work.
N9+ Fit: 12/100. Equipment can be allowable, but the solicitation is program-centered and does not specifically call for telehealth, remote physical examination, or diagnostic platforms. The N9+ should not be introduced unless an eligible applicant can document a direct, necessary connection to an approved juvenile mental-health or treatment workflow.
QC Healthcare Fit: 45/100, applicant-partner path only. Clinical, behavioral-health, or treatment support could potentially fit within an eligible subrecipient’s approved program, but the solicitation does not establish Dr. Miltie as an eligible direct applicant.
Required Next Action
Potential Mississippi applicants should confirm subrecipient eligibility with DPS/OJP, review the complete application packet, checklist, budget workbook, certifications and assurances, verify active UEI/SAM status, and submit a complete application by the program-specific RFP cutoff of September 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM. Atlas will use 4:00 PM as the conservative deadline unless DPS issues a written clarification or amendment.
Official sources: Mississippi DPS Active Funding Solicitations and the FY23 Title II RFP.