Applications are now closed
Justice Reinvestment Grants
for Maricopa County
Arizona Prop 207 funding for grassroots organizations and nonprofits in Maricopa County
Applications for 2025 opening soon!
2026 New awards:
Maximum grant request:
Application due:
Notification of Awards:
Grant period:
$500,000
$75,000
March 20th, 2026 at 11:59pm MST
June 2026
July 2026-June 2027
(Contingent on funding approval from MCDPH)
2026 New awards:
$500,000
(Contingent upon funding)
Maximum grant request:
$75,000
Application and Renewal due:
March 18, 2026 at 11:59pm MST
Notification of Awards:
June 2026 2026
Grant period:
July 2026 - June 2027
About the program
What is the Justice Reinvestment Fund?
When Arizonans voted to legalize recreational marijuana in 2020 through Proposition 207, they also approved the creation of a statewide Justice Reinvestment Fund. The Maricopa County fund provides grants to qualified nonprofit organizations that provide justice reinvestment programs within the county.
Under Prop 207, justice reinvestment programs are broadly defined and do not have to relate to drug arrests. Your programs can focus on public and behavioral health, restorative justice, jail diversion, workforce development, addressing the underlying causes of crime, reducing drug-related arrests and the state’s prison population, or the restoration of civil rights and expungement of criminal records.
- Public and behavioral health, including evidence-based and evidence-informed substance use prevention and treatment and substance use early intervention services.
- Restorative justice, jail diversion, workforce development, industry-specific technical assistance or mentoring services for economically disadvantaged persons in communities disproportionately impacted by high rates of arrest and incarceration.
- Addressing the underlying causes of crime, reducing drug-related arrests and reducing the prison population in this state.
- Creating or developing technology and programs to assist with the restoration of civil rights and the expungement of criminal records.
(see RFP for details)
Fiscal manager: Maricopa County Department of Health (MCDPH) has contracted with Just Communities Arizona (JCA) to serve as the fiscal manager of its Justice Reinvestment Grants. In 2026, a total of $500,000 in new grants will be awarded (contingent on funding approval from MCDPH) to nonprofits or community-based organizations located and operating in Maricopa County.
Applications for 2025 opening soon!
Before You APply
Who is Eligible for Funding?
To be considered for Justice Reinvestment funding, applicant organizations must agree to the following (see RFP for details):
- Be a community-based organization (with or without formal 501(c)3 nonprofit status or a Fiscal Sponsor) based in or primarily operating in geographic areas of Maricopa County.
- Have staff, leadership, and governance that is representative of and deeply connected to the communities served.
- Be willing to work closely with Just Communities Arizona (JCA) and be compliant with grant parameters as part of a group of subgrantees.
- Have programs or projects that focus on one of grant program's 4 Priority Areas of focus.
- Have a demonstrated history of serving the community and a generally positive reputation.
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Collect and report program metrics and financial accounting to the funder.
Note: JCA provides reporting at no cost for organizations without adequate software or systems for this purpose. - Total annual organizational budget of $2 million or less
Applications for 2025 opening soon!
Area of focus
Priority Areas of Your Programs
Grant applications must describe how your work under the grant addresses at least one of the following priority areas.
- Community-Based Direct Services
- Programs and projects that strengthen communities
- Increase safety, usability, and accessibility of common outdoor spaces
- Improve health and wellness of low-income and marginalized populations
Applications for 2025 opening soon!
JustReinvest Office hours
Khalil Rushdan, Justice Reinvestment Program Manager, offers office hours twice a week by appointment only, to answer questions and assist you complete your application.
By appointment only
Mondays: 3pm – 5pm
Wednesdays: 3pm – 5pm
Email khalil@justcomaz.org.