The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) is now accepting applications for the 2025-2027 Juvenile Community Alternatives Grant Program.
Donor Name: Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
State: Indiana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/17/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Purpose Areas
- to provide cost-effective, research-based alternatives in lieu of use of secure detention, out-of-home placement, and department of correction facilities in the community,
- to reduce the use of secure confinement and out-of-home placement, and (3) to reduce recidivism and improve positive outcomes for children.
Funding Information
The formula allots a base amount of $75,000.00 per grant per county. Additional funds in the amounts of $5,000, $10,000, or $15,000 are added to the base amount based on county population, with smaller counties receiving more funding to comply with the statutory requirement to focus on rural counties.
Grant Period
The award period for this grant shall be July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2027.
Allowable Activities
Allowable activities and costs are those that support the operations and services delivered to youth involved in the juvenile justice system. These activities include but may not be limited to:
- Services or programs that develop community alternatives.
- Services or programs that support the operations and service delivery of community alternatives to incarceration or alternatives to placement with the Department of Correction.
- Services or programs that are evidence-based or restorative justice projects.
ICJI strongly recommends programs that are evidence-based or considered to be promising practices. The selected program may be altered to meet the requirements of the applicant, but fidelity should be maintained as closely as possible. More information regarding rated programs and practices, as well as examples of model programs may be found here or here.
Allowable Costs
- Personnel, employee benefits, and cost of supplies and travel to perform the activities listed below are allowable costs. Overtime for grant-funded staff is an allowable cost, but to claim the increased rate, there must be a separate line item in the budget that includes the overtime rate of pay.
- Costs for program materials such as pamphlets, handouts, booklets, or brochures.
- Culturally and linguistically appropriate services such as interpreters and/or having documents translated into other languages.
- Technical assistance with respect to adherence to or application of model programs.
- Placement advocacy to assist in locating and securing safe alternatives to incarceration or out-of-home placement.
- Medical advocacy including referrals for mental healthcare services, and funding for any mental healthcare services, including services delivered via telehealth and related out-of-pocket costs that would otherwise be the responsibility of the youth or family.
- Counseling and support services, and childcare services for youth and families who are engaged in a community alternatives program.
Eligibility Criteria
Public entities, units of state and local government, nonprofit organizations, and nongovernmental organizations that provide services to youth involved in the juvenile justice system may apply for funding.
An entity is eligible to receive funding if it furnishes, agrees to furnish, or arranges with a third party to furnish all of the following services:
- Services or programs that offer alternatives to detention that offer the least restrictive means necessary to ensure the safety and protection of the individual, the family and the community while meeting all necessary requirements of supervision.
- Services or programs that have as goals: recidivism reduction and the promotion of positive outcomes through research-based intervention and that address the needs of the youth.
- Services or programs that provide cost effective research-based alternatives to secure detention, out-of-home placement, or placement with the department of correction.
For more information, visit ICJI.
