The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for competitive funding for qualified counties in the State of Georgia.
Donor Name: Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC)
State: Georgia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/25/2022
Size of the Grant: $750,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The purpose of this grant opportunity is to provide funding for local programs designed to serve youth in the community who would otherwise be committed to DJJ. Applicants are encouraged to examine their local data from the previous fiscal year in order to understand the profiles of youth who were committed to DJJ, and who, with appropriate services, could have received services while remaining in their community. Recipients of this grant opportunity will be employing evidenced-based programming appropriate to the needs of youth in the community.
Considerable evidence has shown that assessing each youth’s risk of re-arrest can help with classifying youth for appropriate levels/types of programming, as well as the necessary intensiveness of services. Therefore, applicant counties will have the benefit of utilizing standardized risk assessments to aid in decision-making. The instruments include, at a minimum, the Department of Juvenile Justice’s Pre-Disposition Risk Assessment (PDRA) and the Detention Assessment Instrument (DAI).
Goals
- Reduce felony commitments to DJJ and STP admissions in the target county.
- Increase the use of evidence-based practices in Georgia’s juvenile justice system by initiating community-based juvenile justice programs.
- Reduce the recidivism rate of youth involved with Georgia’s juvenile justice system.
- Reduce annual secure detention rate of target county.
- Reduce annual secure confinement rate of target county.
- Demonstrate a cost-savings to Georgia citizens through provision of research-informed services to youth in juvenile justice system.
Funding Information
- Applicants are applying for one year of funding through this RFP. New applicants are eligible to apply for a maximum of $350,000 for this grant year. Continual applicants are allowed to apply for a maximum of $750,000 and are allowed to expand or enhance services under this solicitation.
- The grant award period is from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants are limited to local county commissions/boards of commissioners to apply on behalf of juvenile courts within Georgia. Moreover, all local units of government are required to be in compliance with the Georgia Service Delivery Strategy Act in order to be eligible for state‐ administered financial assistance.
- An eligible applicant must meet all of the following criteria:
- Be a public government entity;
- Serve as the fiscal agent for the grant and the point of contact to CJCC; and,
- Be responsible, liable, and oversee financial, program, and post-award reporting requirements.
- Additional specific eligibility requirements:
- Religion– Grantee programs may not promote, discuss, or teach religion. Program activities and services are required to be accessible to any eligible participant, regardless of religious affiliation.
- Federal Criminal Background Checks – All grantees must conduct federal criminal background checks on all personnel who will have direct contact with youth served by the grant program(s). These background checks must take place prior to the provision of services by program personnel, and the grantee must maintain a copy of these records for CJCC’s auditing purposes.
- Internet Security Policy – The CJCC requires all grantees to establish and enforce an Internet Security Policy when minor participants and/or staff have access (supervised or unsupervised) to the Internet. This includes any technology provided by CJCC’s funding and technology utilized by participants during a CJCC funded program component.
- Youth Appropriate Relations Policy: All grantees and service providers must have in place a policy regarding appropriate adult/youth relationships.
- Other – Applicants must comply with all forms, assurances, and certifications attached to this RFP.
High priority will be given to applications that specifically formulate strategies to reduce the applicant county’s annual felony commitment rate to DJJ and reduce the applicant county’s annual number of Short-Term Program admissions. High priority will be given to the eighteen (18) counties who commit the highest numbers of juveniles to the DJJ.
For more information, visit Juvenile Justice Incentive Grant Program.
