The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) is soliciting proposals for its 2024-2025 Juvenile Community Alternatives Grant Program.
Donor Name: Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
State: Indiana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/20/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000, $10,000 and $15,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The Juvenile Community Alternatives Grant Program was established in Indiana is for the following purpose areas: (1) 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, (2) reduce the use of secure confinement and out-of-home placement, and (3) reduce recidivism and improve positive outcomes for children. Applicants are required to clearly define the target population for each program for which funding is being requested. The target population and program description must align with the above-stated purpose. Applicants must clearly state eligibility criteria for each program for which funding is requested.
Funding Information
The formula allots a base amount of $37,500.00 per grant per county. Additional funds in the amounts of $5,000, $10,000 and $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.
Project Period
The award period for this grant shall be January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2025.
Allowable Activities
Allowable activities and costs are those that support the operations and services delivered to youth involved in or youth to be diverted from the juvenile justice system. These activities include but may not be limited to:
- Services or programs that develop youth diversion or 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 develop community alternatives programs.
- Services or programs that are evidence based or restorative justice projects.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible entity types include:
- Public entities
- Nonprofit organizations
- Nongovernmental organizations who provide services to youth involved in or at risk of being involved in the juvenile justice system.
An entity may apply but will not be eligible for a grant until the entity has prequalified through a series of threshold requirements including a review of the entity’s good standing with Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR), Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD), and Secretary of State (SOS).
- Any non-governmental entities must have a Memorandum of Agreement with the court(s) of juvenile jurisdiction in the counties that the program will serve prior to receiving funding.
- Each grant awarded will be overseen by the local regional justice reinvestment council or another local collaborative body that includes juvenile justice stakeholders and engages in collaborative service planning for the county.
- All grant recipients must agree to report performance measures on a quarterly basis and are required to provide an aggregate, annual report at the end of the grant cycle. Recipients will be required to maintain case-level data for the purposes of research and evaluation.
An entity is eligible to receive funding if it furnishes, agrees to furnish, or arranges with a third party to furnish all 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 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-ofhome placement, or placement with the department of correction.
For more information, visit ICJI.
