The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is making approximately $500,000 in federal funds available to local units of government and state agencies.
Donor Name: Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
State: Virginia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/22/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The purpose of the Title II grant program is to “support a continuum of evidence-based or promising programs that are trauma informed, reflect the science of adolescent development, and are designed to meet the needs of youth.” The applicant must present a clear plan for sustainability. Applicants seeking to expand or replicate an existing project must be able to demonstrate progress and success in what has been done through the life of the project.
Priority Areas
DCJS will give priority to applications that address alternative interventions for status offenders which assist with diverting them from detention and formal justice system involvement.
Projects eligible for funding must fall within the priorities established by the Virginia Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice and Prevention (ACJJP):
- Reducing disproportionality in the juvenile justice system;
- Compliance monitoring;
- Addressing behavioral health needs of youth and those involved in the juvenile justice system;
- Serving youth and system-involved youth in their home communities; or
- Increasing family engagement and community involvement for youth.
The following is a non-exclusive list of potential areas for funding:
- Community and home-based alternatives to incarceration, which may include: competency building initiatives designed to reduce criminogenic risk factors; respite care for youth who need temporary placement such as crisis intervention or shelter care; prosocial skill activities; and healing centered and family engagement programing.
- Community based programs designed to include parents, family members and natural supports to strengthen families and to help youth accused of or convicted of delinquent offenses during a period of confinement and with the transition back into the local community. These programs focus on preparing youth for release and providing a continuum of follow-up, post-placement services to promote successful and safe reintegration into the community.
- Reentry programming, which may include: one-to-one mentoring services; workforce development; educational assistance; transportation services; and family strengthening and reunification services and programs, and may include services for parents with limited English-speaking ability.
- The implementation of a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program within a secure or non-secure juvenile facility, for example, dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT).
- Programs that divert youth from entering the juvenile justice system, including restorative justice programs, youth or teen courts, mediation, prosocial skill activities, and developing alternative interventions for status offenders.
- School-based programs that provide educational supports, e.g., truancy prevention programs aimed at reducing or eliminating the risk of court involvement.
- Public relations/media strategies, for example, promoting prevention services through media campaigns directed at a specific target audience; specialized product development by youth.
Funding Information
- DCJS has identified approximately $500,000 for this initiative.
- Funds will be awarded for the 24-month period July 1, 2024, through June 20, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants under this solicitation are Virginia local units of government as defined and state agencies. Non-profit, faith-based, community organizations, non-governmental organizations, and local agencies (such as Community Services Boards and school districts) are not eligible direct applicants.
For more information, visit DCJS.
