The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) is now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 Juvenile Community Alternatives Planning Grant Program.
Donor Name: Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
State: Indiana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The grant program has the following purpose areas:
- to provide cost-effective, research-based alternatives in lieu of the use of secure detention, out-of-home placement, and department of correction facilities in the community,
- reduce the use of secure confinement and out-of-home placement, and
- reduce recidivism and improve positive outcomes for children.
Funding Information
In the interest of supporting rural counties with limited-service capacity, each county is eligible for $20,000 for a one-year planning grant to prepare for implementation of any proposed program.
Grant Period
Awards provided by this this solicitation are for a twelve-(12) month period of funding. This planning grant is funded by the Indiana General Assembly through the state’s biennial budget.
Allowable Activities
Allowable activities and costs are those that support planning for the implementation, operation and delivery of services to youth involved in the juvenile justice system. The activities carried out under this planning grant solicitation should be carried out to assist in the implementation of a program that will provide alternatives to juveniles becoming involved in the youth justice system. These activities include but may not be limited to:
- Services or programs that develop community alternatives.
- Collaborative activities to plan the programs.
- Travel to observe promising programs in another area of the state.
Eligibility Criteria
Public entities, state and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and nongovernmental organizations who provide services to youth involved in the juvenile justice system may apply for funding. 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 an operating agreement or collaboration plan, including letters of support, with the referring entity prior to receiving funding.
- Each grant awarded must be overseen by the local regional Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council (JRAC) 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 report at the end of the grant cycle. Recipients will be required to maintain case level data for the purposes of research and evaluation. The required performance measures are outlined in the Youth Justice Oversight Committee’s Grant Processes Report.
- Applicants may apply to serve multiple counties. In a multi-county application, the grantee must explicitly explain the approximated percentage of services that will be provided to each county they plan to work with. Individualized plans for each county are required.
For more information, visit ICJI.
