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State of Delaware FY 2018 Title II Formula Block Grant 2018-2020 Three Year Comprehensive Plan

Award Information

Award #
2018-JX-FX-0037
Funding Category
Formula
Location
Congressional District
0
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
Total funding (to date)
$403,341
Original Solicitation

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2018, $403,341)

The Formula Grants Program is authorized under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act. The purpose of this program is to support state and local delinquency prevention and intervention efforts and juvenile justice system improvements. Supported activities and efforts may include: planning and administration; state advisory group allocation; compliance monitoring; disproportionate minority contact; juvenile justice issues for Native American Indian tribes; prevention of substance abuse by juveniles; prevention of serious and violent crimes by juveniles; prevention of juvenile gang involvement and illegal youth gang activities; prevention of delinquent acts and identification of youth at risk of delinquency; and improvement of juvenile justice system operations, policies, and procedures including establishing a system of graduated sanctions, treatment programs, and aftercare as found in section 223(a) of the JJDP Act.

The Delaware Criminal Justice Council will utilize Title II formula grant to enhance the state's juvenile justice system and services available statewide so that juveniles involved in the system and juveniles at-risk of involvement are provided with early delinquency prevention programming, held accountable to the public, to the criminal justice system and to themselves. The Criminal Justice Council will focus on the following programmatic priority areas: Protecting Juvenile Rights, Re-Entry, Alternatives to Arrest and Delinquency Prevention while continuing to maintain compliance tasks to meet the requirements of the JJDP Act.

NCA/NCF

Date Created: October 1, 2018