2008-2009 Grant Awards
State issues delinquency prevention, youth justice
grants totaling $862,338 for next fiscal yearRelease Date July 2, 2008
Little Rock — The Division of Youth Services and the Arkansas Coalition for Juvenile Justice have issued 19 grants totaling $862,338 to Arkansas agencies and local governments for delinquency prevention and other juvenile justice programs in the coming state fiscal year.
The grants will finance programs that begin July 1, 2008 and end June 30, 2009. They are federally funded through the Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
A total of $662,338 was awarded under Title II of the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act to non-profit and for-profit agencies and units of government and requires no matching funds.
Another $200,000, awarded under Title V of the Act to units of local government, requires the funding to be matched from other sources.Title II grants and categories
Five grants totaling $250,000 were awarded for the purpose of reducing disproportionate contact of minority youth with the juvenile justice system.
Grantees are: East Arkansas Youth Services in Marion, $64,000; Earle School District, $44,266; Phoenix Youth and Family Services in Crossett, $32,000; Pulaski County Youth Services in Little Rock, $45,734; and United Family Services in Pine Bluff, $64,000.
Two grants for delinquency prevention totaling $114,820 were awarded. The Recipients are Advantage Communications in Little Rock, $50,000; and Holman Community Development Corp. in Stuttgart, $64,820.
Three grants totaling $100,000 for gender-specific services for girls went to Dominion Community Development in Pine Bluff ($34,000), Promiseland Community Development Corp. in Little Rock ($34,000) and TOPPS, Inc. in Pine Bluff ($32,000).
Two grants totaling $75,183 for school programs designed to reduce youth involvement with the juvenile justice system were awarded. Recipients are Magnolia Public Schools, $40,543, and Baxter County Juvenile Services, $34,640.
The Sixth Judicial District, Eleventh Division Circuit Court in Pulaski County was awarded $17,137 to conduct an educational program for youths and their families to help deinstitutionalize status-offending youth.
Scotty Scholl Communications of Little Rock qualified for a $65,000 grant for system improvement.
A grant of $40,198 was awarded for mental health treatment services to juveniles in Garland County.Title V grants to local governments
Four $50,000 grants totaling $200,000 were awarded to units of local government to conduct delinquency prevention programs. These grants require matching funds.
The grantees are: Baxter County for a mentoring program to match caring adults with at-risk youth or non-serious juvenile offenders; City of Crossett for a youth development program; City of Pine Bluff for structured programming and activities for youth; and Pulaski County for a minority youth mentoring program.#####
The Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program is administered by the Division of Youth Services, Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Unit. Through the JABG program, funds are provided as block grants to local units of government for programs promoting greater accountability in the juvenile justice system. Local and tribal governments can then apply to the Division of Youth Services for funds to support local accountability programs.
Formula Grants Program
The Formula Grants Program supports local delinquency prevention and intervention efforts and juvenile justice system improvements. Through this program Division of Youth Services and the Arkansas Coalition for Juvenile Justice provides funds directly to local agencies/ organizations to help them implement comprehensive prevention and intervention programs. The Formula Grants Program is authorized under the JJDP Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.).
Title V Community Prevention Grants Program
The Title V Community Prevention Grants Program — established in the 1992 reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act of 1974 — is a Federal grants program to fund collaborative, community-based delinquency prevention efforts. The Community Prevention Grants Program integrates six fundamental principles — comprehensive and multidisciplinary approaches, research foundation for planning, community control and decision-making, leveraging of resources and systems, evaluation to monitor program progress and effectiveness, and a long-term perspective — that combine to form a strategic approach to reducing juvenile delinquency. The program provides communities with funding and a guiding framework for developing and implementing comprehensive juvenile delinquency prevention plans. The 3-year prevention plans are designed to reduce risk factors associated with juvenile delinquency and decrease the incidence of juvenile problem behavior.