Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2023, $1,371,310)
The NC Governor’s Crime Commission (GCC) of the NC Department of Public Safety serves as the chief advisory body to the Governor and to the Secretary of Public Safety on crime and justice issues. The GCC is the Designated State Agency (DSA), as required by 34 U.S.C. § 11133(a)(1) and (2), responsible for administering the Title II Formula Grant Program. The mission of the North Carolina SAG is to provide resources for youth who are at-risk of becoming delinquent due to individual, school, family, peer, or community factors. These resources will also provide services for youth who are delinquent, undisciplined, or involved in the juvenile court process, from intake through aftercare. The SAG is afforded the opportunity to review, comment on, and score all grant applications that are submitted, as well as make recommendations to the full Governor’s Crime Commission. In keeping with the mission of North Carolina’s SAG, funding allocations will continue to support programs which meet the growing needs of the justice-involved and at-risk youth in the state, including programs and services to support compliance with the JJDP Act and to reduce racial disproportionality remain priorities of the North Carolina SAG.