2009 Title II Formula Grant

The Formula Grants Program is authorized under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act of 2002. The purpose of this program is to support State and local delinquency prevention and intervention efforts and juvenile justice system improvements. Program areas may include: Planning and administration; State Advisory Group allocation; compliance monitoring; juvenile justice issues for 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.

Nebraska will support State and local delinquency prevention and intervention efforts and juvenile justice system improvements for the following designated program areas: (2) Alternatives to Detention to decrease the overutilization of secure detention; (5) Centers that lead to more integrated and effective cross-system services for juveniles and their families;(6) Compliance Monitoring to monitor juvenile detention facilities and temporary holding resources and jails/lockups, and all other applicable facilities in the State's Compliance Monitoring Universe; (10) Disproportionate Minority Contact to reduce the disproportionate rate of minority youth who have contact with the juvenile justice system; (11) Diversion programs to divert juveniles from entering the juvenile justice system; (19) Juvenile Justice System Improvement including programs, research, and other initiatives to examine issues or improve practices, policies, or procedures on a system-wide basis (e.g., examining problems affecting decisions from arrest to disposition and detention to corrections); (22) American Indian programs to address juvenile justice and delinquency prevention issues for American Indians and Alaska Natives; (23) Planning and Administration for activities related to State plan development, other pre-award activities, and administration of the Formula Grant Program, including evaluation, monitoring, and one full-time staff position pursuant to Section 222 (c) of the JJDP Act and the OJJDP Formula Grant Regulation; and (31) State Advisory Group Allocation for activities related to carrying out the State Advisory Group's responsibilities under Section 223(a)(3) of the JJDP Act of 2002.
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