Arkansas' Title II Formula Grants Program

The Formula Grants Program is authorized under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act of 1974, as amended. 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.

The Designated State Agency for implementation of the Title II-B Formula Grants Program for the State of Arkansas is the Department of Human Services (DHS). DHS plans to utilize its FY 2011 allocation to support the following areas: 1) Compliance monitoring; 2) Supporting efforts to deinstitutionalize status offenders; 3) Delinquency prevention; 4) Disproportionate Minority Contact; 5) Gender specific programming; 6) Juvenile justice system improvement; 7) Mental health; and 8) School programs. DHS will measure progress toward achieving the goals and objectives by requiring subgrantees to submit monthly program reports that provide data for the required outcome/output measures for the selected purpose area, including the OJJDP-required performance measures.
(NCA/NCF)