State of Montana Title II 2013 Formula Grant 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; 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.

Montana's governor-appointed Youth Justice Advisory Council (YJC) has determined the following priorities for Title II funding: Native American programs; delinquency prevention; alternatives to detention; disproportionate minority contact; diversion; and juvenile justice system improvement.

The population to be served includes all Montana youth and their families at risk for coming into contact with the juvenile justice system.

Project goals include the support of state and local juvenile justice system improvement efforts; improvement of the juvenile justice system through increased availability and types of prevention and intervention programs; improvement of tribal justice system capacity for delivering and implementing promising and best practices prevention and intervention programs for Native American youth and families; increased availability of community-based juvenile detention alternatives; and monitoring to ensure compliance with the DMC core requirement.

Title II subgrantees submit quarterly reports; subgrantees also submit their data in the DCTAT. Subgrantee progress is measured through an evaluation process which includes quarterly reports, desk audits, and site visits. NCA/NCF