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Virginia Title II Formula Grants Program (Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act)
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This awardee has received supplemental funding. This award detail page includes information about both the original award and supplemental awards.
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 through a range of administration, compliance and program activities including those that address juvenile justice issues for Native American Indian tribes.
The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) will use FY 14 Title II Formula Grant funds to support compliance with the core requirements; reducing behavioral health issues of at-risk and system-involved youth; reducing disproportionality in the juvenile justice system; serving at-risk and system-involved youth in their home communities; increasing and strengthening family engagement and community involvement for youth; state advisory group support; and administration. The following program areas have been designated to further these goals: (1) Aftercare/Re-Entry;(6) Compliance Monitoring; (10) Disproportionate Minority Contact; (11) Diversion; (20) Mental Health Services; (27) School Programs; (32) Substance Abuse; (23) Planning and Administration; and (31) State Advisory Group.
