2017 OJJDP Title II Grant For The State of North Carolina

The Formula Grants Program is authorized under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act. The purpose of this program is to support state and local delinquency prevention and intervention efforts and juvenile justice system improvements. Supported activities and efforts 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 as found in section 223(a) of the JJDP Act.

This Title II Formula Grants Program Application represents North Carolina’s Three-Year Plan and application to the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) for funding. The Governor’s Crime Commission, a section of the Department of Public Safety, serves as the State Administering Agency and administrator of federal juvenile justice funding allocations. The Juvenile Justice Planning Committee of the Governor’s Crime Commission serves as North Carolina’s State Advisory Group (SAG), as required under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (JJDP Act). The Governor’s Crime Commission functions as the state’s supervisory board under 28 C.F.R. § 31.103 and in compliance with the requirements of the Justice System Improvement Act of 1979.

The mission of the North Carolina State Advisory Group 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.

In keeping with the mission of North Carolina’s SAG, the FY 2017 Title II federal funding allocations will continue to support programs which meet the growing needs of the young people of the state. Programming to further compliance with the JJDP Act, reduce racial disproportionality, and raise the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18 remains priorities of the North Carolina SAG.

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