Formula Funds T. II 2018

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.

The Office for Socioeconomic and Community Development will concentrate on complying with the FY18 Title II award Core Requirements of the JJDP Act and on the programmatic area related to prevention efforts. The program areas that will be addressed are: Delinquency Prevention, Compliance Monitoring, Jail Removal, Separation of Youth from Adult Inmates, and State Advisory Group Allocation. No Title II funds will be used to conduct research.

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