Title II Formula Grant
Under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act of 2002, the State of Indiana is awarded Title II Formula. The federal funding agency is the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) in the U.S. Department of Justice. The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute is the designated state agency to administer the Title II Formula Grant.
The Indiana Juvenile Justice State Advisory Group (JJSAG) is the advisory body recognized by Congress to establish priorities for OJJDP funding under these programs. The JJSAG makes recommendations to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute Board of Trustees regarding funding under the Title II Formula Grant Program. Click here to view list of current JJSAG members.
Each state is required under the JJDP Act to prepare a Three-Year Comprehensive Plan to set funding priorities and levels. Indiana's Three-Year Delinquency Prevention & Systems Improvement Plan outlines the types of programs and initiatives the JJSAG and ICJI Board of Trustees included as funding priorities for the state. Click here to view the 2012-2014 Three Year Plan.
Title II Grant Application
Please review the following letter for important information regarding 2012 Title II grant funding.
Grantee Resources
Access the Grantee Resources page to download the following forms:
- Title II Reporting Requirements & Grant Management Guide.
- Title II Grant Amendment Request Form
- Title II Financial Report
Title II Grant Program Overview
Funding Cycle: All grants are considered "seed money" and should not be utilized as the sole source of indefinite income for any program or project. Awards are granted for one year on an October 1st - September 30th funding cycle. Each year thereafter, programs may apply for continuation funding on a competitive basis.
Eligible Applicants: The Legal Applicant for the grant must be a public entity - state agency, unit of local government (city, county, township, town or other general purpose political subdivision of a state), or a public university. The Financial Officer for the grant must be the office or department legally responsible for the legal applicant's financial records, i.e., City Clerk-Treasurer, County Auditor, School Corporation Treasurer, University Controller.
Application Procedure: Applications are available in the summer on the Youth Division web page of the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute website. Applications are reviewed by the Juvenile Justice State Advisory Group (JJSAG) for compatibility with Indiana's current Three-Year Plan and availability of funds within program areas. Complete grant applications including the instructions, rules and regulations are provided with the grant packet.
Matching Requirements: None
Restrictions: In order to apply, the county in which the legal applicant is located must be in compliance with the core requirements of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act regarding the detention of juveniles.
Selection Criteria: Grants are awarded on a competitive basis. Grants are evaluated by the JJSAG and recommendations are submitted to the ICJI Board of Trustees who make final funding decisions. Grants are evaluated on the following elements of the grant application: problem statement, goals, objectives, evaluation/performance indicators, population served, culturally appropriate and gender specific programming, organizational structure, experience, achievements/evaluation results, sustainability, and budget detail.
Range of Financial Assistance: There is not a specific range. In the past, grants have ranged from $5,000 to $150,000.
Award Procedure: Recommendations to approve or deny funding are made by the JJSAG to the Youth Division of the ICJI Board of Trustees. Grant applications are reviewed at the JJSAG and Board of Trustees meetings in late March and written award notifications are made by late September.
Examples of Funded Projects:
- Day Reporting programs
- Community Corrections initiatives (house arrest, electronic monitoring, community service, etc.)
- Juvenile Court Services
- Mental Health services
- Truancy Prevention programs
- JJDP Act Training and Technical Assistance
- Suspension/Expulsion Alternatives
- Probation
- Disproportionate Minority Overrepresentation
- Gender specific programming
Examples of non-funded types of assistance: Training and technical assistance can be requested through the Youth Division of ICJI. Requests are submitted to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, who provides training and technical assistance at no cost to communities participating in the Title II Formula.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Are non-profit agencies eligible to apply directly for a grant from the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute?
A. Non-profit or agencies that are not public entities are not eligible to apply as the legal applicant for a grant from the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, but they are able to act as the implementing agency for a program/project funded by an ICJI grant.
Q. Is there a match requirement for Title II Formula Grant Program?
A. There is not a match requirement for the Title II Formula Grant Program, but applicants are required to develop a plan for sustainability of the program after the termination of federal funding. Indications of local support for the program in the sustainability plan are encouraged.
Q. If my application is approved by the ICJI Board of Trustees, what will be required to administer the grant?
A. Subgrantees are required to submit quarterly narrative and financial reports outlining the progress towards goals and objectives as well as the expenditure of grant funds during the reporting period. Grant funds will not be released to grant recipients who are delinquent or negligent in their reporting requirements.
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