North dakota's fiscal year 2022 title II formula funds will be used to improve outcomes for youth involved in the juvenile justice system as well as those at risk

The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (ND DOCR) received a $604,963 Title II Formula Grant from the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). The four-year grant will fund community-based alternatives to incarceration and institutionalization for at-risk and justice-involved youth through September 2026.

Specifically, the ND DOCR will support non-secure detention programs, crisis intervention, family reunification services, and tribal government holdover sites. Funding will also create youth development opportunities, particularly for minority youth overrepresented in the juvenile justice system. Programs will include mentoring, leadership development, skill-building, and trust-building between youth/families and communities. A portion of the grant will support research and evaluation of funded initiatives. Additionally, $50,000 was provided to sub-grantee Mountain-Plains Youth Services Coalition (doing business as Youthworks) to address delinquency and improve the juvenile justice system.

Funding is allocated to support community-based alternatives to incarceration and institutionalization under program area a. Non-secure alternatives to detention and placement will be supported as well as service interventions such as screening and assessment, crisis intervention, diversion, counseling, and family reunification. Funding will assist local government, including tribal governments with non-secure holdover sites for juvenile offenders that are picked up by law enforcement. Funding is also being allocated for services that create youth development opportunities for youth, under program area l, particularly minority youth that are over-represented in north dakota's juvenile justice system. Services to be funded would provide mentoring opportunities that build supportive relationships with at-risk youth and families, create leadership roles for youth that will have a positive impact on them and their community, provide opportunities for skill-building, and/or increase trust among minority youth and families. Of the federal funding will be used for research and/or evaluation.