This FY 2022 grant application includes year 2 of puerto rico's comprehensive three year plan for the period of 2021-2023, in accordance with the juvenile justice and delinquency prevention (JJDPA),…

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded $605,570 to the Oficina Para El Desarrollo Socioeconomico Y Comunitatrio under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Formula Grants program (CFDA 16.540) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026.

The funding will support Puerto Rico's Comprehensive Three Year Plan for 2021-2023 to advance work promoting civil rights, increasing access to justice, and developing more effective education and prevention services to improve the juvenile justice system and prevent delinquency. The plan was developed through an participatory process involving youth-serving agencies and local governments to comprehensively address juvenile delinquency problems. The award will allow the Oficina Para El Desarrollo Socioeconomico Y Comunitatrio to plan, establish, operate, coordinate, and evaluate policies and projects through public and private partnerships.

This FY 2022 grant application includes year 2 of puerto rico's comprehensive three year plan for the period of 2021-2023, in accordance with the juvenile justice and delinquency prevention (JJDPA), act as amended in 2018 by the juvenile justice reform act (JJRA). No changes have been made to the proposed project. The commonwealth of puerto rico continues to be committed to advancing work for promoting civil rights, increase access to justice and develop more effective education and prevention services in order to improve the juvenile justice system and prevent juvenile delinquency. The plan was developed following a participatory approach, where information was combined from different agencies that work with youth. As well, units of local government were consulted which allowed for a more comprehensive and contextualized view of juvenile delinquency problems.