Block Grant 2016ZEFX0009

This $480,478 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.540) Formula Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, will support the state of Delaware's efforts to enhance its juvenile justice system and services statewide. The grant funding will be used to provide early delinquency prevention programming, hold juveniles accountable, and deliver mental health services, alternatives to arrest, and other delinquency prevention...

The Delaware Juvenile Justice Advisory Group (JJAG) will receive $485,607 under a Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The funding will support JJAG's efforts under Delaware's Title II formula block grant plan to enhance the state's juvenile justice system and services statewide. Specifically, the award will fund programs focused on mental health services, alternatives to arrest, and delinquency...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has awarded a $425,000 Cooperative Agreement to the County of Delaware, PA under the Delinquency Prevention Program (CFDA 16.548). The funding will support the launch of the Delaware County Assessment Center, a community-based initiative focused on providing a continuum of care services and support to promote positive life outcomes and prevent youth involvement in the juvenile justice system. Key...

The Delaware Criminal Justice Council will receive $600,000 under a four-year Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). The funding will support enhancements to the Wilmington Community Court (WCC) through September 30, 2026. Key activities include narrowing the WCC's geographic focus to better serve the historically underserved community in Wilmington, Delaware;...

The Superiour Court of Delaware received a $600,184 two-year Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the State Court Improvement Program (CFDA #93.586). The grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, supports the court's initiatives to enhance family court processes, domestic violence response, and legal representation for children and families. Key activities include conducting comprehensive...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $179,092 Block Grant to the State of Delaware from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025 under the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA 93.643). The Executive Office of the Governor of Delaware, operating through the Criminal Justice Council, will use the funding to improve the assessment and investigation of suspected child abuse and neglect cases, including cases of suspected child...

The Delaware Nation, a federally recognized tribe located in Anadarko, Oklahoma, has been awarded a $146,440 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731). The funding will support the tribe's strategic planning efforts to expand and evolve its existing courts and law enforcement capabilities to provide more comprehensive justice services for its citizens. Key planned initiatives include exploring alternative dispute...

The Criminal Justice Council of Delaware will receive $223,890 under a Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners program. The Council will administer the grant to support the Delaware Department of Correction's "New Choices" program and Youth Rehabilitative Services' "Seven Challenges" program. Specifically, the Youth Rehabilitative Services will...

The Executive Office of the Governor of Delaware, operating as the Criminal Justice Council (CJC), received a $243,862 Formula Grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice's Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program (CFDA 16.593). The grant funding supports three key initiatives in Delaware's Department of Correction and Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families: Providing a portion of maternal residential secure housing for qualified...

This federal Formula Grant award of $372,020.00 was made on July 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Title I State Agency Program for Neglected and Delinquent Children and Youth (CFDA 84.013). The grant provides funding to the Delaware Department of Education to support educational continuity and successful transitions for neglected and delinquent youth in state-run juvenile institutions and adult correctional facilities. Typical...