Deadline: 27-May-22
The Iowa Department of Human Rights has launched the applications for Juvenile Delinquency Prevention-Pre-Charge Diversion Grants Program.
The goal of the Delinquency Prevention grants program is to help youth avoid involvement in delinquency in reducing risk factors and enhancing protective factors in their schools, communities, and families. Iowa's strategy towards this goal is to invest in the development of new or expanded pre-charge diversion programs.
Pre-charge diversion programs are interventions that law enforcement and communities
utilize as an alternative to juvenile court processing or the imposition of formal charges for
low-level allegations.
Funding Information
- Total Awards: $700,000 (30 months x approx. 5-7 individual project awards)
- Individual Program Award: Up to $125,000 over 30 months
- Funding Start Date: July 1, 2022
Award Periods:
- July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 (up to $50,000)
- July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 (up to $50,000)
- July 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 (up to $25,000)
Eligibility Criteria
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Awards will be made to local units of government (city, county, township or town) to develop and implement or expand pre-charge diversion programs in communities with:
- A high number of low-level juvenile allegations
- High racial and ethnic disparities shown in juvenile justice system data
- High poverty
- Non-profit organizations are eligible to receive grant funding, but application must be made by a local unit of government.
- For the purposes of this application, new programs are considered those which are not currently in operation. Expanded programs are considered those which are currently operated through other sources of funding and the applicant is seeking to supplement the program by furthering the scope and capacity.
- Note: any applicant seeking funds for an expanded program will be required to detail the program funding history including the sources of funding. Applicants will describe how juvenile delinquency prevention grant funding will further the scope and capacity of the program and will NOT be used to supplant current funding.
For more information, visit Iowa Department of Human Rights.
For more information, visit https://humanrights.iowa.gov/pre-charge-diversion-funding-opportunity-rfp