The Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice announced that approximately $222,000 in federal funds will be available for community programs that provide in-home services for at-risk youth.
The funds have been earmarked for public and private non-profit organizations and city or county governments in all of Kentucky’s seven detention catchment areas, which encompass 119 counties.
They are available through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Funding awards can total up to $111,000 and will be dispersed as subgrants to local non-profit agencies and/or local units of government that provide intensive in-home services.
The programs must be evidence-based, trauma-informed and developmentally appropriate to prevent and reduce the numbers of youth entering out-of-home placement.
They must serve youth ages 10 to 18, and award recipients will be required to accept all DJJ referrals.
State agencies are not eligible to apply.
The funds will be awarded on a per diem basis, and applicants are required to provide the following services as part of intensive in-home services:
Crisis intervention
Family therapy, support, and engagement
Substance abuse treatment
Mental health treatment
Anger management
Referrals to community services that can provide job training referrals and life skills services
The application can be accessed through Jan. 15, 2017 via the Department of Juvenile Justice website. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on Jan.15. Applications must be submitted as a PDF file to Jennifer Withrow at Jennifer.Withrow@ky.gov.
For more information contact Jennifer Withrow at 502-573-2738 or by email at Jennifer.Withrow@ky.gov
The funding cycle for the grant will be Feb. 1, 2018 through Dec. 31, 2018.
From Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice
