Juvenile Justice Training, Technical Assistance and Support

The federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) provides funding directly to states through its Title II Formula Grants Program (Title II) to support state and local delinquency prevention, intervention efforts and juvenile justice system improvements. These funds are used to help states implement comprehensive state juvenile justice plans based on detailed studies of needs in their jurisdictions. State Advisory Groups, comprised of members appointed by the governor, set priorities for funded activities. The State Advisory Group for Illinois, the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission (IJJC), administers the Title II funds. These funds support a broad range of juvenile justice activities at the state and local level that are designed to improve the juvenile justice system through the development of more effective education, training, research, prevention, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation programs in juvenile delinquency. These programs or projects can be designed to be developed, implemented and evaluated directly or through grants and contracts with public and private agencies. Title II also funds state and local activities designed to ensure and maintain the state's compliance with the Core Requirements of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Reauthorization 2018 (JJDPA). • Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders (DSO) • Adult Jail and Lock-Up Removal (Jail Removal) • "Sight and Sound" Separation • Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities (R/ED) The IJJC is seeking applications from one or more entities to provide for activities to ensure and maintain the states compliance with the Core Requirements of the JJDPA through training, technical assistance, coordination, monitoring, research and support. Juvenile Justice Training, Technical Assistance and Support programs shall be in alignment with the Core Values and Principles of the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission.