FY 2024 Title II Formula (JJAC) / Juvenile State Match Requirement (JSMR) Grant Program

The primary purpose of the JJAC / JSMR program is to improve outcomes for children and youth within the juvenile justice system by increasing and strengthening community-based programs and services, expanding community-based alternatives to confinement, increasing diversion opportunities, and supporting positive youth development models. This funding correlates with the Children and Youth Division’s goals of increasing the well-being of Maryland’s children and youth by increasing trauma-informed care practices and addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).

The federal Title II Formula (JJAC) / Juvenile State Match Requirement (JSMR) Grant Program provides funding to the State of Maryland to address juvenile delinquency through technical assistance, training, and effective programs for improving the juvenile justice system. 

Awards will support the establishment, enhancement, and/or expansion of programs and strategies in support of one or more of the three (3) purpose areas described below:

• Purpose Area 1: Diversion Programs to divert youth from entering the juvenile justice system, including law enforcement-based diversion programs, restorative justice programs such as youth or teen courts, victim-offender mediation, and restorative circles.
• Purpose Area 2: Community-based alternatives to incarceration and institutionalization (including home-based alternatives) Community-based alternatives to incarceration and institutionalization including— (i) for status offenders and other youth who need temporary placement: crisis intervention, shelter, and after-care; (ii) for youth who need residential placement: a continuum of foster care or group home alternatives that provide access to a comprehensive array of services; and (iii) for youth who need specialized intensive and comprehensive services that address the unique issues encountered by youth when they become involved with gangs.
• Purpose Area 3: Community-based programs and services To work with— (i) status offenders, other youth, and the parents and other family members of such offenders and youth to strengthen families, including parent self-help groups, so that juveniles may remain in their homes; (ii) juveniles during their incarceration, and with their families, to ensure the safe return of such juveniles to their homes and to strengthen the families; and (iii) parents with limited English-speaking ability, particularly in areas where there is a large population of families with limited-English speaking ability.

For additional information, see: http://goccp.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/FY2024-JJAC-JSMR-NOFA.pdf3page=6

For allowable costs, see: http://goccp.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/FY2024-JJAC-JSMR-NOFA.pdf#page=16

Estimated Total Program Funding: