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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Justice Advisory Council
Grantee: Justice Advisory Council
Grantor: Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission/Illinois Department of Human Services
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: The goal of the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants (JABG) program is to reduce juvenile offending through accountability-based programs focused on juvenile offenders and the juvenile justice system
Grant Amount: $461,574.00
Grant Period: 7/1/2015 - 6/30/2016
Fiscal Impact: $51,222.22 (required match)
Accounts: 499-818
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: The JABG funds are awarded through a formula each year to local units of government. The Juvenile Justice Commission has chosen to fund the following programs/positions in Cook County in the next state fiscal year: one (1) data specialist in the State's Attorney's office to track recidivism and other relevant data for relevant programs, one (1) case worker supervisor in the Public Defender's juvenile division to supervise caseworkers paid for through a separate grant from the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, balanced and restorative justice programming in Senn and Uplift highs schools through Alternatives Inc., a restorative justice community school liaison and a probation based community service program through Precious Blood Ministries, a Juvenile Advisory Council through Mikva Challenge, professional trainings for stakeholders regarding Disproportionate Minority Contact and program evaluation, bus cards for youth on probation for travel to programming, Restorative Justice Trainings, a law enforcement/community dialogue forum, and Restorative Justice Hubs evaluation, technical support, and start-up assistance through Adler and Community Justice for Youth Institute.
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