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NC Department of Public Safety Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Funding Plan FY 2026-2027
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
Beverly Liles, Finance, Director, 704-283-3675
ACTION REQUESTED:
1) Approve County Funding Allocation Plan, Annual Plan and Certification for FY 2026-2027, 2) authorize the Finance Director to approve the grant agreements and documents related to such grant agreements during their term, and 3) authorize the County Manager to appropriate JCPC Funding as approved in the funding plan by a County Manager's Budget Amendment in FY 2027.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
None
BACKGROUND:
The Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) is a Board appointed by Commissioners, as defined by State Statutes. The JCPC provides funding and monitors Community Based alternatives to juvenile incarceration and provides funding for substance abuse prevention strategies and programs.
Funding for JCPC programs is generally adopted in the State Budget and assigned to County programs by a formula grant. Normally, a county JCPC approves a budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which is then submitted to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (the DJJ). The attached funding plan was developed and approved by the JCPC Board and represents the Board's plan for how the funds will be spent for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. This request will be included in the State’s DJJ budget which is planned for 2026-2027.
The JCPC Board approved $476,439 for County programs for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. The Funding Plan allocates funding from the State to the following programs: Life Connections D-A-S-H Counseling Services $100,000, Transforming Youth Movement-Transforming Futures $125,000, Transforming Youth Movement- Union County Teen Court Program $40,790, Aspire Youth and Family Kids at Work $75,312, JCPC Administration $9,502, Arts Related Innovative Student Empowerment (ARISE) Union-KRE8IVU $50,000, The Connection Center $45,835, and New Covenant Community Development Center - Next Step Youth Program $30,000.
The JCPC budget is normally approved as a "pass through" line item in the County budget, meaning that the amount approved by the State is received by the County and then used for the JCPC program.
Union County has not approved JCPC programs in line-item detail in the past; rather, the JCPC Board normally negotiates, approves, and monitors line-item detail within the amount of funds allocated to the program, and provides a recommended budget to Commissioners.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None