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NC Department of Public Safety - Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Funding FY 2026
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
Beverly Liles, Finance, Director, 704-283-3675
ACTION REQUESTED:
1) Approve revised County Funding Allocation Plan FY 2025-2026, 2) authorize the Finance Director to approve the funding plan, grant agreements and documents related to such grant agreements during their terms, and 3) adopt Budget Amendment #24.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
1) June 16, 2025, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item 25-383 - Approved County Funding Plan for FY 2025-2026, Authorized the Finance Director to approve the grant agreements and documents related to such grant agreements during their term, and authorized the County Manager to appropriate JCPC Funding as approved in the funding plan by a County Manager's Budget Amendment in FY 2026.
2) May 4, 2026, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item 26-244 - Approved Discretionary Award for FY 2025-2026, authorized the Finance Director to approve an updated funding plan, grant agreements and documents related to these additional funds during their terms, and approved Budget Amendment #22.
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 revised 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 2025-2026 fiscal year.
The JCPC budget is normally approved as a "pass-through" line-item in the Coun...
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