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Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) Discretionary Funding Award
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
Beverly Liles, Finance, Director, 704-283-3675
ACTION REQUESTED:
1) Approve discretionary awards for FY 2025-2026, 2) authorize the Finance Director to approve an updated funding plan, grant agreements and documents related to these additional funds during their terms, and 3) approve Budget Amendment #22.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
None.
BACKGROUND:
JCPC is a Board appointed by Commissioners, as defined by State Statutes. 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.
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.
JCPC has been awarded discretionary funding for the Transforming Youth program for $2,450 to use for the remainder of FY 2026.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No county funding is required. Any local match will be provided by the Transforming Youth JCPC Program.