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Durham County North Carolina - Durham County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Seeks RFPs to Serve Delinquent At Risk Youth 21 February 2024 ( news )
Durham County , state North Carolina ( By Press Release office)
Feb 21,2024
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Durham , N . C . –
The Durham County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council ( JCPC ) is now soliciting juvenile crime intervention/prevention programs for proposals eligible for funding for the Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 .
The Durham County JCPC has studied the risk factors and needs of Juvenile Court involved youth in the county and hereby publishes this
Request for Proposal
. The JCPC anticipates funds from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety ( DPS ) Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in the amount of $71 , 000 to fund programs meeting specific criteria .
The NCDPS priority for the use of these State funds is to support community - based programs that strengthen and expand needed juvenile court sanctions and treatment services . Programs requesting funding must address the identified “Risk Factors” and should provide treatment , rehabilitation , and/or academic enhancement as prioritized by the Durham County JCPC and described in the “Request for Proposals” ( RFP ) .
Selected programs will serve delinquent and at - risk youth for the State fiscal year 2024 - 2025 , beginning on , or after , July 1 , 2024 . The use of these funds in this county requires a local match in the amount of 30% .
Any local public agency , private 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) non - profit organizations , or housing authority interested in applying for these funds must complete and submit the application online by accessing
NC Allies
. Visit the following link to read and follow all instructions:
https://CP . NCDJJDP . ORG/CP
.
A Mandatory Funding Information Session hosted by Durham County/JCPC will be held virtually on Thursday , February 29 , 2024 , from 10 a . m . – noon . Click the following link to access the meeting:
https://us02web . zoom . us/j/81251804544?pwd=WTIrRS9GcnpjMW1pWUVKSnJGaUZIdz09
. Registration is not required to attend .
For further information , or technical assistance regarding applying for JCPC funds in Durham County , contact Area Consultant Eddie Crews at
walter . crews@ncdps . govor 919 - 691 - 1199 .
The Durham County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council ( JCPC ) is a statutorily authorized advisory council which plans , organizes and evaluates locally - based programs designed to prevent and mitigate juvenile delinquency in Durham County . The JCPC reviews the needs of juveniles , assesses local youth service needs , addresses their gaps , recommends an annual service proposal and submits a written funding plan for approval by the Board of County Commissioners for the expenditure of $71 , 000 appropriated by the North Carolina General Assembly .
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