Brunswick County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Request for Proposals FY 2025-2026
BRUNSWICK COUNTY JUVENILE
CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
FY 2025-2026
___$242,486____
Anticipated Annual Allocation
___20%___
Required Local Match Rate
___1-16-25__
Date Advertised
The Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) has studied the risk factors and needs of Juvenile Court involved youth in this county and hereby publishes this Request for Proposals. The JCPC anticipates funds from the NC Dept. of Public Safety Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in the amount stated above to fund the program types specified below. Such programs will serve delinquent and at-risk youth for the state fiscal year 2025-2026 beginning on, or after, July 1, 2025. The use of these funds in this county requires a local match in the amount specified above. The county can approve programs for 1- or 2-year funding awards, dependent on county approval and programs meeting all requirements.
Based on identified needed programs and possible gaps in the service continuum, the following checked program types will be considered for funding:
- Mentoring Services
- Parent/Family Skill Building
- Interpersonal Skill Building
- Vocational Skills
- Experiential Skills
- Tutoring/Academic Enhancement
- Mediation/Conflict Resolution – including Truancy Mediation, Victim-Youth and Family Group Conferencing, Responsive Circles
- Restitution/Community
- Teen Court – including Sentencing and Responsive Circles
- Psychological Assessments
- Family Counseling
- Home Based Family Counseling
- Individual/Group/Mixed Counseling
- Substance Abuse Counseling
- Services Addressing Problem Sexual Behavior
- Group Home
- Temporary Shelter Care
- Runaway Shelter Care
- Specialized Foster Care
- Temporary Foster Care
- Juvenile Structured Day
Proposed program services should target the following risk factors for delinquency or repeat delinquency: School behavior, negative peer association, parental supervision, alcohol/drug abuse, aggression .
Proposed services should address the following concerns as reported in the Youth Assessment Screening Instrument (YASI) for adjudicated youth: Mental health needs, academic function, conflict in the home, parenting skills, alcohol and substance use/abuse, school behavior problems, violence, aggression, peers.
Applicants are being sought that are able to address items below:
- Program services compatible with research that are shown to be effective with juvenile offenders.
- Program services are outcome-based.
- The program has an evaluation component.
- Program services detect gang participation and divert individuals from gang participation.
- Awareness of and sensitivity to Racial Ethnic Disparity that exists in the County.
- Programs are encouraged to provide effective programming that includes restorative justice practices.
Only local public agencies, 501c3 non-profit corporations and local housing authorities will be considered for funding.
In order to apply for FY 2023-2024 JCPC funding, you must complete and submit your application online by accessing NC ALLIES. Please read and follow all instructions at: https://cp.ncdjjdp.org/CP
Additional self-help videos on the NC ALLIES webpage are available by clinking on the HELP tab.
Private non-profits are also required to submit, by uploading in NC ALLIES, the following:
1) No Over Due Tax form,
2) DPS Conflict of Interest Statement,
3) Agency Conflict of Interest Policy, and
4) Proof of 501(c)(3) status. (#1 & #2 are available at the above link.)
Sharon Flucker
JCPC Chairperson / or Designee
910-253-2040
Telephone #
For further information or other technical assistance about applying for JCPC funds in this county or about the program application workshop, contact: Kelly Cribb, DPS Area Consultant at 984-867-6847.
The deadline for receiving the application: 2-28-25. (Email/Mail or deliver) to: Christina Kennedy [email protected] .
