Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) Solicitation for Cities and Counties

Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) Solicitation for Cities and Counties

The Criminal Justice Division (CJD) of the Governor's Office is soliciting local applications that promote greater accountability in the juvenile justice system for the state fiscal year 2013 grant cycle for cities and counties that qualified for a direct allocation of $10,000 or more under the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant program.

Purpose: The purpose of the JABG Program is to reduce juvenile offending through accountability-based programs focused on the juvenile offender and the juvenile justice system.

Available Funding: Federal funds are authorized under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 2002, Public Law 107-273, 42 U.S.C. 3796 et seq. All grants awarded from this fund must comply with the requirements contained therein.

Funding Levels: Cities and counties are eligible to apply for amounts not to exceed the direct federal allocation shown below, unless your jurisdiction will receive waived funds from a larger or neighboring city or county. Allocations are derived from a federal formula based on a combination of law enforcement expenditures for each unit of local government and the average annual number of Uniform Crime Report (UCR) Part 1 violent crimes that each unit of local government reports for the 3 most recent calendar years for which data are available:

LOCALITY / ALLOCATION / MATCH / Total / LOCALITY / ALLOCATION / MATCH / Total
ARLINGTON CITY / $12,619.00 / $1,402.11 / $14,021.11 / GALVESTON COUNTY / $17,531.00 / $1,947.89 / $19,478.89
AUSTIN CITY / $26,761.00 / $2,973.44 / $29,734.44 / HARRIS COUNTY / $162,841.00 / $18,093.44 / $180,934.44
BELL COUNTY / $16,055.00 / $1,783.89 / $17,838.89 / HIDALGO COUNTY / $37,789.00 / $4,198.78 / $41,987.78
BEXAR COUNTY / $79,992.00 / $8,888.00 / $88,880.00 / HOUSTON CITY / $128,106.00 / $14,234.00 / $142,340.00
BIG SPRING CITY / $29,595.00 / $3,288.33 / $32,883.33 / JEFFERSON COUNTY / $20,947.00 / $2,327.44 / $23,274.44
BRAZORIA COUNTY / $16,309.00 / $1,812.11 / $18,121.11 / LUBBOCK CITY / $10,528.00 / $1,169.78 / $11,697.78
BRAZOS COUNTY / $12,128.00 / $1,347.56 / $13,475.56 / LUBBOCK COUNTY / $15,073.00 / $1,674.78 / $16,747.78
CAMERON COUNTY / $19,249.00 / $2,138.78 / $21,387.78 / MCLENNAN COUNTY / $16,002.00 / $1,778.00 / $17,780.00
COLLIN COUNTY / $31,296.00 / $3,477.33 / $34,773.33 / MONTGOMERY COUNTY / $23,221.00 / $2,580.11 / $25,801.11
CORPUS CHRISTI CITY / $12,650.00 / $1,405.56 / $14,055.56 / NUECES COUNTY / $18,013.00 / $2,001.44 / $20,014.44
DALLAS CITY / $58,477.00 / $6,497.44 / $64,974.44 / REEVES COUNTY / $28,060.00 / $3,117.78 / $31,177.78
DALLAS COUNTY / $104,150.00 / $11,572.22 / $115,722.22 / SAN ANTONIO CITY / $42,650.00 / $4,738.89 / $47,388.89
DENTON COUNTY / $27,171.00 / $3,019.00 / $30,190.00 / SMITH COUNTY / $17,516.00 / $1,946.22 / $19,462.22
EDEN CITY / $14,715.00 / $1,635.00 / $16,350.00 / TARRANT COUNTY / $95,922.00 / $10,658.00 / $106,580.00
EL PASO CITY / $15,422.00 / $1,713.56 / $17,135.56 / TRAVIS COUNTY / $101,525.00 / $11,280.56 / $112,805.56
EL PASO COUNTY / $51,186.00 / $5,687.33 / $56,873.33 / WEBB COUNTY / $16,910.00 / $1,878.89 / $18,788.89
FORT BEND COUNTY / $25,361.00 / $2,817.89 / $28,178.89 / WILLIAMSON COUNTY / $17,921.00 / $1,991.22 / $19,912.22
FORT WORTH CITY / $25,258.00 / $2,806.44 / $28,064.44

Required Match: Grantees must provide matching funds of at least ten percent (10%) of total project expenditures. This requirement must be met through cash contributions.

Standards: Grantees must comply with the standards applicable to this funding source contained in the Texas Administrative Code (1 TAC Chapter 3) and the requirements of the federal regulations contained in 28 C.F.R. §95.

Prohibitions: Grant funds may not be used to support the following services, activities, and costs:

1)  inherently religious activities such as prayer, worship, religious instruction, or proselytization;

2)  lobbying;

3)  any portion of the salary of, or any other compensation for, an elected or appointed government official, except in the case of a juvenile court or drug court;

4)  transportation, lodging, per diem or any related costs for participants, when grant funds are used to develop and conduct training;

5)  vehicles or equipment for government agencies that are for general agency use;

6)  weapons, ammunition, explosives or military vehicles;

7)  admission fees or tickets to any amusement park, recreational activity or sporting event;

8)  promotional gifts;

9)  food, meals, beverages, or other refreshments unless the expense is for a working event where full participation by participants mandates the provision of food and beverages and the event is not related to amusement or social activities in any way;

10) membership dues for individuals;

11) any expense or service that is readily available at no cost to the grant project or that is provided by other federal, state or local funds (i.e., supplanting);

12) fundraising;

13) medical services; and

14) construction.

Eligible Applicants:

Cities and counties qualifying for a direct federal allocation of $10,000 or more.

Eligible Activities:

1)  Accountability

2)  Corrections / Detention Facilities

3)  Corrections / Detention Personnel

4)  Court Services / Improvements (Including Specialized Courts except Drug Courts)

5)  Data Information / Sharing Systems

6)  Drug Court - Juvenile

7)  Graduated or Progressive Sanctions

8)  Juvenile Probation

9)  Juvenile Records Systems

10) Reentry of Offender into the Community

11) Restitution / Community Service

12) Risk and Needs Assessment

13) School Safety Enhancement

14) Training for Law Enforcement and Court Personnel

Project Period: Grand-funded projects must begin on or after September 1, 2012, and will expire on or before August 31, 2013.

Application Process: Applicants must access CJD’s grant management website at https://eGrants.governor.state.tx.us to register and apply for funding.

Preferences: Preference will be given to those applicants that demonstrate cost effective programs focused on proven or promising approaches to services provision.

* Closing Date for Receipt of Applications: All applications must be certified via CJD’s grant management website on or before January 31, 2012.

Contact Information: If additional information is needed, contact the eGrants Help Desk at or (512) 463-1919.

* Correction: The closing date was changed from February 24, 2012 to January 31, 2012.

CJD JABG Local Application Description Page 1 of 3 Issue Date: November 2011