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I. Background The Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) Program was established to strengthen the juvenile justice system by encouraging states and local jurisdictions to implement accountability-based programs and services. Funding for the Program was first appropriated in Fiscal Year (FY) 1998 and continued through the appropriations process until FY 2004 with the passage of Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 2002. The Division of Juvenile Services (DJS) is the State agency designated by the Governor of North Dakota and approved by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention within the U.S. Department of Justice to apply for, receive and administer JABG funds. DJS is responsible for disbursing funds and monitoring and reporting on programmatic and fiscal aspects of the program. The North Dakota Juvenile Justice State Advisory Group (SAG) is the advisory body established under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act and appointed by the Governor to oversee the development and implementation of the State's Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program. Members of the SAG are persons with training, experience or special knowledge in preventing and treating juvenile delinquency or the administration of juvenile justice. For a listing of SAG members, visit www.ndaco.orq/ii/saq. II. Availability of Funds The availability of JABG funds is based on congressional appropriations each year. If congress appropriates money for the JABG Program, the JABG Appropriations Act specifies that 0.5 percent of the available funds should be awarded to each state and the total funds remaining will be allocated to each state based on their percentage of the juvenile population under the age of 18. The State retains 75% of the JABG allocation and passes through 25%to units of local government in accordance with the JABG Program Guidelines. Ill. Eligibility Criteria 1. Unit of Local Government The applicant must be a unit of general local government (i.e. county, city, town or tribe). The unit of local government can contract with a private non-profit agency for the purpose of program implementation. The following should be noted regarding eligible applicants: • Police departments and school districts are not eligible to apply directly. A city or county would be the eligible applicant and recipient of funds on behalf of the department. • Universities are not eligible to apply directly. • Non-profits are not eligible to apply directly. A unit of local government as a JABG recipient can designate a non-profit as an implementing agency. Page 1 of 6