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Cass County Delinquency Prevention Plan Introduction funding. Many of the programs based primarily in Fargo will continue to serve a multi- county area and some are co-funded by the CSCC. While the CSCC plan focuses on the entire region, the Cass County Prevention Policy Board will seek CSCC recognition and possible inclusion into the regional plan, The PPB will also seek joint funding agreements for delinquency prevention initiatives identified in the Cass County Plan. The PPB includes some overlapping membership with the CSCC Board and collaborative efforts to share information on local and regional needs and data on problems will be important. This is not a duplication of effort, but a focusing on a single issue, delinquency prevention within a smaller geographic area-Cass County. Funding & Maintenance of Effort In 2002, the eight programs funded with Juvenile Justice dollars and the accompanying matching funding totals $310,047. The accompanying, or matching, funding includes the refinancing dollars provided by the Juvenile Court and the CSCC, fees, United Way and other non-Federal funding and total $109,363 or 35')'0 of the total delinquency prevention effort. Federal "juvenile justice" grants total $200,684 or 65')'0 of the budgets of the eight delinquency prevention programs identified in the plan, It should be noted that the public sector, including the Juvenile Court, also provide delinquency prevention services, While there will be some inflation in the eight delinquency prevention programs, it is unlikely that the Federal programs will expand at the rate of inflation. Some of the funding may actually contract where funding is awarded to the state based on population. The refinancing dollars available from the Juvenile Court and the CSCC are likely to significantly decrease; some estimates predict a 75')'0 decrease in 2003. A 4')'0 increase in inflation would result in a $12.400 increase, and with the expansion of one program, the total increase in year 2 is $36,302, In year 3 the increase would be approximately $50,156, Although some of the Federal juvenile justice programs require local participation it may be passed on to the service provider, The provider will need to raise local money to match the Federal dollars and may need to raise additional funding to offset expansion, inflation, any increase in referrals, and any decrease in core Federal funding. Some of the programs charge fees to offset some of the costs and some programs cover all costs with Federal or other funding. There is no guarantee of future funding in most of the juvenile justice programs, Title II funding is awarded for one year, is competitive in subsequent years and requires no match. Title V can provide up to three years of funding and requires a 50')'0 match, Title III requires a 10')'0 match and is competitive on a three year funding cycle. Refinancing grants available through the CSCC, and via the Juvenile Court Court are annually competitive and there is no decreasing funding or matching requirements. Page 3