Federal Grants

Title II Application - Alternatives to Detention

Since a primary goal of the Kentucky Juvenile Justice Advisory Board is to reduce juvenile crime, it recognizes the importance of reducing the number of youth who enter detention in the first place. To that end, it has earmarked $527,700 for the acquisition of alternatives to detention programs and services.  Funds are made available through grant number 2006-JF-FX-0001. 

The application is due on June 29th by 3:00 PM EST. The completed application should be returned via e-mail to MavisE.Williamson@ky.gov.  Attachments may be mailed to Mavis Williamson and must be received no later than June 29th by 3:00 PM EST.  The mailing address is:    Department of Juvenile Justice

                    1025 Capital Center Drive

                    Frankfort, KY. 40601

                    Attn:  Mavis Williamson

Click on the link below to download the Title II application for alternative to detention services. 
Title II 2006 Alternatives to Detention application

Click on the link below for the required certifications and assurances.
Title II Assurances and Certifications

Alternative to detention services are provided in detention catchment areas.  Click on the link below for a map of the counties within each detention catchment area.
Map of Detention Catchment Areas

Title II of the JJDP Act of 1974, as amended in 1980, 1988 and 1992, requires states to remove status offenders from jails, separate juvenile offenders from adult offenders and study and address disproportionate minority confinement. 
Currently, Kentucky is using Title II funds in the following areas: Alternatives to Detention, Disproportionate Minority Confinement, Juvenile Justice Systems Improvement, Substance Abuse and Truancy Prevention.

Title V of the JJDP Act of 1974 was created by Congress to provide funds to local communities to prevent delinquency and provide early intervention efforts.     The funding is allocated to states based on the comparative population.  Each recipient must establish a Prevention Policy Board to oversee the development of a three year plan outlining the prevention strategy.