Part E-State Challenge Activities (16.549)
Program
16.549 Part E-State Challenge Activities
Federal Agency
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS, OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Authorization
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, Section 285 (a); Public Law 100-690; Public Law 102-586, 42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.
Program Number
16.549
Last Known Status
Deleted 12/12/2007 (No longer funded or supported by OJP)
Objectives
The purpose of the Challenge Grant Program is to provide incentives for States participating in the Formula Grants Program to develop, adopt, and approve policies and programs in one or more of ten specified challenge activities to improve the State's juvenile justice system.
Types of Assistance
Formula Grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Funds must be used to support the ten challenge activities specified in Section 285(b)(2) of the (Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention) Act, as amended.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
The only eligible applicants for Part E Challenge Grants in a given fiscal year are the State agencies, designated by the Chief Executive of the State pursuant to Section 223(a)(1) of the JJDP Act, which receive OJJDP Formula Grant awards under Section 223 of the JJDP Act for the same fiscal year.
Beneficiary Eligibility
State governments participating in the OJJDP Formula Grant Program. Youth involved in the continuum of the juvenile justice system and their families.
Credentials/Documentation
Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
The juvenile justice State Advisory Group established pursuant to Section 223(a)(3) of the JJDP Act must be involved in the development of approval of the application. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.
Application Procedure
Applications were submitted to OJJDP electronically following pre-established criteria.
Award Procedure
Letter to the designated State agency Director upon approval of OJJDP. The grant award must be signed by the Director and returned to OJJDP. Part E funds not awarded by the end of the fiscal year due to absence of an acceptable application will either be: (1) made available to the State in the subsequent fiscal year along with the Part E funds appropriated for that year, or (2) in the case of a State not participating in the Formula Grants program, the State's Part E funds will be reserved for one year if the State submits: (a) a written statement of intent to reserve participation and (b) describes activities that are designated to enable the States to participate in the following fiscal year.
Deadlines
All Challenge grant applications are due no later than March 31 of the fiscal year for which the funds are allocated.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Appeals
Hearings held by OJJDP.
Renewals
Applications are invited annually.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Each State may apply for a Part E grant in an amount equal to the sum of not more than 10 percent of such State's Formula Grant allocation received, for each Challenge activity in which the State chooses to participate, not to exceed the total amount of the State's Part E allocation. No matching funds are required.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Part E grants will be awarded for a 36-month project period.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Financial and other reports required by the effective edition of the OJP Financial Guide. However, programmatic progress reports for Challenge Grants are required semi-annually.
Audits
All organizations that expend financial assistance of $300,000 or more in any fiscal year must have a single audit for that year in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-133, as amended, unless the audit condition on the award says otherwise. These audits are due to the Office of the Comptroller and the Federal Audit Clearinghouse no later than thirteen (13) months after the close of each fiscal year during the term of the award (for fiscal years beginning on/after July 1, 1998, audit report packages are due none (9) months after the close of the fiscal year.
Records
Grantee must keep complete records on disposition of funds.
Program Accomplishments
In fiscal year 2001, 54 out of 56 eligible States and territories participated in the Challenge grants program.
Financial Information
Account Identification
15-0405-0-1-754.
Obligations
(Grants) FY 02 $10,751,540; FY 03 est $13,185,522; and FY 04 est $9,978,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Eligible States and territories will receive an amount determined by the ratio of Part E funds to Formula Grant funds available to the States and territories in a given fiscal year. States and territories are notified of Part E allocations annually.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
Regulations for Formula Grants and OJP Financial Guide applicable editions, and Challenge Grants Program Guidelines published in the Federal Register, May 10, 1995.
Related Programs
16.540, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention_Allocation to States; 16.541, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention_Special Emphasis; 16.542, National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; 16.548, Title V_Delinquency Prevention Program.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
None.
Headquarters Office
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20531. Contact: Heidi Hsia. Telephone: (202)307-5924 or email: hsiah@ojp.usdoj.gov.
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
Programs implemented by States under the ten eligible State Challenge Activity areas include a broad range of systems change efforts. Examples are: developing curriculums on gender-specific issues for female offenders, juvenile justice personnel and service providers; drafting program regulations, policies and regulations for the needs of runaways; developing mental health referral checklists, risk assessments, screening instruments for placements; developing case review systems and ombudsman programs, and etc.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Criteria are established by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, as amended, and the Guideline governing the Challenge Grant Program provisions of the JJDP Act as published in the Federal Register.
