Durham, NC –The Durham County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council is now accepting proposals for juvenile crime intervention/prevention programs to be funded by the North Carolina Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) funds for the State Fiscal Year 2014-2015. These funds are allocated to Durham County to support community programs serving Durham County delinquent and at-risk youth, between the ages of 7 and 17, for the fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2014.

The NC DJJ priority for the use of these State funds is to support community based programs that strengthen and expand needed juvenile court sanctions and treatment services. Programs requesting funding must address identified “Risk Factors” and should provide treatment, rehabilitation, and/or academic enhancement as prioritized by the Durham County JCPC as described in the RFP found on the Durham County Criminal Justice Resource Center website (http://dconc.gov/index.aspx?page=1260).

Any local public agency, private 501 (c) (3) non-profit organizations, or housing authority interested in applying for these funds must complete and submit application online by visiting https://CP.NCDJJDP.ORG/CP. Applicants needing assistance with the application process can view self-help videos on the webpage by clinking on the help tab.

According to Durham County’s Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Coordinator Celia Jefferson, all applicants should follow instructions carefully to receive funding. “In addition to the instructions provided online for North Carolina Division of Juvenile Justice funds, applicants must contact me at 919-560-0534 to receive a Durham Funding Packet with additional local information. A checklist of locally required documents must be submitted with the application.”

For additional information about applying in Durham County, contact Cindy Porterfield, area consultant for the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice for the North Carolina Department of Public Safety Division, at 919-575-3166 Ext. 268.

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