Funding

Through Title II of the Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA), Maine receives an annual formula grant from the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to assist Maine in building a rare, fair and beneficial juvenile justice system. The Maine JJAG is responsible for administering these funds. Funds are disbursed as follows:

• Request for Proposals
• Sole Source Contracts
• 5K Discretionary Grants

Request for Proposals/Applications

The JJAG may issue a Request For Proposal (RFP) or Request for Application (RFA) to solicit applications for funding for more than $5,000 on an area for investment identified by the JJAG as a priority to meet the goals and objective of the JJAG’s Three-Year and RED Plans. Notices for RFPs/RFAs can be found on the State of Maine’s Procurement services website page: https://www.maine.gov/dafs/bbm/procurementservices/vendors/rfps

An active RFP/RFA can be searched for in 4 ways

1. Department releasing it, in JJAG’s case that is the Department of Corrections;
2. By the RFP/RFA unique identifier, usually the year it is released followed by five digits (Example 202100000); or
3. By their title if desired.
4. Published RFA & RFA Flyer

5k Discretionary Grants

The Maine JJAG sets aside a portion of its annual Title II allocation for smaller grants of $5,000.00 or less.

Grants must be requested and spent within one year’s time and meet at least one of the goals or objectives of the Maine JJAG’s current Three-Year Plan. Any group or agency receiving these funds may be asked to report to the entire JJAG Board at one of their regularly scheduled meetings.