HomeMy WebLinkAboutJUVENILE OFFENDERS PROGRAM $5,000.00
COUNCIL OF JUVENILE COURT JUDGES
Judge Stephen Andrews, President OF GEORGIA Judge Robert Rodatus, Secretary
Judge Velma Tilley, President-Elect Judge Ellen McElyea, Treasurer
Judge Steven Teske, Vice President Judge James E. McDonald, Immed. Past President
Eric J. John, Executive Director
September 20, 2006
Honorable Herbert E. Kernaghan Jr.
401 Walton Way Room A113
Augusta, GA 30901
RE: Grant Award for Richmond County
The Resource Development Committee of the Council of Juvenile Court Judges of Georgia
is pleased to announce the 2006-2007 grant awards for the Purchase of Services for
Juvenile Offenders Prooram. The program's total budget for grant cycle October 1, 2006
through September 30,2007, is $700,000.00, consisting of $550,000.00 in federal funds
and $150,000.00 in state appropriated funds. The federal dollars are provided through a
grant under the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant (JAIBG) Program, as part of
the FY1998 Appropriations Act (P.L. 105-119), administered by the Children and Youth
Coordinating Council. The state dollars are provided through a legislative appropriation to
the Council of Juvenile Court Judges.
REC'D SEP 2 9' 2006
Richmond County has been awarded $5,000.00. Grants were awarded to all 134
counties that applied for funding. Maximum grant awards a county could receive were
$5,000.00 and the minimum amount was $2,000.00. Depending our your application, these
funds can be used in the areas of Community Service, Education/Tutorial Assistance,
Counseling (Individual and Group), Psychological Evaluations (for predispositional
juveniles and juveniles on probation), Drug Screenings, and Therapeutic Care. See the
enclosed General Conditions for the county's grant budget and approved categories.
With this letter are the Statement of Grant Amount and the General Conditions. 80th
documents must be signed, by a county official, and returned to the Council within 30
days of receipt .of this letter. If not received within 30 days, the county's grant funds are
subj~ct to deobligation.
Should additional materials, handbooks and or forms on CD, be needed, please contact the
Grants Administrator, Benita Baldwin Brown, at the Council office.
With Regards,
EAk J.1-dn
Eric J. John
Executive Director
Enclosures
230 PEACHTREE STREET, N.W. . SUITE 1625 . ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 . (404) 657-5020 · FAX: (404) 657-5038
Purchase of Services for Juvenile Offenders Program
Grant Period October 1,2006 thru September 30,2007
GENERAL CONDITIONS
Richmond County
1. The subgrantee understands that the Council of Juvenile Court Judges of
Georgia is an administrative facilitator of these grant funds.
2. Requests for proposals or invitations for bids issued by the subgrantee to
implement the grant project are to provide notice to prospective bidders that the
OJJDP organization conflict of interest provision is applicable in that contractors
that develop or draft specifications, requirements, statements of work and/or
RFP's for proposed procurement shall be excluded from bidding or submitting a
proposal to compete for the award of such procurement. Reference OJARS .
Guideline Manual (M71 00.1 D).
3. All contracts and purchases must be awarded in accordance with state and
federal regulations as specified in the Subgrantee Financial Manual. All
purchases of services must be in accordance with the standard rates within your
area. A criminal background check must be completed on any person
supervising juveniles performing community works.
4. The subgrantee agrees that when issuing statements, press releases, requests
for proposals, bid solicitations, and other documents describing the program,
funded in whole or in part with federal money, shall clearly state (1) the
. percentage of the total cost of the program which will be financed with federal
funds, (2) the dollar amount of federal funds for the project or program, and (3)
the funding source of federal funds.
5. Subgrantee must provide written notification to the Council of Juvenile Court
Judges that this program has been implemented within thirty (30) days of the
. date of this grant award. FAILURE TO DO-SO MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
GRANT FUNDS.
6. A project analysis report must be sent to the Council of Juvenile Court Judges
on an annual basis.
7. The subgrantee must provide for an annual independent audit of its financial
operations including compliance with applicable federal and state regulations, in
accordance with OMB Circular A-128 Governmental Organizations, Program
Activities and Functions, the Guidelines for Financial and Compliance Audits of
Federally Assisted Programs, any compliance supplements approved by OMB
and generally accepted auditing standards established by the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants as well as all applicable state laws.
Signature REQUIRED on back of this page
COUNCIL OF JUVENILE COURT JUDGES Of GEORGIA
230 Peachtree Street, NW
Suite 1625
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
STATEMENT OF GRANT AMOUNT
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Subgrantee:
Grant Period:
CFDA #:
Project Title:
Richmond County Grant Award: $5,000.00
October 1, 2006 - September 30,2007 Date of Award September 20, 2006
16.523 Subgrant #: 04B-ST-0001
Purchase of Services for Juvenile Offenders Program
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A grant award is hereby made in the amount and for the period shown above of a grant-under the FY
1998 Appropriations Act, P.L. 105-119, the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) Program, to
the above-mentioned subgrantee. This award is in accordance with the plan set forth in the application
of the above-mentioned subgrantee and subject to the attached general and special conditions.
This award is subject to all applicable rules, regulations and conditions as prescribed by the Children
and Youth Coordinating Council's Subgrantee Grants Management Manual, Financial Management
Circulars 74-4 and 74-7, OJARS Guideline Manual Financial and Administrative Guide for Grants
(M71 00,1 B). It is also subject to such further rules, regulations and policies as may be reasonably .
prescribed by the State or Federal Government, consistent with the purposes and authorization of P.L.
90-351, as amended, and P.L. 93-415, as amended.
This grant shall become effective October 1, 2005, provided that within thirty (30) days of the award
execution date (below) or date of receipt, which ever is later, this properly executed original of the
Statement of Grant Award is returned to the Council of Juvenile Court Judges of Georgia..
September 20. 2006
Date Execut~d
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I, Deke Copenhaver , acting under my authority to contract on behalf of the subgrantee,
hereby, signify acceptance for the above-described grant on the terms and conditions stated above or
incorporated by reference therein.
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Date of Acceptance
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Richmond County fficial's Signature
Mayor
Title (Typed)
F:grants/Statement of Grant