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The process for a county to apply fo~ Juvenile Justice and Delinqoency Prevention Act Mohies for county by county allocations: Prepared by the Juvenile Justice Planning Committee of the Governor's Crime Commission, December, 1978. 1) Each county will be notified by letter of monies they will be eligible to apply for. At the time of notification, the citizen involvement require- ment will be explained and a description of fundable programs will be detailed. 2) A county that elects to formulate a different plan to solicit citizen lnvolvemen~ must submit that plan to the Division of Crime'Control and wait for JJPC approval of their alternative plan before going to the next step. 3) Consideration is encouraged for the development of multi-county projects, especially when the total funds for a county or its population are not sufficient for a viable project. 4) If the county commissioners elect to participate and receive JJDP funds, certification of compliance with the citizen involvement requirement must be submitted, along with a completed Crime Commission input form declaring their intent to apply for funds, co the Division of Crime Control by March 15, 1979. A written report detailing programs that exist or need to exist and suggesting priorities for JJDP funding should be given to the county commissioners by the advisory committee. Receipt of this report should be reflected in the minutes of the commissioners meeting when it is received~ A copy of these minutes will serve as the certification of compliance. Counties electing to group together for a multi-county project will only submit one input form. The county tbat will assume responsibility for the grant will submit the input form. Advisory co~ittee reports from each participating county should be reviewed and documented. 5) The county may begin its grant application process by preparing an A-95 form obtained at the Regional Council of Governments Office~ This process can begin at the same time that the input form is submitted to the Division of Crime Control. 6) The A-95 is submitted to the Regional Council of Governments Office for review. The couuty may then prepare the grant application according to the attached program descriptions. Ail programs must operate within these guidelines. 7) The county or counties that seek the grant will write the application on the Crime Commission application form obtained from the Regional Council of Governments Office or from the State Division of Crime Control. Program .definitions and guidelines are also obtained from these agencies. Applicants are encouraged to submit grants for full or partial funding of programs up to the county allocation limit. Juvenile grant applications may be submitted only in certain categories. Program descriptions are attached. These are: a) Residential Care (no residential program serving 20 or more children ~n a single facility is eligible for funding)