Kentucky to award over $800K in funding to prevent youth crime
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear announced Tuesday that applications will be available starting April 5 for over $800,000 in grant funding to aid in preventing youth crime across the commonwealth.
“Since I became Governor, we have worked daily to create a Kentucky that is safer, fostering an environment where all children can thrive and become whoever they want to be,” Beshear said. “This annual funding allows us to invest in our communities and help at-risk youth avoid the juvenile justice system while supporting our agencies who are doing good work.”
Eligible applicants include public agencies, nonprofit programs, local units of government and private not-for-profit organizations providing youth with job training, mental health and substance abuse treatment, community-based programs and services, reentry/aftercare services and school programs to prevent truancy. Priority will be given to programs preventing justice system involvement or intervening with first-time and non-serious offenders to divert contact with the juvenile justice system.
All applications must be submitted online via Intelligrants10, the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet’s electronic Grants Management System.
New applicants will be required to establish an account and become familiar with the system well in advance of the due date. Applicants should also note that validating a new user account requires 48 to 72 hours.
Applications are due by 4 p.m. CST on May 10, 2024, and awards are expected to be announced in August. Assistance with the application process may be obtained by contacting Grants Management staff at JUSGMB@ky.gov.
