Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0420 - Correction
Subtitle 0420-04 - Youth Services
Chapter 0420-04-01 - COUNTY GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY INTERVENTION SERVICES
Section 0420-04-01-.03 - ALLOCATION OF FUNDS
Funds will be awarded by competition, based upon established criteria outlined in the funds availability notice. Applicants must provide documentation including, but not limited to, the following: that the project will impact the average daily population within DOC facilities, that the juvenile court will agree to use the project's services only as a dispositional alternative to commitment to DOC Youth Services for delinquent offenders and status offenders who have violated valid court orders; that the juvenile court will agree to establish as a target the maximum number of youth it will commit to DOC during the project period, such target number to be agreed upon by DOC; that the juvenile court does not have access to adequate existing resources to provide services as a dispositional alternative to DOC, that all expenditures are justifiable and reasonable; that the project will be cost effective; and that the community supports the project.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-603 and 4-3-606.