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MDHHS seeks proposals to provide rural juvenile justice youth with community services as alternative to placement in residential facilities
January 31, 2023
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is taking action to provide in-home services to youth in the juvenile justice system in rural areas as an additional alternative to placement in residential facilities by juvenile courts.
MDHHS is seeking proposals from providers that can offer in-home care grants for community-based juvenile justice services for rural counties.
Funding comes from $500,000 in state general fund dollars received by the MDHHS Division of Juvenile Justice. As most rural counties do not have easy access to local residential placement for juvenile justice youth, this grant provides alternatives that allow children to remain in the care of their parents or caregivers.
The focus of the program is to:
- Increase availability of evidence-based services that serve juvenile justice youth, including models such as Multisystemic Therapy, Multisystem Therapy for Problem Sexual Behaviors, Brief Strategic Family Therapy and Functional Family Therapy.
- Decrease barriers to implementing these service models, such as those related to planning and startup costs.
- Promote and preserve community-based placement for juvenile justice youth instead of out-of-home placement.
- Decrease the number of out-of-home placements.
- Decrease the length of stay for youth who are already placed in out-of-home settings and promote earlier re-entry back to community-based settings.
Eligible applicants include nonprofits, private and public agencies, Native American tribes and universities.
This grant intends to serve rural counties with a population of 75,000 or less. Successful applicants may be considered for additional funding from Oct. 1, 2023, to Sept. 30, 2024, subject to availability of funds, performance and applicant compliance with agreement obligations.
For applicants that seek funding for planning in fiscal year 2023, any subsequent funding provided beyond that fiscal year must be for implementation of the evidence-based services selected and approved.
Total available funding is $500,000, with a maximum award of $500,000 per grantee and a minimum award of $50,000. MDHHS expects to issue up to 10 grants.
Grant applications for the In-Home Rural Care request for proposal must be submitted electronically through the EGrAMS program by 3 p.m., March 10. The program period begins May 1, 2023, and ends Sept. 30, 2023.
A pre-application conference will be held to discuss this funding opportunity and provide instruction on using the EGrAMS system. The pre-application conference will be held 10 a.m., EST, Feb. 6, and will last approximately 90 minutes. The conference can be accessed at https://bit.ly/3XTvE3J.
For more information or to apply, visit the EGrAMS website and select the "About EGrAMS" link in the left panel to access the "Competitive Application Instructions" training manual. The complete request for proposals can be accessed under the “Current Grants” section under the Children Services Agency link and selecting the “IHRC-2023” grant program.
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