The Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJ) provides supplemental funding through state and federal grants to Utah agencies. This includes state, county, municipal and private criminal justice providers capable of administering programs and services which support and improve the criminal and juvenile justice ecosystem in Utah. State and federal grants can be distributed either by formula or competitively through a robust grant review process. The Grants team develops funding strategies for Commission approval and establishes projects throughout the State, while providing ongoing programmatic support, financial compliance monitoring, and training to grantees. This report provides a high-level overview of supplemental funding awarded in State Fiscal Year 2023. For information on available funding opportunities, please visit here.
In State Fiscal Year 2023, CCJJ awarded a total of $8,169,690.61 to 43 different state, county, municipal and local organizations across the state of Utah.
It is important to note under the CCJJ umbrella there are other grant opportunities that individuals may seek which can be found with the Indigent Defense Commission here. and the Utah Office of Victims of Crime here.
The following sections applies specifically to CCJJ funding that is managed by the CCJJ grants team.
The available funding that CCJJ awarded came from 15 different grant sources. State funding sources made up the majority of awarded grants with $5,331,221, and federal grant sources totalled $2,838,470.
Further, based on the funding sources, there is usually a guideline/restriction for distribution. We see that in 2023, the majority, $4,831,386 of the awarded funding was based on formula and $3,338,305 was based on a competitive application review process. All potential funding awards are approved at the commission level.
In terms of population served, we see that the majority of grant funding, $5,313,659 were aimed at serving both adults and youth, $2,581,437 serving adults only, and $274,595 serving youth only.
When broken down by topic area, it is obvious that the majority of CCJJ grant funding is directed toward law enforcement. However, it is important to note that nearly all grant funding for law enforcement is not allocated at the discretion of CCJJ, but instead it is predetermined by state or federal statute. Other major topic areas include crime victims, court/system diversion, corrections, substance use/mental health/treatment, research/data, and crime/delinquency prevention.
Looking at funding awarded by geography, the below figure shows for the most part, the majority of the awardees are serving the entire state of Utah, so you can see a similar percentage share for the regions shaded in light blue. We also see Salt Lake, Uintah, Washington, Davis, and Sanpete as the counties with a higher share of the funding awards.