Redeploy Illinois Focused builds on the success of Redeploy Illinois, recognizing the value in providing services for juveniles in communities that do not meet the statutory criteria for Redeploy Illinois funding. The statute [730 ILCS 110/16.1 (d-5)] supports the development of a collaborative agreement between a county (or group of counties) and the Department to designate funding for individual youth at risk of commitment to DJJ. This new initiative, Redeploy Illinois Focused, will allow communities to identify eligible juveniles and submit a request for funding approval based on criteria established by the Redeploy Illinois Oversight Board's County Review Committee (CRC).
Youth Network Council offers a funding opportunity, Redeploy Illinois Focused, on behalf of the Redeploy Illinois Oversight Board and the Department of Human Services.
Eligible applicants may develop an individualized agreement through the Redeploy Illinois Focused program to provide services to youth to avoid commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice. Eligible applicants must be county units of government in a county that: 1) does not have a current Redeploy Program, and 2) has committed fewer than 10 Redeploy eligible youth to the Department of Juvenile Justice on average over the previous three years - FY2018, FY2019 and FY2020.
Please see the link below for more information about Redeploy Illinois Focused.
