About Juvenile Justice

The Montana Board of Crime Control serves to improve the juvenile justice system through planning, research and development of statewide juvenile justice programs under the Montana Youth Court Act, federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 2002 (the Act) and related federal regulations and guidelines developed by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

MBCC is the state agency designated by the governor to administer Title II Formula Block Grant funds and Title V Prevention grants under the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act and the federal Juvenile Accountability Block Grant.

To be eligible for funding the Act require states:
•• Designate a state advisory group (SAG) and juvenile justice specialist to implement the Act.

•• Comply with the four core requirements of the Act:
• Status offenders and non-offenders not be held in secure custody;
• Juveniles in secure custody not be held in sight or sound contact with adult offenders;
• Removal of juveniles from secure jails with special exceptions made for youth taken into custody in rural areas;
• Assess, monitor and evaluate juvenile minority populations in excess of 1% of the general juvenile population for disproportionate minority contact (DMC) with the juvenile justice system.

Montana’s SAG is a fifteen member committee established by executive order of the governor known as the Youth Justice Advisory Council (YJAC). Members are appointed by the governor for two year terms.

To apply for funding, click on “Grants” in the menu at the top of this page. Requests for Proposals (RFPs) will be posted on the MBCC web page at least 30 days prior to the deadline. Applicants can follow the instructions of the RFP for completion or phone the number for the program or fiscal staff listed on the RFP for help with questions.