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2006 New Mexico Statutes - Section 33-12-5 — Criteria for grant applications.

33-12-5. Criteria for grant applications.

Units of local or tribal government or nonprofit organizations may apply for grants from the regional juvenile services grant fund, provided that:   

A.     for nonsecure alternative programs:   

(1)     the juvenile has been referred to the program by the juvenile probation and parole office;   

(2)     the program's primary purpose is to provide an alternative to placement in a secure juvenile detention facility;   

(3)     one or more units of local government agree to provide the required local matching funds;   

(4)     the children's court division of the district court that has jurisdiction over the juvenile placed in the nonsecure program has approved the use of the program for such purposes; and   

(5)     the amount of the grant application does not exceed sixty percent of the total annual cost for the nonsecure alternative program;   

B.     for planning, assessment and design of a regional system of juvenile services:   

(1)     the grant application is for a project that will serve multiple contiguous counties, municipalities, Indian tribes or pueblos;   

(2)     no more than eight regions will be recognized statewide; and   

(3)     the amount of the grant application does not exceed seventy-five percent of the total cost for planning, assessing and designing the regional system of juvenile services; or   

C.     for development of multipurpose regional facilities:   

(1)     the applicant certifies that it is willing and able to operate a multipurpose regional facility in conformance with standards for detention facilities set forth in the Children's Code [ 32A-1-1 NMSA 1978];   

(2)     only juveniles will be detained or sheltered in a proposed multipurpose regional facility;   

(3)     the grant application includes formal arrangements for provision of adequate space for nonsecure services within the multipurpose regional facility, including emergency shelter and emergency treatment services;   

(4)     the region, composed of multiple contiguous counties, municipalities, Indian tribes or pueblos, that will use the multipurpose regional facility has been identified and established pursuant to a joint powers agreement entered into by units of local or tribal government within the region;   

(5)     a formal agreement is entered into by all judicial districts within a region pledging the districts' intent to cooperate with a plan for a regional system of juvenile services; and   

(6)     the amount of the grant application does not exceed fifty percent of total project costs for the development of a multipurpose regional facility.   

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