Agency Solicitation:
This program supports improvements for youth defense. In alignment with current knowledge and understanding of adolescent development, juvenile justice leaders-including the defender community, in particular – are shifting the vernacular used to describe young people to ensure system actors are using language that affirms the dignity and value of all youth, supports positive identity development, and promotes fairness, equity, and justice for all youth.
Additional Notes:
Please note: Funding awarded under this solicitation must be used to improve what has historically been referred to as “juvenile indigent defense.” Where the term “youth defense” is used in this solicitation, it means the defense of juveniles, which in the context of this solicitation refers to services provided to juveniles who are indigent.
