The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is accepting applications through the Online Grants Management System (OGMS) (www.ogms.dcjs.virginia.gov/index.do) for state fiscal year (SFY) 2027 for Comprehensive Community Corrections Act (CCCA) and Pretrial Services Act (PSA) programs.
The purpose of these grant programs is to support local community-based probation and pretrial services programs operating under the authority of the Comprehensive Community Corrections Act for Local-Responsible Offenders, as specified in §§ 9.1-173 et seq. of the Code of Virginia, and/or the Pretrial Services Act, as specified in §§ 19.2-152.2 et seq. of the Code of Virginia.
Local community-based probation programs were created in 1995 by the Comprehensive Community Corrections Act (§ 9.1-173, Code of Virginia) to provide sentencing alternatives for persons convicted of certain misdemeanors or non-violent felonies with sentences of 12 months or less in institutional custody. These programs provide services or referrals, including community service; substance abuse screening, assessment, testing, and treatment; risk/need assessments; success planning; and treatment interventions.
Pretrial Services were first created in Virginia in 1989 by the Appropriation Act. In 1995, pretrial services programs were authorized by statute with the passage of the Pretrial Services Act (§ 19.2-152.2, Code of Virginia). Pretrial services programs provide information and investigative services to judicial officers to help them determine whether individuals charged with certain offenses and awaiting trial should be held in jail or released to the community. They also provide supervision to eligible individuals awaiting trial.
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