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Council approves juvenile grant submittal as Change Academy searches for new space
Summary
Council authorized submission of the FY26 Juvenile Community Corrections (JCC) grant application after county staff described a January 25 deadline, a fixed award amount, a $8,800 discretionary award and ongoing uncertainty about a new Change Academy location.
The DeKalb County Council voted to allow county staff to submit the fiscal-year 2026 Juvenile Community Corrections (JCC) grant application after staff said the state moved the application deadline to Jan. 25.
Michelle, a county staff member, told the council the JCC funding amount for juvenile services is the same as past years and that the grant is a July-to-June fiscal award. She said the county must relocate Change Academy and is having trouble communicating with a potential landlord, Parkview Real Estate, about a possible lease for a building near the hospital. “They said they…
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