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DJJ monitoring finds uneven Title II subaward spending; staff urge early communication and budget modifications
Summary
DJJ staff reported varying spending levels among Title II subaward recipients — OMAC spent under 2%, Book Works about 27%, Men2Be about 40% — and encouraged early use of Grant Award Modifications (GAMs) to avoid returning unspent funds.
DJJ staff told the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board on April 16 that monitoring of FFY22 Title II subawards found uneven spending across programs and urged early communication with grant administrators to allow budget reallocations.
Carly Gill and Tara Kelly reported that Operation Making A Change (OMAC) had expended less than 2% of its FY22 award for the October 2025–March 2026 period; staff said the low spending reflected the program’s cyclical model, which paused services before resuming in January 2026. Book Works had expended roughly 27% of its award after planned hires were delayed; the organization plans to submit a Grant Award Modification (GAM) to reallocate funds and align the budget with its updated staffing timeline. Men2Be in Hopkinsville had expended about 40% of its award and showed no major findings beyond administrative items related to record keeping.
Gill emphasized that monitoring visits are supportive reviews (not audits) and reiterated that programs should notify DJJ early if they anticipate underspending so staff can help process a GAM. Gill also announced that the FY23 Title II subaward application opened March 28 with approximately $380,000 available and a per-applicant cap of $150,000; applicants were encouraged to reach out with questions.
