Spalding County RFP No. JJIG-2026 01 Qualified Managing Entity

Description

Spalding County serves as fiscal agent for the Griffin Judicial Circuit, which comprises Spalding, Fayette, Pike, and Upson Counties. The Circuit administers evidence-based juvenile justice programming under the Juvenile Justice Incentive Grant (JJIG), funded by the Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) and authorized under the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). The FY2027 JJIG $200,000 award supports circuit-wide delivery of two evidence-based programs for medium-to-high-risk youth ages 11¿17 who are referred through the juvenile court system: Functional Family Therapy (FFT) and Thinking for a Change (T4C 5.0). The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to solicit a single, qualified managing entity to serve as the circuit-wide administrative and fidelity hub for both programs, overseeing implementation quality, subcontractor performance, data collection, and long-term program sustainability. The managing entity role is newly established under the FY2027 award and represents a strategic expansion of the Circuit's capacity. The County is committed to evidence-based practice and will require that all managing-entity activities adhere to established model standards.