States Are Funding Juvenile Justice Projects That Conform to Legislative Objectives
Highlights
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) has provided formula grants to the States to plan for and fund projects in the juvenile justice and delinquency prevention areas. The funds were appropriated under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the use of funds provided under the formula grant programs in seven States. The States under review had granted 64 percent, and had firm plans or commitments to grant an additional 27 percent, of their awards for fiscal years 1977, 1978, and 1979. Except for one, the States had returned only minimal amounts of unspent funds to LEAA.