Funding

Of the $566,000 identified in the biennial state budget for JDAI implementation, $392,000 is passed through OJJ to the local JDAI jurisdictions to support local JDAI implementation. Funds are divided evenly among the JDAI sites and sites submit biennial implementation plans and budget narrative requests prior to contract execution. Each site also completes a Racial and Ethnic Disparities Reduction Plan in order to identify what changes need to be made to policy and practice in order to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in their local jurisdiction. The remaining state funds are used to support contracts with WSCCR for data analysis and the JDAI state coordinator position within OJJ.

In addition to funding from the Annie Casey Foundation, the Washington State Legislature (beginning SFY 2009) and the Washington State Partnership Council on Juvenile Justice (beginning SFY 2006) did provide funding for JDAI expansion across Washington. 

Historically, funding for JDAI has been provided by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Washington State Partnership Council and the Washinton State Budget; however, currently the implementation of JDAI is fully supported through the Washington State Budget at $283,000 per fiscal year.

Funding levels and sources are identified in the graph below:   

funding chart

Starting in 2005, JDAI was funded through a grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Over time, the state legislature and the PCJJ also began supporting JDAI at different funding levels with a combined funding totaling over $500,000 in 2006 and 2007; However, since 2021, the funding has declined and JDAI has been funded through the state legislature solely at $283,000 per biennium.