Application deadline approaching for NACo's Criminal Justice Coordinating Councils Peer Exchange

The Peer Exchange will focus on key topics relevant to CJCCs including behavioral health, racial equity, sustainability and funding. This event will include tailored co-occurring 2 workshops for CJCC chairs/co-chairs/vice chairs and directors/coordinators to address the needs of their specific roles. Additional opportunities include brainstorming solutions with peers and other subject matter experts. During the Peer Exchange, attendees will meet and hear from members of Arapahoe County, Colorado’s Justice Coordinating Committee (JCC), observe one of its meetings and tour a local service provider’s facility.

This Peer Exchange aims to support counties, parishes and boroughs with an existing CJCC or equivalent that are aiming to strengthen or grow the CJCC.

NACo is asking that each selected county send two people to the event:

• A person who serves as the current chair, co-chair or vice chair of the CJCC. This is typically an elected county leader such as a county commissioner or supervisor, district or county attorney, local judge or sheriff. 
• A person who serves as the director or coordinator of the CJCC. This is typically a county employee who is tasked with managing the day-to-day work of the CJCC such as coordinating with the chair/co-chair on the development of meeting agendas, keeping meeting minutes, coordinating among subcommittees and coordinating with different departments and agencies within the county to communicate and implement the recommendations of the CJCC. In some CJCCs, this is a full-time job, in others this position is held by someone serving another role within the county.

NACo staff will review applications to ensure the key eligibility criteria are met. Final selections will consider geographic, economic and demographic diversity of the overall peer exchange participant counties.

1. County is a NACo member
2. CJCCs that were established, re-established or significantly restructured within the last five years (preferred)
3. CJCCs that have an elected county leader as one of the two team spots

No, there is no application fee.

The peer exchange is tentatively scheduled for February 6 and 7 in Arapahoe County, Colorado. Please ensure that both participants are available for all days prior to applying. We request that the dates are held until application selections are announced. The tentative schedule is:

• February 5 – Travel day
• February 6 – Full day of programming
• February 7 – Half day of programming and travel

NACo will reimburse relevant travel expenses for up to two people per county, within federal guidelines, leveraging BJA support. Additional details will be provided to selected applicants.

Completed applications need to be submitted through the online application form by Friday, November 15, 11:59 p.m. ET.

We recommend filling out the application in a separate document and copying the final answers into the online form.

Please note: This is for reference purposes only. When you are ready to apply, please fill out the online application by clicking here.

A. County, Parish or Borough Information

• County, parish or borough name
• State

B. Primary Contact Information

Please provide information on the primary contact(s) for this application. This is the person(s) who should receive updates on the status of this application and will be the primary contact if the application is accepted.

• Primary Contact Full Name
• Primary Contact Title
• Primary Contact Email Address
• Primary Contact Phone Number
• Is there another person who should be copied on all contacts? (Select Yes or No)

C. Secondary Contact Information

• Secondary Contact Full Name
• Secondary Contact Title
• Secondary Contact Email Address
• Secondary Contact Phone Number

D. Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Information

• What is the name of your jurisdiction’s CJCC?
• Please provide the web address of your CJCC’s website, if available.
• What year was your CJCC formed?
• Who is represented on your CJCC? (Please select all that apply. If there are members of your CJCC not represented here, you can add them on the following question.)
  • Board of county commissioners/supervisors or equivalent
  • County administrator or manager
  • District/county attorney
  • Public defender
  • Sheriff
  • County law enforcement (if different from the sheriff)
  • Municipal chief(s) of police - Judge(s)
  • Court administrator(s)
  • Local department of corrections (if different from the sheriff)
  • Local community supervision department (e.g., pretrial supervision, probation)
  • Local health department
  • Local behavioral or mental health department
  • Local human or social services department
  • State department of corrections
  • State community supervision department (e.g., parole)
  • Lived experience/directly impacted community
  • Community members
• Please list any members of your CJCC that are not represented in the previous question.
• Does your CJCC have a full-time director/coordinator whose primary role is overseeing the CJCC? (Select Yes/No/Other, Specify)
• If yes, is this position employed by the county? (Select Yes/No)
• If no, what jurisdiction or organization employs the director/coordinator? (Please provide any additional relevant details (e.g., position is employed by a local community-based organization through a grant from the county)
• If yes, please specify which county department or agency oversees this position.
• Do you have any other dedicated full- or part-time employees who work specifically for the CJCC? (Select Yes or No)
• Please list the roles of staff that work specifically for the CJCC. Example: CJCC Director, Data Analyst, Project Manager
• What is one significant success your CJCC has achieved in the past year? (Please limit your response to 200 words)
• What are the primary challenges your CJCC has faced over the past year? (Please limit your response to 200 words)
• What do you hope to take away from this opportunity, if selected? (Please limit your response to 200 words)
• Please share any additional information about your CJCC that you would like us to know.

E. Attendee Information

If selected, we ask that you send your CJCC’s chair, co-chair, or vice chair and the director or coordinator of the CJCC to the event. Please list the two people who will attend.

• Attendee 1: Full name
• Attendee 1: Title
• Attendee 1: Role on CJCC - Chair/co-chair - Vice chair - Director/coordinator
• Attendee 1: Email
• Attendee 1: Phone number
• Attendee 2: Full name
• Attendee 2: Title
• Attendee 2: Role on CJCC - Chair/co-chair - Vice chair - Director/coordinator
• Attendee 2: Email
• Attendee 2: Phone number