The House of Representatives passed
the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants (JAIBG) Act in
1997 under Title III of H.R. 3. Congress first funded the program
through an appropriations act in fiscal year 1998 and authorized
the Attorney General to provide grants under the JAIBG program for
states and units of local government, to include tribal
governments. They were to use these funds to support innovative,
effective programs that reduce juvenile offending through
accountability-based initiatives focusing on offenders and the
juvenile justice system and that improve the efficiency of state
juvenile justice systems. The Department of Justice Authorization
Act of FY 2003 included provisions to change the name of the JAIBG
program to JABG
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