MDHHS issues RFP for juvenile justice racial and ethnic disparities reduction
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), in collaboration with the Michigan Committee on Juvenile Justice, has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for local units of government to implement and evaluate programming to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the juvenile justice system.
MDHHS is committed to the goal of decreasing disparities, unequal treatment and unequal outcomes amongst youth belonging to racial or ethnic minorities. Applicants funded through this program must demonstrate that racial and ethnic disparities exist in their jurisdiction and must propose activities that will address those disparities.
MDHHS expects to award approximately $800,000 annually through this competitive RFP process to two agencies, with funding of up to $400,000 per year to implement and evaluate programming to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in their jurisdictions.
The Michigan Committee on Juvenile Justice provides advice, suggestions and solutions to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on juvenile justice issues. The committee works collaboratively with MDHHS and other agencies. It has been instrumental in changing practices, policies and philosophies to improve the juvenile justice system.
Grant applications must be submitted electronically through the MI E-Grants program by Aug. 29 at 3 p.m. The program period begins Oct. 1, 2019 and ends Sept. 30, 2020.
For more information or to apply, visit the MI E-Grants website and select “About EGrAMS” link in the left panel to access the “Competitive Application Instructions” training manual. The complete RFP can be accessed under the Current Grants section under the Children’s Services Agency link and selecting the REDR-2020 grant program.
Judges name history’s most consequential chief justice of the Supreme Court
A survey of hundreds of judges nationally identified Earl Warren, who wrote the majority opinion in the landmark civil rights case Brown v. Board of Education (1954), as the most consequential U.S. Supreme Court chief justice of all time.
The unscientific survey was conducted via an email sent to all National Judicial College alumni just before the July 4th holiday. The College, the nation’s oldest, largest and most widely attended school for judges, allowed judges to vote for up to three of the 17 chief justices. The 377 judges who participated cast 842 total votes.
Many legal historians consider the fourth and longest-serving chief justice, John Marshall, to have been the most impactful because he wrote the majority opinion in Marbury v. Madison (1803), which established the supremacy of the high court in matters of constitutionality. But Marshall finished a close second in the poll with 263 votes.
Third place, with 81 votes, went to Warren Burger, who succeeded Earl Warren in 1969 and led the court until 1986.
Each month the NJC emails a one-question survey to more than 12,000 judges nationally who have attended its courses for new and experienced judges. The poll often asks their opinion on an issue of the day.
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