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to applicants who have demonstrated the greatest problems with 1 criminal street gangs. Applicants composed of, at a minimum, one or 2 more local governmental entities and one or more nonprofit, 3 nongovernmental organizations that have a documented history of 4 creating and administering effective criminal street gang prevention 5 and intervention programs may apply for funding under this 6 subsection. Each entity receiving funds must report to the department 7 of children, youth, and families on the number and types of youth 8 served, the services provided, and the impact of those services on 9 the youth and the community. 10 (6) The juvenile rehabilitation institutions may use funding 11 appropriated in this subsection to purchase goods, supplies, and 12 services through hospital group purchasing organizations when it is 13 cost-effective to do so. 14 (7) $50,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 15 year 2022 and $50,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 16 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for grants to county juvenile 17 courts to establish alternative detention facilities similar to the 18 proctor house model in Jefferson county, Washington, that will 19 provide less restrictive confinement alternatives to youth in their 20 local communities. County juvenile courts shall apply to the 21 department of children, youth, and families for funding and each 22 entity receiving funds must report to the department on the number 23 and types of youth serviced, the services provided, and the impact of 24 those services on the youth and the community. 25 (8) $432,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 26 year 2022 and $432,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 27 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the department to provide 28 housing services to clients releasing from incarceration into the 29 community. 30 (9) $100,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 31 year 2022 is provided solely to assess the juvenile court assessment 32 tool. The juvenile rehabilitation program shall contract with the 33 Washington state institute for public policy to review the 34 standardized juvenile court assessment tool to access whether it 35 accurately determines eligibility criteria and properly assigns youth 36 to programs that meet their needs. The institute must work in 37 collaboration with the juvenile block grant proviso committee. 38 p. 1143 ESSB 5187.SL