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the juvenile courts must work collaboratively to develop program 1 outcomes that reinforce the greatest cost/benefit to the state in the 2 implementation of evidence-based practices and disposition 3 alternatives. 4 (4) $645,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 5 year 2024 and $645,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 6 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for funding of the teamchild 7 project. 8 (5) $500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 9 year 2024 and $500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 10 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for a grant program focused on 11 criminal street gang prevention and intervention. The department of 12 children, youth, and families may award grants under this subsection. 13 The department of children, youth, and families shall give priority 14 to applicants who have demonstrated the greatest problems with 15 criminal street gangs. Applicants composed of, at a minimum, one or 16 more local governmental entities and one or more nonprofit, 17 nongovernmental organizations that have a documented history of 18 creating and administering effective criminal street gang prevention 19 and intervention programs may apply for funding under this 20 subsection. Each entity receiving funds must report to the department 21 of children, youth, and families on the number and types of youth 22 served, the services provided, and the impact of those services on 23 the youth and the community. 24 (6) The juvenile rehabilitation institutions may use funding 25 appropriated in this subsection to purchase goods, supplies, and 26 services through hospital group purchasing organizations when it is 27 cost-effective to do so. 28 (7) $50,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 29 year 2024 and $50,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 30 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for grants to county juvenile 31 courts to establish alternative detention facilities similar to the 32 proctor house model in Jefferson county, Washington, that will 33 provide less restrictive confinement alternatives to youth in their 34 local communities. County juvenile courts shall apply to the 35 department of children, youth, and families for funding and each 36 entity receiving funds must report to the department on the number 37 and types of youth serviced, the services provided, and the impact of 38 those services on the youth and the community. 39 p. 378 ESSB 5187.SL