Public Law 105-119 enacted by Congress on November 26, 1997 appropriated $250,000,000 for the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant (JAIBG) Program. Indiana's share of the JAIBG appropriation was 4.7 million in 1999 and 4.6 million in 2000. Governor O'Bannon designated the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) as the state agency to administer Indiana's JAIBG funds. The intent is to provide states and units of local government with funds to reduce juvenile delinquency, improve the juvenile justice system, and increase the accountability of juvenile offenders.

The CRB Program supports the creation of local Juvenile Crime Enforcement Coalitions (JCEC) responsible for the development of a coordinated enforcement plan for reducing juvenile crime.