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May/June 2004   
Volume III Number 3  
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      J. Robert Flores
  OJJDP Administrator

Funding Update

Be sure to check the OJJDP Web site (www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ojjdp) for the latest news on OJJDP funding opportunities, including grant application information, deadlines, and links to the Office of Justice Programs’ online Grants Management System (GMS). To receive e-mail notification of new funding opportunities, subscribe to JUVJUST via the OJJDP Web site.

Peer Review

OJJDP is conducting peer reviews of applications for the programs described below and expects to announce awards in the coming months.

Applications for the FY 2004 Tribal Youth Program (TYP) and TYP Mental Health Initiative were due on June 1, 2004, and awards will be announced soon. OJJDP expects to award a total of approximately 35 cooperative grants for these programs. For more information about the programs, visit ojjdp.ncjrs.org/typ.

The Drug-Free Communities Support Program (DFCSP) will award approximately 20 new grants and 20 continuation grants of up to $75,000 for the DFCSP Coalition Mentoring Program. This program uses experienced, successful DFCSP grantees to support and encourage the development or expansion of other community antidrug coalitions. For more information about DFCSP, visit ojjdp.ncjrs.org/dfcs/index.html.

Recent Award

OJJDP has awarded a 3-year cooperative agreement for $2.6 million to Research Triangle Institute to convene a Girls Study Group. The group will help OJJDP identify strategies for addressing female delinquency.

OJJDP News @ a Glance May/June 2004
Volume III Number 3