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January/February 2004   
 Volume III Number 1  
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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.

Current Solicitations

OJJDP is soliciting applications for the following grant programs:

The Drug-Free Communities Support Program will award approximately 180 new grants of up to $100,000 each in fiscal year (FY) 2004. Community coalitions whose members have worked together on substance abuse reduction initiatives for at least 6 months and who meet all other requirements outlined in the program announcement are eligible to apply.
OJJDP’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program will award six grants of up to $300,000 each in FY 2004. This program supports regional task forces that address the use of online technology to victimize children. Because the program is targeting areas that do not yet have ICAC Task Forces, the solicitation is limited to Illinois, Iowa, New Mexico, Oregon, West Virginia, and the Northern Virginia/Washington, DC, metro area (excluding Maryland).

Upcoming Solicitation

The Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative—jointly sponsored by OJJDP, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services—anticipates funding new awards in FY 2004. This program supports the development of comprehensive, communitywide strategies for creating safe and drug-free schools and promoting healthy childhood development. Local educational agencies (LEAs) or consortia of LEAs are eligible to apply.

Recent Award

OJJDP recently awarded a $1.1 million grant for the National Truancy Prevention Training and Technical Assistance Project. The project provides funding to the National Truancy Prevention Association to identify, define, and document existing truancy court diversion and dropout prevention approaches and develop training and technical assistance materials; provide training and technical assistance to truancy court test sites; and evaluate the effectiveness of truancy court programs at these sites.


OJJDP News @ a Glance January/February 2004
Volume III Number 1