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The following is a brief summary of OJJDP's recent funding
activities. Be sure to check the Current Funding section
of the OJJDP Web site for the latest news on OJJDP funding opportunities.
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Formula and Block Grants
OJJDP is requesting applications from eligible states for several
FY 2005 formula and block grants. For purposes of funding eligibility, "states" usually
also encompass U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
Only the agency designated by the chief executive (i.e., the Governor)
of each state is eligible to apply for formula and block grant funds.
The Juvenile Accountability Block Grants (JABG) Program, authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 2002,
helps states develop programs that promote greater accountability
among juvenile offenders and in the juvenile justice system. Through
the JABG program, funds are provided as block grants to states. Local
and tribal governments can then apply to the states for funds to
support local accountability programs. Applications for the JABG
Program are due February 28, 2005.
The purpose of the Formula Grants Program is to support
state and local delinquency prevention and intervention efforts and
juvenile justice system improvements. Through this program, OJJDP
provides funds directly to states to help them implement comprehensive
juvenile justice plans based on detailed studies of needs in their
jurisdictions. Applications for the Formula Grants Program are due
March 31, 2005.
The Insular Area Grants Program, a component of the Formula
Grants Program, supports delinquency prevention and intervention
efforts and juvenile justice system improvements in selected U.S.
territories (the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands). Applications for this program are
due March 31, 2005.
The Title V Community Prevention Grants Program (Title
V) helps localities develop and implement collaborative, community-based
delinquency prevention plans. OJJDP awards Title V grants to states
based on the relative size of the population subject to original
juvenile court jurisdiction. The states, in turn, award the funds
to units of local government to implement delinquency prevention
plans that meet local needs. Applications from the states for the
Title V Program are due March 31, 2005.
Other Funding News
On Wednesday, December 8, 2004, the President signed into law H.R.
4818, the "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005," which
provides FY 2005 appropriations for 9 of the 13 regular appropriations
bills, including appropriations for the U.S. Department of Justice.
The Act contained several important provisions for juvenile justice
programs, including $84 million for OJJDP's Formula Grants
Program, $55 million for the JABG Program, $25 million for the Enforcing
the Underage Drinking Laws Grants Program, $25 million for the Gang
Resistance Education and Training Program (administered by OJP's
Bureau of Justice Assistance with support from OJJDP and the Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives), $15 million for juvenile
mentoring programs, and $10 million each for the Safe Start Program
and the Tribal Youth Program.
Because all appropriated funds will be subject to a governmentwide
rescission of approximately 1 percent, the actual funds available
will be less than amounts noted here. Information about funding opportunities
related to these appropriations (some of which are described above)
will be posted on the OJJDP
Web site as it becomes available. |
