OJJDP FY 2008 Gang Prevention Coordination Assistance Program

Post Date

May 14th 2008

Application Due Date

June 13th 2008

Funding Opportunity Number

OJJDP-2008-1845

CFDA Number(s)

16.544

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services

Number of Awards

12

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Special District Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Public Housing Authorities or Indian Housing Authorities
Non-Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Organizations
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $2400000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $200000

Grant Description

Youth gangs continue to have a significant adverse impact on youth, families, and communities across America. A growing number of communities have adopted multi-strategy, multi-disciplinary approaches to reducing gang activity. The OJJDP FY 08 Gang Prevention Coordination Assistance Program provides funding for localities to enhance coordination of Federal, state, and local resources in support of community partnerships implementing two or more of the following antigang strategies: primary prevention, secondary prevention, gang intervention, and gang enforcement. This program is authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, Pub. L. No. 110-161.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Justice

• Office:

  Office of Justice Programs

• Agency Contact:

  Al Roddy
  Technical Support
  Phone 202-616-4506

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Technical Support

• Agency Email Address:

  al.roddy@usdoj.gov

• Location:

  Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention

• More Information:

  Full Announcement Link