OJJDP FY 2011 Disproportionate Minority Contact Community and Strategic Planning Project

Post Date

May 13th 2011

Application Due Date

June 27th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

OJJDP-2011-2996

CFDA Number(s)

16.540

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Other

For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the Justice Information Center at 1-877-927-5657 or via email to JIC@telesishq.com. Center hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. On the solicitation close date, the Center will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

Eligibility Categories

Other

Only the agency that the chief executive (i.e., the governor) of each state designates is eligible to apply for these funds. The term ╔к_state╔к_ means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Applicants that do not meet this criterion are ineligible to apply under this solicitation.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $50000

Grant Description

Pursuant to Section 223(a)(22) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, states and territories must address specific delinquency prevention and system improvement efforts to reduce, without establishing or requiring numerical standards or quotas, the disproportionate number of minority juveniles who come into contact with the juvenile justice system. DMC exists if the rate with which specific minority group comes into contact with the juvenile justice system significantly differs from the rate of contact for non-Hispanic whites or other minority groups. The goal of OJJDP╔к_s DMC efforts is to ensure equal and fair treatment for every youth involved in the juvenile justice system. Thus, this project will provide funding to the states to implement state and/or local governing boards and to conduct an assessment of the local jurisdiction(s) juvenile justice system to determine the extent of DMC and possible contributing factors to reduce DMC in their juvenile justice systems. This program will be authorized by an act appropriating funds for the Department of Justice.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Justice

• Office:

  Office of Justice Programs

• Agency Contact:

  For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the Justice Information Center at 1-877-927-5657 or via email to JIC@telesishq.com. Center hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. On the solicitation close date, the Center will be o

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Email

• Agency Email Address:

  JIC@telesishq.com

• Location:

  Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention

• More Information:

  Full Announcement