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Gang Suppression: A Law Enforcement and Prosecutorial Approach to Address Gang Recruitment of Unaccompanied Alien Children
Link
https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/ojjdp-2018-13845
Additional Links
Notice of Funding Opportunity (Grants.gov)
Deadline
Application Deadline: Oct 4, 2018
Sponsor
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
Purpose
Provides funds to support law enforcement agencies with planning and implementing evidence and community-based practices, including prevention, intervention, and other services. Works to decrease violence, gang-related crime, and delinquency and victimization by youth, specifically transitional aged minors, in rural and urban areas. Fosters relationships between law enforcement and local agencies, and helps provide technical assistance to communities to accomplish the following program goals:
- Developing and implementing a custom gang suppression strategy
- Reducing and sustaining the reductions in community youth violence, particularly gang violence associated with unaccompanied alien children (UAC) or transnational criminal organizations (TCOs)
- Exchanging gang intelligence data and information between law enforcement jurisdictions and agencies
- Improving gang suppression methods by expanding collaboration among law enforcement, prosecutors, and the United States Attorney's Office (USAO)
- Establishing law enforcement intervention strategies to reduce the impact of violence-related harm experienced by youth, victims, and the community
Amount of Funding
Award ceiling: Up to $1,200,000
Project period: 3 years
Estimated number of awards: 6
Estimated total program funding:
$7,200,000
Who Can Apply
Eligible applicants are limited to law enforcement agencies in states, territories, local governments, and federally recognized tribal governments.
Geographic Coverage
Nationwide
What This Program Funds
Capacity Building • Operating Costs and Staffing
Application Process
Application instructions, requirements, and other information about the online application process can be found in the funding announcement.
Applicant frequently asked questions
Contact
For programmatic and technical
questions:
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
Response Center
800-851-3420
TTY at 301-240-6310
grants@ncjrs.gov
Topics This Program Addresses
Adverse Childhood Experiences • Community Planning and Coalition Building • Community Supervision • Crime Reduction • Justice System • Violence, Trauma, and Abuse • Youth