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Gang Field Initiated Research and Evaluation Programs


 
Synopsis
       


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Description of Modification

Modified Agency Contact Information

Document Type: Modification to Previous  Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: OJJDP-2011-2964
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Mar 09, 2011
Creation Date: Apr 08, 2011
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 09, 2011   
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 09, 2011   
Archive Date: Oct 01, 2011
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Law, Justice and Legal Services
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
Award Floor: $200,000
CFDA Number(s): 16.544  --  Youth Gang Prevention
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

Eligible Applicants

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
For profit organizations other than small businesses
 

Additional Information on Eligibility:

Applicants are limited to states (including territories), units of local government (including federally-recognized tribal governments, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior), nonprofit and for-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit and for-profit organizations), and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education). For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee. Applicants must demonstrate the ability to design and conduct a rigorous research and/or evaluation initiative. Joint applications from two or more eligible applicants are welcome; however, one applicant must be clearly indicated as the primary applicant (for correspondence, award, and financial management purposes) and the others indicated as co-applicants.

Agency Name

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention

Description

This solicitation will fund research and evaluation studies to produce practical findings for policymakers and practitioners for the development of evidence-based programs, policies, and strategies that effectively address at-risk and gang-involved youth. Topics to be addressed may include, but are not limited to: (1) youth entry into, involvement in, and desistance from gang-related crime; (2) the effectiveness of prevention approaches targeting youth at risk for gang involvement; (3) the effectiveness of intervention strategies; (4) the nature and scope of youth gangs in juvenile detention and correctional facilities; (5) the effectiveness of reentry approaches; and (6) the assessment of how tribal communities can effectively address gang-related challenges confronting at-risk and gang-involved native youth.

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Synopsis Modification History

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File Name Date
Original Synopsis Mar 09, 2011