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The Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (DJJDP) is pleased to announce the Community-Based Youth Gang Violence Prevention grants initiative.  Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils (JCPCs) will be able to apply for grants to fund gang assessments and/or evidence-based programming/practices to prevent and intervene with gang-involved youth.  This initiative is made possible through a grant awarded to the Department for $5 million from the North Carolina Governor’s Crime Commission (GCC) which was able to secure these dollars through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

JCPCs are asked to submit an application to the Department for these monies by June 26, 2009.  The application and request for proposals (RFP) can be accessed by clicking here.  The grants will fund 2 year projects, but JCPCs will be asked to reapply for the second year of funding.  Unlike the JCPC allocations sent to counties each year, there will be no required local match for these grants.

Secretary Hayes stated, “It is my hope that every JCPC will apply for this grant opportunity, and our Department shall fund every application that is submitted which demonstrates a realistic and plausible plan of action.” For questions about this grant opportunity please contact your area consultant or Denise Briggs by email at denise.briggs@djjdp.nc.gov, or by phone at (919) 733–3388.