NEW: Federal child violence program funding now available

Mark Anderson of the Department of Business Economic Development and tourisn has alerted HANO to the availability of funding though the Attorney General's Children Exposed to Violence Demonstration Program, Phase I.

According to the RFP, this program will develop and support comprehensive community-based strategic planning to prevent and reduce the impact of children's exposure to violence in their homes, schools and communities.
 
The deadline to register on the federal Office of Justice Program's grants management system is 1 p.m. Eastern Time on June 1. The due date for applying for funding under this announcement is 3 p.m. Eastern Time on June 1. For more information see: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/funding/FundingDetail.asp?fi=179.

Applicants are limited to communities working in collaboration to address the issue of children’s exposure to violence. the U.S. Department of Justice invites applications from local units of government, including state agencies targeted to a local community, public agencies and federally recognized tribal governments.

"Units of government may partner as co-applicants, when necessary," says the RFP. "However, a lead agent must be identified. Lead applicants must join in partnership with a collaborative body that includes a full range of entities and must involve, victim services providers; tribal nonprofit organizations or community-based organizations with a documented history of effective work concerning children or youth exposed to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including programs that provide culturally specific services; Head Start; childcare; faith-based organizations; afterschool programs; and health and mental health providers as well as organizations that address child maltreatment, community violence and school violence."