Washington State Partnership Council on Juvenile Justice
COMING SOON!
State Gang Prevention & Intervention Grant – Request for Proposals
Governor Gregoire signed the 2012 Supplemental State Operating budget which includes a proviso for the State Gang Prevention & Intervention Grant Program. As a result, the Washington State Partnership Council on Juvenile Justice (WA-PCJJ), Office of Juvenile Justice, DSHS will be releasing a Request for Proposals (RFP).
Funds will be used to offer services to prevent the expansion of criminal street gang membership or support criminal street gang membership intervention to a targeted population through:
- one or more evidence-based or research-based programs, as defined in RCW 71.36.010
- The use of one or more innovative culturally relevant practices.
ESTIMATED TIMELINE:
- Release RFP by May 25, 2012
- Applications due June 29, 2012
- Recipients selected by July 13, 2012
- Contracts begin August 1, 2012 for an 11 month period.
Eligible entities: Coalitions composed of, at a minimum, one or more local governmental entities and one or more nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations that have a documented history of creating and administering effective criminal street gang prevention and intervention programs may apply for funding.
Funding: A total of $210,000 is available for the Council to award to 2 to 4 projects for the 11 month period beginning August 2012 and ending June 2013. The maximum grant award amount per project is $105,000 for the 11 months.
Applications must demonstrate: a significant criminal street gang problem exists in the jurisdiction or jurisdictions. Factors that may be considered in determining whether a significant criminal street gang problem exists include, but are not limited to:
- Crime statistics that are coded as gang-related
- Gang-related incidents- including graffiti and gang-related criminal activity
- Offenders residing in a jurisdiction that are under supervision of the department of corrections or DSHS and are known active gang members
- School or community surveys indicative a substantial level of gang activity in schools or the community
- Previous or ongoing gang intervention activities in the jurisdiction
Applicants must demonstrate that addressing the impact of criminal street gangs is a high priority in the jurisdiction seeking the grant.
The RFP will be posted on the WA-PCJJ website (www.dshs.wa.gov/ojj ). To be placed on an email distribution list, contact Lisa Wolph at lisa .wolph@dshs.wa.gov.
April 23, 2012
CJJ 2012 Annual Conference
Registration is now open for “Improving Justice Outcomes for Youth and Families: Uniting Science, Policy and Practice,” June 21-24, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda in Bethesda, MD (right outside of Washington, D.C.).
CJJ’s Annual Conference will address the current themes and trends in preventing and reducing court contact and involvement for youth. In recent years, the science of brain and adolescent development, coupled with increasing emphasis on empirically supported policy and practice, has changed the course of juvenile justice.
March 28, 2012
Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative
Juvenile Justice and Racial Disproportionality presentation to the Supreme Court
Access the webcast and supporting documents: http://www.law.washington.edu/about/racetaskforce/default.aspx
March 28, 2012
The Office of Juvenile Justice would like to share the following information regarding a federal funding opportunity for youth violence prevention:
OJJDP FY 2012 Community-Based Violence Prevention Demonstration Program
Applicants are limited to states and units of local government (including federally recognized tribal governments).
Deadline: May 1, 2012
This program provides funding for localities to support federal, state and local partnerships to replicate proven multi-disciplinary, community-based strategies to reduce violence.
The program’s goal is to replicate programs, such as the Boston Gun Project, the OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model, and the Chicago CeaseFire model, to reduce violence in targeted communities.
The three main goals of this program are to change community norms regarding violence, to provide alternatives to violence when gangs and individuals in the community are making risky behavior decisions, and to increase awareness of the perceived risks and costs of involvement in violence among high-risk young people.
January 25, 2012
2012 Spirit of Youth Award
The Washington State Partnership Council on Juvenile Justice (WA-PCJJ) is seeking nominations for the fourth Annual “Spirit of Youth” award. The intent of the award is to recognize and celebrate a young adult who has made great strides following involvement with the juvenile justice system; has overcome personal obstacles; and is today making significant contributions to society. A $1,000 scholarship to attend a Washington state college, university or vocational/technical school is available to the award winner.
The award also provides the WA-PCJJ and the public with an important opportunity to learn from a young person’s direct experience about the hard work and dedication it takes to build a better life, and how juvenile justice professionals and systems can most effectively be of help.
