[Federal Register: July 24, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 142)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
[OJP (OJJDP) Docket No.1379]
Notice of Funding Availability for Girls Study Group
AGENCY: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office
of Justice Programs, Justice.
ACTION: Notice of funding availability.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
(OJJDP) is soliciting applications from public or private agencies or
organizations to assemble and convene a Girls Study Group. The purpose
of the Girls Study Group is to develop a sound theoretical and
empirical foundation to guide future development, testing, and
dissemination of strategies to effectively prevent and reduce girls'
involvement in delinquency and violence and reduce the negative
consequences of such involvement. The Girls Study Group will provide
state and local policymakers and practitioners with theoretically
sound, culturally and developmentally appropriate, and empirically
grounded strategies (encompassing program elements, principles, and
policies) to prevent and reduce female delinquency and its
consequences. One 2-year cooperative agreement will be awarded.
DATES: Applications must be received by September 22, 2003.
ADDRESS: All applications must be completed online using OJP's Grants
Management System (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/fundopps.htm). Faxed or e-
mailed applications will not be accepted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Allen-Hagan, by telephone, at
202-307-1308 (this is not a toll-free number) or by e-mail, at
barbara@ojp.usdoj.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ultimate goal of the Girls Study Group
project is to develop the research foundation that communities need to
make sound decisions about how best to prevent and reduce delinquency
and violence by girls. The Girls Study Group will consist of 12 to 15
individuals who have the collective expertise (both practical and
theoretical) in female development and juvenile justice system
involvement to undertake a comprehensive study of this kind.
The successful applicant must possess the necessary leadership,
organizational, and analytical capabilities essential for the Study
Group's success. The project tasks require the ability to organize and
convene a group of researchers and practitioners with recognized
expertise in diverse areas of female juvenile delinquency, child
development and adolescent health; childhood victimization (including
child maltreatment, domestic violence, and other forms of
victimization); mental health; substance abuse; community-based
treatment; youth work and outreach; the juvenile justice, child
welfare, and related systems; and education. Expertise in statistics,
research methodology, prevention research, and program evaluation is
also required. The successful applicant must also demonstrate the
ability to lead and interact with group members in order to coordinate
a comprehensive literature review, synthesize information from diverse
sources, recommend future research topics, and produce interim and
final reports and related publications that effectively communicate the
results to a broad audience of Federal, State, and local policymakers,
practitioners, and researchers.
Because this is a cooperative agreement, OJJDP will review and
approve all project consultants, plans, and products developed.
Interested applicants may access the program announcement for the
Girls Study Group at OJJDP's Web site (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ojjdp,
click on ``Grants & Funding'').
Dated: July 18, 2003.
J. Robert Flores,
Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-18760 Filed 7-23-03; 8:45 am]
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