[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 13, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37207-37208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14824]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

[Notice No. 899]


The Gang Resistance Education and Training Program: Availability 
of Financial Assistance, Criteria and Application Procedures

AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Department of 
the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds for financial assistance to 
State and local law enforcement agencies providing or desiring to 
provide the Gang Resistance Education and Training Program, intended 
funding priorities, and application procedures.

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SUMMARY: Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) intends to enter into cooperative 
agreements with State and local law enforcement agencies to assist them 
in providing the Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) 
Program. This notice also sets forth the intended funding priorities 
and the criteria and application procedures that ATF will use to select 
and award State and local law enforcement agencies Federal funds to 
provide the G.R.E.A.T. Program.

DATES: Applications must be received on or before August 10, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send applications to G.R.E.A.T. Branch; Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco and Firearms; P.O. Box 50418; Washington, DC 20091-0418; Attn: 
Notice No. 899.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Scott, G.R.E.A.T. Branch, Bureau 
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, P.O. Box 50418, Washington, DC 20091-
0418 (1-800-726-7070); or by sending electronic mail (E-mail) to: 
[email protected], or visit the G.R.E.A.T. website at 
www.atf.treas.gov/great/great.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   

Background

    G.R.E.A.T. is a gang prevention program designed to educate the 
youth about the dangers associated with joining street gangs and 
participating in violent crime. It functions as a cooperative program 
that utilizes the skills of ATF, Federal, State and local law 
enforcement personnel, as well as individuals from the community and 
civic groups. The G.R.E.A.T. Program trains police officers to provide 
instruction to grade and middle school aged children in gang prevention 
and anti-violence techniques. Training may be provided to any Federal, 
State, or local law enforcement agency, to the extent allocated funds 
allow. G.R.E.A.T. consists of three major components:

Component I: School-Based Education
Component II: After School/Summer Education/Booster Classes
Component III: Parent Involvement

    Although the primary focus of the G.R.E.A.T. Program is Component 
I, applicants who are selected for financial assistance will be 
required to develop programs tailored to their respective communities 
for Components II and III.

Application Procedures

    Application for financial assistance shall be made on ATF Form 
6410.1 (Gang Resistance Education and Training Funding Application). 
Application forms may be obtained by contacting James Scott, G.R.E.A.T. 
Branch, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, P.O. Box 50418, 
Washington, DC 20091-0418 (1-800-726-7070). E-mail address: 
[email protected] or visit the G.R.E.A.T. website at 
www.atf.treas.gov/great/great.htm.

Funding Categories and Funding Distributions

    In order to provide funding to a range of community sizes and 
locations, the applicants will be divided into five categories based on 
population. These categories will consist of populations: (A) 1,000,000 
and over; (B) 500,000-999,999; (C) 100,000-499,999; (D) 25,000-99,999; 
(E) 24,999 or less. Each applicant will be required to report its 
population figures by using the Bureau of Census State Population 
Report for its entire service area. The population figures may be 
obtained from the Census

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Bureau's website: www.census.gov/population/www/estimates or contacting 
the Census Bureau at 301-457-2422.

Criteria and Points

    Each application will be evaluated and scored on the basis of the 
following criteria: (1) Juvenile crime statistics--(40%); (2) 
Percentage of middle school students proposed to be taught and have 
been taught--(25%); (3) Presence of curriculum reinforcement programs 
(Elementary, middle and high school life-skills programs, as well as 
summer, family and after school programs. Community partnerships will 
also be reviewed.)--(25%); (4) Support of National G.R.E.A.T. Program 
training--(10%).
    Criterion 1. This criterion is designed to measure the magnitude of 
an applicant's youth crime problem. This criterion will utilize the 
Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) for the United States that are published 
annually by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The total 
juvenile crime figures that will be used are the Part I and II offenses 
reported in the most recent UCR. The Part I and II offenses that are 
reported in the UCR are enumerated and defined in Appendix II of the 
UCR. In the event that an applicant does not provide annual data to the 
FBI for purposes of the UCR, the applicant should contact the 
G.R.E.A.T. Branch to determine how it can best submit information to 
measure its youth crime statistics. ATF will obtain the juvenile crime 
figures directly from the FBI. An applicant must indicate which service 
area (i.e., city, county, etc.) ATF should use to obtain their juvenile 
crime figures. An applicant will receive a score based on its per 
capita juvenile crime figures, as computed using the most recent UCR.
    Criterion 2. This criterion will measure middle school 
participation and consists of two sections, Section A and Section B.
    Section A. An applicant will receive points based on the percentage 
of middle school students proposed to be taught G.R.E.A.T. compared to 
the total population of middle school students in the jurisdiction.
    Section B. An applicant will receive points based on the percentage 
of middle school students that were taught G.R.E.A.T. in the last 
school year compared to last year's total population of middle school 
students.
    Criterion 3. This criterion is used to identify applicants who 
currently have life skills programs in place that reinforce the 
effectiveness of the G.R.E.A.T. middle school core curriculum. 
Applicants will be asked to identify elementary, middle and high school 
programs that they have, as well as other summer, parent/family and 
after school programs. Applicants will need to include a narrative 
describing their programs and identify which life skills are being 
taught. This criterion will also identify applicants who have fostered 
community partnerships in order to enhance their local programs.
    Criterion 4. This criterion will measure the applicant's commitment 
to their local G.R.E.A.T. Program and to the administration of the 
National G.R.E.A.T. Program. This criterion will consist of Sections A 
and B.
    Section A. This section will compare the total officer staff-hours 
currently spent teaching the G.R.E.A.T. Program (to include classroom 
time, preparation, parent programs, and the summer component) in 
relation to the applicant's total full-time, officer staff.
    Section B. This section will recognize applicants who regularly 
participate in G.R.E.A.T. sponsored committees, workshops, seminars, 
and/or have supplied National Training Team members for G.R.E.A.T. 
officer training.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)

    For the purpose of tracking Federal funds used in grants and 
cooperative agreements, the G.R.E.A.T. Program has been assigned the 
CFDA # 21.053.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    The collection of information contained in this notice has been 
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (0MB) in accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3507(d)) under control 
number 1512-0548.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of 
information displays a valid 0MB control number.

Authority and Issuance

    This notice is issued pursuant to Office of Management and Budget 
Circular No. A-102 (Grants and Cooperative Agreements with State and 
Local Governments).

    Approved: May 31, 2000.
Bradley A. Buckles,
Director.
[FR Doc. 00-14824 Filed 6-12-00; 8:45 am]
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