[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
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Program Announcement for Improving Juvenile Sanctioning: An Intensive 
Training and Technical Assistance Delivery Program; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

[OJP (OJJDP)-1293]


Program Announcement for Improving Juvenile Sanctioning: An 
Intensive Training and Technical Assistance Delivery Program

AGENCY:  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office 
of Justice Programs, Justice.

ACTION:  Notice of solicitation.

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SUMMARY:  The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
(OJJDP) is requesting applications for the Improving Juvenile 
Sanctioning program in order to strengthen and enhance juvenile 
accountability-based sanctions programs. OJJDP will select one 
organization to provide intensive training and technical assistance to 
support at least 10 selected jurisdictions in developing or enhancing a 
continuum of community-based graduated sanctions.

DATES:  Applications must be received by 5 p.m. ET on November 6, 2000.

ADDRESSES:  All application packages should be mailed or delivered to 
the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, c/o Juvenile 
Justice Resource Center, 2277 Research Boulevard, Mail Stop 2K, 
Rockville, MD 20850; 301-519-5535. Faxed or e-mailed applications will 
not be accepted. Interested applicants can obtain the OJJDP Application 
Kit from the Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse at 800-638-8736. The 
Application kit is also available at OJJDP's Web site at 
www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/grants/about.html#kit. (See ``Format'' in this 
program announcement for instructions on application standards.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Dennis D. Barron, Program Manager, 
Training and Technical Assistance Division, Office of Juvenile Justice 
and Delinquency Prevention, 202-616-2942. [This is not a toll-free 
number.]

Purpose

    The purpose of this program is to improve the capacity of the 
juvenile justice system by providing intensive training and technical 
assistance to strengthen and enhance existing juvenile accountability-
based sanctioning programs and to support development of new ones, 
consistent with effective design elements, within the context of 
community-based programs that support competency development in youth.

Background

    The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has been 
delegated authority by the Attorney General for administering the 
Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants (JAIBG) program, as 
initially authorized by Public Law 105-119, November 26, 1997. Congress 
appropriated $250 million for JAIBG in each of FY's 1998 and FY 1999 
and $237,994,500 for FY 2000. Funding is available to States and units 
of local government to address 12 specific program areas that 
contribute to holding juveniles accountable in the juvenile justice 
system. To support these activities, OJJDP provides technical 
assistance to States and units of local government in the designated 
program areas. This solicitation is offered pursuant to program purpose 
area 2, ``Developing and Implementing Accountability Based Sanctions 
for Juvenile Offenders,'' and purpose area 11, ``Establishing and 
Maintaining Accountability-Based Programs for Law Enforcement 
Referrals.''
    Juvenile justice officials have long recognized that there must be 
immediate and effective intervention when delinquent behavior occurs to 
successfully prevent first-time or minor delinquent offenders from 
becoming serious, violent, or chronic offenders and progressively 
moving deeper into the juvenile justice system. At the same time, 
juvenile justice practitioners need to be able to adequately and 
accurately assess the likelihood that a youth will commit additional 
offenses and provide direction for meeting the treatment needs of 
offenders in order to prevent or deter further delinquency.
    The lack of consistent intervention with juvenile offenders 
following their initial contact with the police or other authority has 
long been recognized as perhaps the largest single gap in services for 
troubled youth (Wilson and Howell, 1993). Juveniles who incur a quick, 
appropriate, and meaningful consequence for delinquent behavior are far 
less likely to repeat their behavior and less likely to progress 
further into the juvenile justice system (Wilson and Howell, 1993). 
This early intervention in response to delinquent behavior must be 
flexible enough to respond to the varied and multiple needs of juvenile 
offenders, their families, and the community.
    Currently, there is a substantial need in the juvenile justice 
system to provide alternative dispositional options that hold the 
juvenile offender accountable, in a positive and constructive manner, 
for his or her delinquent behavior. A model graduated sanctioning 
system, which provides treatment and rehabilitation in combination with 
reasonable, fair, humane, and appropriate sanctions and which offers a 
continuum of care consisting of program options to meet the needs of 
each juvenile, will help the juvenile justice system to meet its 
statutory purposes. Such a continuum includes immediate and 
intermediate sanctions within the community for first time offenders 
(Wilson and Howell, 1993).
    The term ``juvenile sanctioning'' is used to refer to specific 
sanctioning options that deal with the level of supervision exerted 
over juvenile offenders (e.g., fines; community service work; 
electronic monitoring; probation; intensive supervision; community-
based programs, both residential and nonresidential; and secure 
incarceration). These sanctions may also incorporate a range of 
treatment services that address the juvenile's individual needs (e.g., 
drug treatment, anger management, and so forth). Sanctioning levels 
should be driven primarily by a risk assessment, while treatment 
programs should be determined through a needs assessment. Together, 
these two components, risk and needs assessments, should be used to 
form the overall concept of a graduated range of dispositional options, 
guided by a specific policy framework.
    Use of a validated risk assessment instrument, along with a needs 
assessment tool, is key to establishing a graduated sanctions system. A 
combined risk and needs instrument not only provides levels of security 
based on information establishing the risk of recidivism but also 
identifies the treatment needs of delinquent youth. Failure to meet 
these needs often contributes to further delinquency. It is, therefore, 
vitally important that risk and needs assessment instruments be 
reliable, accurate, useful, and actually meet the needs of both the 
offender and the sanctioning authority. In order to enhance its 
accuracy, the risk assessment instrument needs to be validated in each 
community in which it will be used. In addition, testing and refinement 
of needs assessment instruments must be conducted by qualified 
professionals in fields such as counseling, mental health, and 
substance abuse.
    A community assessment, which recognizes both the services 
available to assist in sanctioning and rehabilitation of youthful 
offenders and the gaps in such services, is also an important element 
in developing a successful juvenile accountability-based sanctioning 
program. The community must recognize both its strengths and

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weaknesses for dealing with delinquent juveniles and should identify 
through its community assessment what services are available and how 
other needed services can be either created or obtained.
    Creating sanctioning programs requires identifying both a range of 
sanctioning options and a coherent decisionmaking system to guide their 
use. In addition, in order to be successful, community-based sanctions 
must be developed with the participation of representatives from all 
members of the community, including victims of juvenile crime.
    This juvenile sanctioning initiative has two core elements: (1) To 
strengthen the decisionmaking system through development and validation 
of risk and needs assessment instruments and (2) to strengthen the 
front end of the graduated sanctions continuum by implementing 
community-based sanctions and treatment programs. On a broader level, 
this initiative will provide communities with a practical guide to 
developing and implementing a model sanctioning system that includes 
structured decisionmaking and proven effective programs.
    By improving juvenile sanctioning options and decisionmaking 
systems, law enforcement officers, juvenile court personnel, and social 
workers will be offered an avenue for referrals that provide prompt and 
early intervention and appropriate sanctions for juveniles who have 
been arrested or charged with offenses that community agencies believe 
can be safely managed and monitored within the framework of community-
based programs. Policies that combine a sound decisionmaking system 
with the use of effective sanctioning options will form the basis of a 
model community-based sanctioning system. In addition, by using proven 
treatment programs along with appropriate sanctions, a community should 
be able to provide safe, secure, and appropriate alternatives to the 
secure placement of juveniles that are effective in reducing future 
offending behavior.
    This program is intended to assist selected communities to either 
enhance existing community-based programs or create new ones designed 
to achieve a comprehensive system of juvenile accountability-based 
sanctioning. Communities eligible for the training and technical 
assistance are ones that have conducted a comprehensive community 
assessment that demonstrates an understanding of the juvenile offender 
population, includes an analysis of the decisionmaking system, and 
examines the sanctioning and program options the community has to 
offer.

Goal

    The primary goal of this program is to create or improve juvenile 
accountability-based sanctioning programs at the front end of the 
continuum, while enhancing the competencies and skills of youth, in 
order to strengthen the juvenile justice system's capability to respond 
appropriately to delinquent behavior.

Objectives

     To develop both a comprehensive risk assessment and a 
needs assessment tool that can be used by law enforcement officers, 
probation officers, assessment center staff, judges, and other juvenile 
justice professionals to determine the likelihood that a youth will 
reoffend and to identify appropriate services needed to prevent 
continued delinquency.
     To reduce the number of juveniles being referred for 
prosecution within the juvenile justice system for minor offenses by 
increasing the rate of diversion of minor offenses from the system and 
decreasing the use of detention.
     To reduce the length of stay in secure detention for 
juveniles referred for minor offenses by providing community-based 
detention alternatives and sanctioning options.
     To increase the number of effective dispositional options 
available to law enforcement officers for referrals to community 
organizations and agencies having responsibility for treating or 
dealing with delinquent behavior.
     To increase and improve the sanctioning options available 
to juvenile courts by facilitating the development of effective and 
innovative community-based sanctioning options and treatment.
     To engage community institutions, organizations, and 
agencies in the development and enhancement of mediating structures 
that hold juveniles accountable for their behavior, while engaging 
victims--when appropriate--in the process and enhancing youth 
competency.
     To provide technical assistance to support effective 
implementation of the risk and needs assessment processes in 
jurisdictions committed to using a system of graduated sanctions.
     To identify and support replication of programs that 
support development of social competency skills in youth as elements of 
the graduated sanctions program.

Program Strategy

    OJJDP will competitively select one organization to provide 
intensive training and technical assistance to support at least 10 
selected jurisdictions interested in developing or enhancing a 
continuum of community-based graduated sanctions. The primary target 
population for this program is youthful offenders who could be referred 
by law enforcement, schools, or juvenile courts to community-managed 
alternatives to detention and secure confinement. The scope of work for 
program sites will also include the selection, adaptation and testing 
of a risk and needs assessment instrument, or the validation of an 
existing instrument, in order to support objective implementation of 
graduated sanctions programs in the selected communities. The 
instruments will be supported by development of protocols for their 
validation in each jurisdiction where they will be used. This program 
will also support development of Juvenile Justice System Resource 
Guidelines, which will offer guidance to juvenile courts and other 
juvenile justice agencies on how to organize, implement, and manage a 
juvenile sanctioning program.
    This program will focus on delivering intensive training and 
technical assistance for both structured decisionmaking (risk and needs 
assessments) and developing and implementing graduated sanctions 
options in each of the selected communities. Each program site will 
demonstrate how to implement the elements of a comprehensive strategy 
with respect to structured decisionmaking with a full range of 
appropriate sanctions and programs.
    Targeted communities must support accountability-based sanctions 
that provide for a range of services and programs to assist youthful 
offenders in developing improved skills in social, educational, and 
economic competencies. The major beneficiaries of the program will be 
youthful offenders, victims of juvenile crime, judges, prosecutors, 
probation officers, education officials, law enforcement officers, and 
workers in youth service agencies.
    This program will be implemented in three phases. Phase I requires 
the development of materials that will inform and structure 
implementation of the initiative, selection of the intensive sites, and 
selection and adaptation of the risk and needs assessments instruments. 
Phase II requires testing and refining materials developed during the 
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assistance to the 10 selected sites, delivery of training on graduated 
sanctions options to the 10 sites and to selected members of the 
juvenile justice community (e.g., legislators, judges, prosecutors, 
defense attorneys, community mediation agency personnel, State juvenile 
justice specialist, State advisory group members), and revision of 
materials as a result of testing. Phase III requires refining the 
structure of graduated sanctions developed in the second year in the 
intensive sites, facilitating the transfer of knowledge from the 
intensive sites to support the development of graduated sanctions 
programs in nonintensive sites, and delivering training and technical 
assistance to other jurisdictions.
    A single award will be made, under a cooperative agreement, with 
funding in annual increments over a 5-year project period. The first 
year of funding will be for up to $1 million.
    Successful applicants must be able to develop a process for 
competitively identifying and selecting communities, in collaboration 
with OJJDP, that either have or will develop effective juvenile 
accountability-based sanctioning programs. The grantee will conduct 
regional workshops for interested communities to explain the selection 
criteria for choosing the intensive sites, review program goals and 
expectations, and offer assistance to those jurisdictions that seek to 
become juvenile sanctioning program sites. The grantee will also 
develop training and technical assistance protocols for creating or 
enhancing a continuum of graduated sanctions within the community, 
along with the selection or development and validation of risk and 
needs assessment instruments. It is anticipated that the grantee will 
develop partnerships with other agencies that can provide content 
expertise on selecting, adapting, validating, and implementing risk and 
needs assessment instruments and resource guidelines. It is anticipated 
that the latter will have a particular emphasis on juvenile courts and 
will build on work already done by the National Center for Juvenile 
Justice, the research and technical assistance arm of the National 
Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.
    In the first year, applicants should budget for four regional 
workshops that will explain the concept, design, development, and 
implementation of community-based graduated juvenile sanctioning 
programs to interested jurisdictions. These workshops will form the 
genesis of the communities' applications for intensive training and 
technical assistance. By the end of the first year, 10 or more 
jurisdictions will be identified and selected by the grantee, in 
collaboration with OJJDP, as having the elements essential to 
developing and enhancing a comprehensive graduated sanctions continuum.
    At the same time, the grantee will begin the process of selecting, 
adapting, and testing risk and needs assessment instruments and 
developing and testing a planning manual on graduated sanctions, which 
will include a chapter on risk and needs assessment instruments. 
Sufficient funds should also be allocated to support the development of 
Juvenile Justice System Resource Guidelines.
    The major requirements for this application are a detailed 
description of how communities will be selected for the program, the 
overall training and technical assistance program for improving 
juvenile accountability-based sanctioning within the selected 
communities and the way in which the total program will be implemented, 
an explanation of how the program goals and objectives will be 
achieved, a timetable for program implementation, and the method 
proposed for addressing the need for training and technical assistance 
in support of the juvenile sanctioning program. The application should 
state specifically how the following will be accomplished:
     Development of guidelines and/or protocols for identifying 
successful juvenile accountability-based sanctioning programs.
     Identification and selection of sites where enhancement or 
creation of a juvenile accountability-based sanctioning program would 
aid the juvenile justice system.
     Identification of successful risk and needs assessment 
core data requirements, along with the development, selection, and 
adaptation of model risk and needs assessment instruments, a protocol 
for their testing and/or validation, and a plan for their 
implementation within a juvenile sanctioning program.
     Development of a protocol for identification and 
replication of support services that develop youth competencies, in 
association with sanctioning options.
     Involvement of victims in the design of the 
accountability-based sanctioning program, including the use of 
community mediation boards.
     Involvement of community agencies, organizations, and 
residents in planning the sanctioning program.
     Development of guidelines for documentation of local 
programs.
     Development of Juvenile Justice System Resource 
Guidelines.
     Development of a training curriculum on implementing and 
managing a graduated sanctions program.

Deliverables

    In addition to those identified in the strategy and content of the 
training and technical assistance design, the following list identifies 
other specific deliverables during the 5-year period:

Year 1

     Four regional workshops that explain the concept, design, 
development, and implementation of a community-based graduated juvenile 
sanctioning program to prospective jurisdictions that want to either 
create or enhance their juvenile sanctioning options.
     Criteria for the selection of 10 sites for intensive 
training and technical assistance to either enhance existing juvenile 
accountability-based sanctioning programs or create new programs.
     A manual that delineates the design specifications for 
those specific program elements that contribute to a successful 
juvenile accountability-based sanctioning program, along with 
instructions for implementation.
     Model risk and needs assessment instruments, with a 
protocol for validation and/or testing on a community-by-community 
basis.
     A table of contents for the Juvenile Justice System 
Resource Guidelines, a detailed plan for how the Guidelines will be 
developed, and a list of key persons who will participate in their 
development.
     Development and distribution of three technical assistance 
bulletins, articles, fact sheets, or briefs about juvenile 
accountability-based sanctioning programs.
     A marketing plan for the juvenile sanctioning program.
     A protocol for delivery of intensive training and 
technical assistance to selected sites.

Year 2

     Testing and refinement of the technical assistance 
protocol with the targeted sites.
     A monograph that identifies and categorizes the range of 
juvenile accountability-based sanctioning programs in use within the 
juvenile justice system, identifying those programs that are most 
effective and should be replicated.
     Delivery of intensive training and technical assistance to 
the selected sites

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for enhancement of existing juvenile accountability-based sanctioning 
programs or for the creation of new juvenile sanctioning programs.
     A first draft of the Juvenile Justice System Resource 
Guidelines, along with evidence of testing and review.
     Training delivered at a minimum of four events, which may 
include presentations at local, regional, State, or national training 
conferences, about the juvenile sanctioning program.
     A summary report on training evaluations by participants 
to improve future delivery of training and technical assistance.

Year 3

     A final draft of the Juvenile Justice System Resource 
Guidelines, with revisions, publication plan, and dissemination plan 
for the guidelines.
     Assessments of sites' progress in implementing or 
enhancing their juvenile sanctioning programs along with site-specific 
plans for corrective action.
     Additional deliverables will be identified based on the 
needs of the sites.

Years 4 and 5

     Selection of additional sites for implementation of the 
juvenile sanctioning program.
     Additional deliverables to be determined as sites move 
forward in implementing the program and as other national needs become 
apparent.
    Applicants are encouraged to be realistic in costing out the 
deliverables and in outlining the implementation schedule. Applicants 
are also encouraged to be innovative in their ideas because OJJDP is 
open to consideration of alternative approaches to the delivery of 
training and technical assistance as long as the objectives and overall 
goals of the program are achieved at a high level, consistent with the 
guiding principles listed below.

Guiding Principles

    Technical assistance and training will be developed consistent with 
the following principles:
    Design and deliver the training and technical assistance in a 
manner that supports empowerment of local communities to implement 
programs.
     Be proactive and comprehensive.
     Be user-friendly and consumer driven.
     Use uniform protocols for needs assessment, delivery of 
training and technical assistance, evaluation, tracking, and followup.
     Base curriculum development on adult learning theory and 
deliver the curriculum within the context of an interactive structure.
     Coordinate the training and technical assistance to 
effectively and efficiently use the expertise of a range of grantees, 
including the national JAIBG training and technical assistance 
coordinator, currently Development Services Group, Inc., of Bethesda, 
Maryland.
     Be sensitive to diverse cultural and ethnic needs.
     Incorporate sound youth development and juvenile justice 
principles.

Eligibility Requirements

    OJJDP invites applications from public and private agencies, 
organizations, institutions, or individuals. Private, for-profit 
organizations must agree to waive any profit or fee.

Selection Criteria

    Applications will be rated by a peer review panel according to the 
criteria outlined below. A site visit may be conducted to confirm 
information provided in the application.

Need(s) To Be Addressed (15 points)

    Applicants must clearly demonstrate an understanding of the need(s) 
to be addressed by the program and the issues relevant to current 
juvenile accountability-based sanctioning programs and practices. 
Specific attention should be given to demonstrating an understanding of 
the problems associated with risk and needs assessments.

Goals and Objectives (10 points)

    Applicants must provide succinct statements that demonstrate an 
understanding of the goals and objectives associated with the program. 
Training and technical assistance related to the objectives must be 
clearly stated and measurable.

Project Design (30 points)

    Applicants must present a project design that is specific and 
constitutes an effective approach to meeting the goals and objectives 
of this program. The design must include a detailed workplan with 
timelines that link the training and technical assistance tasks to each 
of the program's stated objectives. Applicants must demonstrate how 
these activities can be expected to achieve the program's overall goal. 
The design must provide protocols for assessment of technical 
assistance and training needs and protocols that will be used in the 
delivery of technical assistance. It must also describe the process and 
structure that will be used for curriculum development and demonstrate 
how adult learning theory will be employed in its design. Specificity 
should be provided with respect to how the problems associated with 
development of risk and needs assessment instruments will be overcome 
and what approach will be used to inventory the range of juvenile 
accountability-based sanctioning programs. Specificity should also be 
provided regarding the applicant's understanding of the intended use of 
the Juvenile Justice System Resource Guidelines and the potential 
approaches to their development.
    Competitiveness will be enhanced by clearly discussing how training 
and technical assistance will be delivered in each of the identified 
juvenile sanctioning program areas in the program strategy outlined 
above.

Project Management (25 points)

    The application must include a discussion of how the grantee will 
coordinate and manage this program to achieve the training and 
technical assistance objectives. Applicant's management structure and 
staffing must be adequate and appropriate for the successful 
implementation of the project and must identify a program manager 
experienced in successfully delivering training and technical 
assistance. Applicants must describe an organizational framework, 
managerial structure, and staffing approach that is capable of 
effectively executing the juvenile sanctioning initiative. Applicants 
need to have a pool of consultants available with high levels of 
expertise in juvenile sanctioning programs and must be able to identify 
responsible individuals, their time commitment, and assignment of major 
tasks under this project. A key element to be considered in identifying 
consultants is their organizational experience in designing and 
delivering training and technical assistance on a national level. Key 
staff should have significant experience with the delivery of training 
and technical assistance and some combination of experience with 
community-based youth accountability-oriented programs, e.g., 
restitution, probation, restorative justice, victims services.
    Experience in managing juvenile justice programs is not essential 
to successful management of this project; competitiveness will be 
enhanced, however, by clearly demonstrating the ability to attract 
seasoned experts with a knowledge of current juvenile justice 
accountability-based sanctioning programs, the ability to develop

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program materials, the capability for printing materials in-house, and 
a management structure that supports the deployment of consultants and 
delivery of services. The development of partnerships with other 
agencies and organizations having expertise that expands the knowledge 
and experience base of the grantee and prior experience in management 
of multifaceted projects employing the use of one or more contractors 
will enhance the applicant's competitiveness.

Organizational Capability (10 points)

    The ability to administer the initiative effectively should be 
clearly demonstrated in the application. Documentation should include 
organizational and/or staff experience in the subject areas described 
under the ``Program Strategy'' section, and successful experience in 
financial management of Federal grants and cooperative agreements. The 
application should also clearly describe how the grant will be managed 
as a free-standing operation within the applicant's organization.
    Applicants must also describe and demonstrate professional 
competency to offer cutting edge technical assistance approaches and an 
organizational infrastructure that would support the technological and 
resource requirements of this program. Applicants may find it more cost 
effective to establish contractual relations for development of some of 
the required technical or specialized products.

Budget (10 points)

    Applicants must provide a proposed budget that is detailed, 
reasonable, and cost effective for the activities to be undertaken. 
Competitiveness will be enhanced by those applicants that budget for 
tangible training resources for program participants to assist with 
daily operation of juvenile sanctioning programs (e.g., software, 
training manuals, technical assistance bulletins, and so forth) and for 
support of selected program sites.

Format

    The application narrative must not exceed 30 pages in length 
(excluding forms, assurances, and appendixes) and must be submitted on 
8\1/2\ by 11-inch paper, double spaced on one side of the paper, in a 
standard 12-point font. This is necessary to maintain fair and uniform 
standards among all applicants. If the narrative does not conform to 
these standards, OJJDP will deem the application ineligible for 
consideration.

Award Period

    The project will be funded for 5 years in five 1-year budget 
periods. Funding after the first budget period depends on availability 
of funds, grantee performance, and other criteria established at the 
time of award.

Award Amount

    Up to $1 million is available for the first year of the budget 
period.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number

    For this program, the CFDA number, which is required on Standard 
Form 424, Application for Federal Assistance, is 16.542. This form is 
included in the OJJDP Application Kit, which can be obtained by calling 
the Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse at 800-638-8736 or sending an e-mail 
request to [email protected]. The Application Kit is also available 
online at www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/grants/about.html#kit.

Coordination of Federal Efforts

    To encourage better coordination among Federal agencies in 
addressing State and local needs, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) 
is requiring applicants to provide information on the following: (1) 
Active Federal grant award(s) supporting this or related efforts, 
including awards from DOJ; (2) any pending application(s) for Federal 
funds for this or related efforts; and (3) plans for coordinating any 
funds described in items (1) or (2) with the funding sought by this 
application. For each Federal award, applicants must include the 
program or project title, the Federal grantor agency, the amount of the 
award, and a brief description of its purpose.
    The term ``related efforts'' is defined for these purposes as one 
of the following:
    1. Efforts for the same purpose (i.e., the proposed award would 
supplement, expand, complement, or continue activities funded with 
other Federal grants).
    2. Another phase or component of the same program or project (e.g., 
to implement a planning effort funded by other Federal funds or to 
provide a substance abuse treatment or education component within a 
criminal justice project).
    3. Services of some kind (e.g., technical assistance, research, or 
evaluation) to the program or project described in the application.

Delivery Instructions

    All application packages must be mailed or delivered to the Office 
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, c/o Juvenile Justice Resource 
Center, 2277 Research Boulevard, Mail Stop 2K, Rockville, MD 20850; 
301-519-5535. Faxed or e-mailed applications will not be accepted.

    Note: In the lower left-hand corner of the envelope, you must 
clearly write ``Improving Juvenile Sanctioning: An Intensive 
Training and Technical Assistance Delivery Program.''

Due Date

    Applicants are responsible for ensuring that an original and five 
copies of the application package are received by 5 p.m. ET on November 
6, 2000.

Contact

    For further information, contact Dennis D. Barron, Program Manager, 
Training and Technical Assistance Division, Office of Juvenile Justice 
and Delinquency Prevention, at 202-616-2942, or send an e-mail inquiry 
to [email protected].

References

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Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 
Bureau of Justice Assistance.
    Howell, J.C., ed. 1995. Guide for Implementing the Comprehensive 
Strategy for Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile Offenders. 
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
    Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants (JAIBG), Public Law 
105-19, Title III of H.R. 3, as passed by the House of Representatives 
on May 8, 1997.
    McGarry, P. 1993. The Intermediate Sanctions Handbook: Experiences 
and Tools for Policymakers. Washington, DC; Center for Effective Public 
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    National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. 1995. 
Resource Guidelines: Improving Court Practice in Child Abuse and 
Neglect Cases. Reno, NV: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court 
Judges.
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Training and Technical Assistance Center. 2000. Core Performance 
Standards for Delivery and Evaluation of Training and Technical 
Assistance. Fairfax, VA: National Training and Technical Assistance 
Center (www.NTTAC.org).
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Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile Offenders.

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Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

    Dated: August 30, 2000.
John J. Wilson,
Acting Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention.
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