[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 142 (Thursday, July 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 43756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18760]


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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 
[email protected].

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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