GRANTS: OJJDP GRANTS
In 1998, the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded Delaware a $359,208 federal grant to combat the problem of underage drinking. The Office of Highway Safety was chosen to administer the OJJDP monies.
During the first year of this program, OHS distributed the funds to approximately 10 sub-grantee agencies with an interest in alcohol awareness and prevention programs. The money was used to expand the Cops In Shops program statewide, provide training for alcohol servers/sellers, train teens to educate other youth about the dangers of alcohol, and develop a public awareness campaign in area high schools.
The OJJDP Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws program is now entering its fourth year in Delaware. Read on for information on how you can get involved in keeping our youth alchohol free!
GRANT APPLICATION
The Office of Highway Safety is now accepting applications for funding under the Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Grant program provided by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program.
Grant proposals must be aimed at reducing the incidence of underage drinking in Delaware. A variety of strategies can be used to achieve this goal, including reducing youth access to alcohol, reducing social availability, public information and training activities, school based strategies, and working through special needs groups. To assist you in the application process, we have enclosed the following informational materials:
a. an overview of suggested strategies to be employed to reduce underage drinking and
enforce underage drinking laws.
b. a grant application, which is available via e-mail
c. a procedures manual
If you have any questions regarding this information, please call 744-2740. The deadline for submission is September 17, 2004 no later than 12pm. Information and documentation are provided below in pdf format which uses Acrobat Reader, if you do not have this program the software is a free download and the website address is provided below. The OJJDP Grant Application is also provided in Microsoft Word 2000 format. Thank you for your interest in reducing the incidence of underage drinking in Delaware.
Lisa Moore
OJJDP Coordinator
To open and use the .PDF files above, use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be found here: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
