FOR DISTRIBUTION TO CIRCUIT 6 (Pasco & Pinellas Counties)

[December 15, 2004]

State of Florida Department of Juvenile Justice

Announces:    Delinquency Prevention Grant Funding for FY 2005-06

 

Applications available online @ http://www.djj.state.fl.us/djjservices/prevention/prevention/funding.shtml

Grant Application Packet includes instructions, application and attachments with Circuit-based contact information.

 

Statewide Video Tele-Conference (VTC) Training January 10, 2005:  9:45 AM – Noon.  Please contact your local DJJ Delinquency Prevention Specialist  (see below) to register for the training or to report any trouble with downloading the application.

 

Applications due February 10, 2005 – 5 PM Eastern - Programs begin operation July 1, 2005.

 

Timeline

December 2004

DJJ announces grant application availability

January 10, 2005

   (9:45 a.m.)

Statewide video conference training for grant applicants – Space is limited –

Reserve a seat with your local Delinquency Prevention Specialist:

Pat McGhee - (727) 893-2038

January 24, 2005

Names and contact information of all members of the grant review committees are due to:

Marquita McGuire (850) 921-2044

February 10, 2005

Grant applications due by 5pm EST in Tallahassee. Late submissions will be rejected.

February 18, 2005

  (9:30 a.m.)

Statewide videoconference training for all grant review committees. Grant reviewers are required to attend the mandatory training.

February 18, 2005

Grant applications provided to grant review committees for review, scoring and award recommendations. A copy of the grant review score sheet is on the Department’s web site http://www.djj.state.fl.us/djjservices/prevention/prevention/funding.shtml

April 18, 2005

Recommendations for grant awards due to the Delinquency Prevention Specialist, to ensure verification and posting to Tallahassee HQ by April 21st.

April 21, 2005

Recommendations for grant awards due to Tallahassee HQ

May 20, 2005

Grant award notice letters mailed.

June 10, 2005

Mandatory - Statewide technical assistance training for grant recipients – locations will be provided in the grant award notice letter.

 

The grant award for fiscal year 2005-2006 is $75,000 unless the grant allocation for a county is less than $75,000 or the grant allocation balance after awarding grants is less than $75,000.

Projected amount of grant funds available for each county in Circuit 6:

Pasco               $123,715

Pinellas            $258,363