USDOJ releases updated statistics on FY 08 grant programs
The US Department of Justice has released updated statistics on two grant programs that were awarded to American Samoa and other US jurisdictions in fiscal year 2008. The USDOJ is now accepting applications from US states and territories for the same two grant programs for FY 2009.
The first grant totaling $12,099 was awarded to American Samoa from the USDOJ’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under its FY 09 Title V Community Prevention Grants Program.
The program furthers the department’s mission by funding local efforts to reduce risk factors for juvenile delinquency and to enhance protective factors to prevent youth at risk of becoming delinquent from entering the juvenile justice system.
The second grant for $244,6000 was awarded to American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the US Virgin Islands.
The funds, which come from the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program, was distributed based on population figures of the 2000 census for the three named territories. Based on the population count, $80,539 is allocated for American Samoa in FY 08.
This grant supports states and communities in their efforts to develop and implement coordinated delinquency intervention programs and to improve the juvenile justice system.
In making the applications available for FY 09, the USDOJ has made known its qualification requirements and deadlines on the applications.
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