Sec. 4-68x. Urban violence reduction grant program.
Sec. 4-68x. Urban violence reduction grant program. (a) As used in this section:
(1) "Grant" means an urban violence reduction grant;
(2) "Eligible agency" means a nonprofit agency authorized by a municipality to
apply for and administer a grant on behalf of such municipality;
(3) "Program" means the urban violence reduction grant program; and
(4) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management.
(b) There is established an urban violence reduction grant program for the purpose
of reducing urban youth violence by providing grants for programs and services for
youth in urban centers within the state. The program shall be administered by the Office
of Policy and Management.
(c) The secretary shall, within available appropriations, award grants under the program based on competitive proposals submitted and evaluated as provided in this section.
Such grants may be made to a municipality or to one or more eligible agencies acting
on behalf of a municipality.
(d) Grants made under this section shall be used to provide eligible programs and
services for youth between twelve and eighteen years of age. Such programs and services
shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Mentoring; (2) tutoring and enrichment activities;
(3) social and cultural activities; (4) athletic and recreational opportunities; (5) training
in problem-solving, decision-making, peer counseling and conflict mediation; (6) the
implementation of strategies to address imminent violence, collaborate to reduce violence on the street and improve relations between the police and the communities they
serve. Grant recipients shall provide for parental and youth involvement, on an ongoing
basis, in the planning and operation of such programs.
(e) The Office of Policy and Management shall publish a notice of grant availability
and solicit competitive proposals under the program for the fiscal year ending June 30,
2008, and each fiscal year thereafter. Municipalities and eligible agencies acting on
behalf of a municipality may file a grant application with the Office of Policy and
Management on such forms and at such times as the secretary prescribes. Applications
filed by eligible agencies acting on behalf of a municipality shall include the endorsement of the chief elected official of such municipality.
(f) The Office of Policy and Management shall review all grant applications received under the program and determine which grant applications shall be funded and
at what funding levels. Criteria for such determinations shall be established by the secretary and included in the notice of grant availability.
(g) The secretary may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to carry
out the provisions of this section.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 9.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 effective July 1, 2007.