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Current Solicitation

The deadline for FY 2003 grant applications for the Drug-Free Communities Support Program is March 11, 2003. Applications must be completed online using the Office of Justice Programs� Grants Management System; applicants must register on GMS by February 25. For details, visit the OJJDP Web site at ojjdp.ncjrs.org/funding/funding.html.

FY 2003 Funding for OJJDP

The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 2002�part of the Department of Justice reauthorization act signed into law on November 2, 2002�restructures much of OJJDP�s funding activity. The new act consolidates several previously independent programs into a single Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Block Grant Program and introduces a number of other significant changes.

OJJDP's funding situation for 2003 is complicated by a combination of this restructuring and issues related to the continuing resolution (CR) process that governs spending by federal agencies until Congress enacts appropriations for the current budget year. OJJDP is working with the Office of Justice Programs to determine the options available for funding programs in 2003 and to ensure that important funding streams are not interrupted.

At the time this newsletter went to press, OJJDP was operating under a CR scheduled to expire January 31, 2003. For the latest information on the status of funding for FY 2003, visit the OJJDP Web site at ojjdp.ncjrs.org or the Office of Justice Programs Web site at www.ojp.usdoj.gov.