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2011 SART Conference Solicitation Announced
Application deadline: May 14, 2009
OVC will award $500,000 to a private, nonprofit organization or public agency to plan and implement the 2011 National Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Training Conference. The 2011 conference will provide state-of-the-art training for 1,000 SART professionals, including victim advocates, sexual assault nurse examiners and other medical personnel, law enforcement, prosecutors, and crime lab specialists.

Assistance Available for Mentoring Programs
Application deadline: May 21, 2009
The Second Chance Act Mentoring Grants to Nonprofit Organizations program provides grants to nonprofit organizations and federally recognized Indian tribes that may be used for mentoring projects to promote the safe and successful reintegration into the community of individuals who have been incarcerated.

Funding Available for Juvenile Agencies in Wyoming
Application deadline: May 21, 2009
The Nonparticipating State Program will help Wyoming develop a range of alternatives for juveniles in custody. It will also help the state revise policies and implement procedures to address compliance with the core requirements of the JJDP Act.

Funding Available To Reduce Underage Drinking
Application deadline: May 21, 2009
Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Discretionary Program: Initiative To Reduce Underage Drinking will provide funds to local communities to implement research-based and promising practices to enforce underage drinking laws. The program is also designed to prevent underage service personnel from consuming alcohol in collaboration with active duty bases implementing the underage component of the Air Force's Culture of Responsible Choices program.

OJJDP Seeks Innovations in Juvenile Justice
Application deadline: May 26, 2009
The purpose of the Field Initiated Demonstration Program is to foster innovations and advancements in juvenile justice-related practice at the local, state, and tribal government levels. The program's goal is to demonstrate the practical implications for policy and practice of innovative programs that enhance juvenile justice and delinquency prevention.

Improving Forensic Science and Medical Examiner Services
Application deadline: May 29, 2009
The Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program awards grants to states and units of local government to help improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science and medical examiner services. States may apply for both "base" (formula) and competitive funds. Units of local government may apply for competitive funds.

Apply for Grant To Evaluate Mentoring Programs
Application deadline: June 2, 2009
OJJDP seeks proposals for its Mentoring Research Program. The evaluator will conduct both a process and an outcome evaluation to measure the effectiveness of paid and volunteer mentor programs in preventing delinquency.

Funding Available To Reduce Online Child Exploitation
Application deadline: June 2, 2009
OJJDP invites applicants for its Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program Expansion: New York and Texas. The program is designed to maintain and expand state and regional ICAC task forces to address technology-facilitated child exploitation.

Applicants Sought for Training and Technical Assistance
Application deadline: June 4, 2009
OJJDP is seeking applicants for the Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws (EUDL) Training and Technical Assistance program. The program will provide training to state and local EUDL programs working to prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages to minors and the purchase and consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors.

Funding Provides Training on Death Penalty Issues
Application deadline: June 11, 2009
BJA is seeking applications for the Capital Case Litigation Initiative grant. The program will provide high-quality training on death penalty issues to improve legal representation provided to indigent defendants and to enhance the ability of prosecutors to effectively represent the public in state capital cases.

NEWS

Serving Victims of Individuals With Mental Illnesses
On May 13, 2009, 2 p.m. ET, join OVC’s Web Forum Guest Host Session on responding to victims of individuals with mental illnesses. Carol Dorris, J.D., advisor on Responding to People Who Have Been Victimized by Individuals With Mental Illnesses, and Dr. James Reinhard, Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services Commissioner, will lead the discussion.

Apply for National Victim Assistance Academy IV
Application deadline: June 30, 2009
Apply now for National Victim Assistance Academy IV, to be held August 2-7, 2009, in Louisville, Kentucky. Continuing Education Units will be awarded to participants who complete all of the requirements of the Foundation-Level Training, Professional Skill-Building Institute, or Leadership Institute.

Ethics in Victim Services Curriculum Available
Online OVC has released the online-only Ethics in Victim Services curriculum, which is designed to provide information and develop skills related to ethical standards in victim services and ethical decision-making. This download center contains all of the materials needed to conduct the training.

Enroll To Attend OVC Workshops
Register for OVC’s upcoming training workshops, including Enforcing Victims' Rights, May 19-20, 2009, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Strategic Planning for Victim Service Leaders, June 9-10, 2009, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. To view course descriptions and learning objectives or to register, visit the OVC TTAC website.

Save the Date for the NIJ Conference
The NIJ Conference 2009 will be held June 15-17, 2009, in Arlington, Virginia. For more than a decade, NIJ's annual conference has brought together criminal justice scholars, policymakers, and practitioners at the local, state, and federal levels to share the most recent findings from research and technology. Attached are two conference ads should you wish to promote this event.

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