2014 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 4 - Management of State Agencies
Chapter 50 - Office of Policy and Management: General Provisions; Budget and Appropriations; State Planning
Section 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.