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C-,~o <br />LEE COUNTY <br />Committed Today for a Better- Tomorrow <br />LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ITEM ABSTRACT ITEM NO. Il. G. <br />_ Information <br />Meeting Date: June 15, 2009 Action Item <br />XX Consent Agenda <br />C <br />SUBJECT: Approval to Apply for Gang Violence Prevention and Intervention <br />Grant <br />DEPARTMENT: Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) <br />CONTACT PERSON: Brenda Potts, Social Services Director <br />REQUEST: Request to apply for a grant to conduct a comprehensive gang <br />assessment to seek a clear and concise understanding of the local <br />risk factors for delinquency and gang involvement. <br />SUMMARY: The North_Carolina_.Governor's -Crime Commission- (GCC)- is the <br />state recipient of $5 million Federal Byrne/JAG funds supplied <br />through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. These <br />funds have been awarded to the Department of Juvenile Justice and <br />Delinquency Prevention to fund gang violence prevention <br />programming statewide through local JCPCs. Attached is a cover <br />letter giving more details on what the local JCPC Board is exploring <br />in this request to apply for this grant. <br />BUDGET IMPACT: No local match required from the local JCPC or Lee County <br />ATTACHMENT(S): Cover Letter of Explanation <br />PUBLIC HEARING: No <br />PRIOR BOARD ACTION: N/A <br />RECOMMENDATION: Approve request to apply for Gang Violence Prevention and <br />Intervention Grant as presented. <br />