House Journal: Page 1575: Monday, April 17, 2000
15 division in administering grants awarded under this
16 section. The departments of education, human
17 services, public health, and public safety, and the
18 governor's alliance on substance abuse shall advise
19 the division on grant application and selection award
20 criteria and performance measures for the programs.
21 Not more than five percent of the moneys appropriated
22 to the fund shall be used for administrative purposes.
23 2. A city, county, or entity organized under
24 chapter 28E Any decategorization governance board
25 organized in accordance with section 232.188 may apply
26 to the division for a grant on a matching basis to
27 fund juvenile crime prevention programs that emphasize
28 positive youth development. The match may be obtained
29 from private sources, other state programs, or federal
30 programs. The division shall adopt rules establishing
31 required matching fund levels that progressively
32 increase as applicants receive a second or subsequent
33 year of consecutive funding through the community
34 grant fund. The division shall not accept an
35 application for a fourth or subsequent consecutive
36 year of funding. However, cities, counties, or
37 entities organized under chapter 28E receiving grants
38 prior to July 1, 1998, may apply and receive funding
39 for an additional two consecutive years beyond June
40 30, 1998 for awarding of grant moneys, including but
41 not limited to data factors and a methodology for use
42 in allocating moneys among the decategorization
43 projects based upon a project's proportion of the
44 state's population of children.
45 3. Applications for moneys from the community
46 grant fund shall define the geographical boundaries of
47 the site chosen to benefit from the funds from this
48 program and shall demonstrate a collaborative effort
49 by all relevant local government and school officials
50 and service agencies with authority, responsibilities,
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1 or other interests within the chosen site
2 decategorization project area. Proposed plans set
3 forth in the applications shall reflect a community-
4 wide consensus in how to remediate community problems
5 related to juvenile crime and shall describe how the
6 funds from this program will be used in a manner
7 consistent with the human investment strategy of the
8 state as developed pursuant to section 8A.1. Services
9 provided under a grant through this program shall be
10 comprehensive, preventive, community-based, and shall
11 utilize flexible delivery systems and promote youth
12 development. The division shall establish a point
13 system for determining eligibility for grants from the
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