receives an annual state appropriation and provides funds to support county intermediate punishment programs consistent with approved county intermediate punishment plans. Additionally, funds support drug and alcohol assessment, evaluation and treatment services related to county intermediate punishment activities. Previously PCCD received and made available separate funding for County Intermediate Punishment and Drug and Alcohol Treatment- based Restrictive Intermediate Punishment Programs.
Violence Prevention Programs—The overall purpose of this state appropriation is to support the proliferation of high quality and effective juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs that are cost-effective and produce positive outcomes for youth, families and communities. Eligible activities include: funding of new
Communities That Care sites in communities/counties who complete a risk and resource assessment, that include the administration or planned administration of the PA Youth Survey (PAYS); support costs related to the of implementation of targeted delinquency prevention programs; and Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol (SPEP) related quality improvement activities.
Federal VOCA Program—Provides funds that are used to provide direct services, e.g., crisis intervention, counseling, accompaniment, legal advocacy, shelter, etc., for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse and other serious crimes.
Forensic Science Improvement Program—Provides funds to improve the quality, timeliness and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes.
John R. Justice Loan Assistance Repayment Program—This program provides law school loan debt relief to selected full time county prosecutors and public defenders that are determined to have the least ability to repay their loans.
PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSION ON CRIME AND DELINQUENCY (PCCD)
www.pccd.pa.gov
PROGRAM DEADLINE / REGULATIONS
Contact—PCCD Office of Criminal Justice System Improvements, Robert Merwine at (717) 265-8452
Matching funds are not required.
Contact: Office of Research, Evaluation and Strategic Policy Development, Kirsten Kenyon at (717) 265-8505
Contact—PCCD Office of Criminal Justice System Improvements, Robert Merwine at (717) 265-8452
Matching funds are not required.
Contact: PCCD Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Kim Nelson at (717) 265-8458.
Matching funds are not required.
Contact: PCCD Office of Victim Services, Maria Katulis at (717) 265-8453
Matching funds are not required.
Contact: PCCD Office of Criminal Justice System Improvements, Robert Merwine at (717) 265-8452 Matching funds are not required. (Anticipated maximum award amounts are $3,000-$5,000.) Contact: Office of Criminal Justice System Improvements, Robert Merwine at (717) 265-8542
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program—Funds are used to provide grants to units of local government and private non-profits for a broad range of juvenile justice, delinquency prevention and JJDP Act Compliance Monitoring activities.
Paul Coverdell National Forensic Science Improvement Act (NFSIA) Grant—This program provides funding for programs designed to improve the quality, timeliness, and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes. Funds are available for applications from state, county or municipal forensic crime laboratories, county district attorneys, medical examiners and county coroner’s to improve the quality, timeliness and credibility of forensic science services to the criminal justice system.
Project Safe Neighborhoods Program—Provides funds to bring together federal, state and local agencies to focus community attention and energy on reducing gun violence. Each U.S. Attorney is required to establish a task force to develop a comprehensive gun violence reduction strategy and assess how new resources can impact resolution of the problem.
Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program—The overall program purpose is to assist states and units of local government in developing and implementing residential substance abuse
treatment programs within state and local correctional facilities in which prisoners are incarcerated for a period of time sufficient to permit substance abuse treatment.
State Rights and Services Act Program—Provides funds for system-based services for victims consistent with the Crime Victim's Act and PCCD Standards (orientation/opportunities for input to and notice of pleas, sentences, releases/assistance with restitution and compensation). Funds are made available through $25 penalty assessment on convicted/diverted offenders.
Stop Violence Against Women Program—Provides funds to improve the criminal justice system's response to violence against women and to improve the services to women who are victims of violent criminal acts. Requires a collaborative approach among law enforcement, prosecution and victims services.
PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSION ON CRIME AND DELINQUENCY (PCCD)
www.pccd.pa.gov
PROGRAM DEADLINE / REGULATIONS
Contact: PCCD Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, John Frain at (717) 265- 8461
Matching funds are not required.
Contact: Office of Criminal Justice System Improvements, Robert Merwine at (717) 265-8542.
Matching funds are not required.
Contact: PCCD Office of Criminal Justice System Improvements, Robert Merwine at (717) 265-8452
Contact: PCCD Office of Criminal Justice System Improvements, Charla Plains at (717) 265-8501
Matching funds are not required.
Contact: PCCD Office of Victims’ Services, Vicki McCloskey at (717) 265-8746
Matching funds are not required.
Contact—PCCD Office of Victims’ Services, Natalie Novotny-Goles at (717) 265-8735
Substance Abuse Education and Demand Reduction Fund (SAEDRF)—Provides funds for proven approaches to public awareness, prevention, intervention, training, treatment and education services to reduce substance abuse and implement statewide programs to assist families in accessing such services. Funds to support this program are made available by Act 36 of 2006 that establishes the SAEDRF. Funding will be available to: start or operate Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Victim Impact Panels; non-profit organizations to provide research-based approaches to prevention, intervention, training, treatment and education services to reduce substance abuse or to provide resources to assist families in accessing these services; to educate youth, caregivers of youth and employers about the dangers of substance abuse and increase the awareness of the benefits of a drug-free PA through media-related efforts that may include public service announcements, public awareness campaigns and media literacy; and to educate employers, unions and employees about the dangers of substance abuse in the workplace and provide comprehensive drug-free workplace programs and technical resources for businesses, including but not limited, to training for working parents to keep their children drug-free.
Victim of Juvenile Offenders Program—Provides funds for system-based services for victims of juvenile offenders consistent with the Crime Victim’s Act and PCCD standards
(orientation/opportunities for input to and notice of please, sentences, release/assistance with restitution and compensation).
PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSION ON CRIME AND DELINQUENCY (PCCD)
www.pccd.pa.gov
PROGRAM DEADLINE / REGULATIONS
Matching funds are not required.
Contact: PCCD Office of Criminal Justice System Improvements, Robert Merwine at (717) 265-8542
Matching funds are not required.
Contact: PCCD Office of Victims’ Services, Vicki McCloskey at (717) 265-8746.
Arts In Education (AIE) Division—The Arts in Education Division of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts provides funding for arts in education programs and projects. Regional partners train, place, and evaluate artists for residencies in schools. To determine the appropriate regional partner, please go to www.arts.pa.gov. Who Can Apply – Funding is available to public and private schools; childcare centers, senior centers and other not-for-profit, tax-exempt organizations; and units of government in Pennsylvania. For
additional information and application assistance, contact your local AIE Partner organization.
Arts Organizations and Arts Programs (AOAP) and PPA Program Stream—Eligibility is by invitation to organizations and programs with a PCA funding history. Organizations must meet eligibility requirements and be notified by the PCA in order to apply. The AOAP Track funds over 200 organizations with an average fiscal size over $200,000. PPA Program Stream funds over 350 organizations with an average fiscal size under $200,000.
Entry Track—This track serves as a point of entry for arts organizations and arts programs that are new or relatively new to the PCA. Entry Track supports eligible arts organizations and arts programs that generally have a history of at least one year of consistent arts/cultural programming. PCA staff is available to Entry Track organizations for consultation and assistance. Who can apply – Generally, an organization is eligible to apply if at the time of application the arts organization or program has: an average fiscal size over $200,000; at least one year of ongoing stable arts
programming; nonprofit 501(c)(3), tax-exempt corporations, a unit of government, or school district providing arts programming and/or arts services in Pennsylvania. An arts program may apply through a fiscal sponsor to the Entry Track. An organization is NOT eligible to apply to Entry Track if the organization is: currently funded by a PA Partners in the Arts (PPA) regional partner, or will apply to a PPA Partner within the same funding period; planning to conduct a one- time only arts project. Organizations who do not meet the eligibility requirements of the Entry Track may be eligible for application to the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA) program. PPA offers both ongoing support and arts projects funding opportunities.
Folk & Traditional Arts—The Pennsylvania Folk Arts Infrastructure Partnership promotes the creation and documentation of folk art of the highest artistic excellence and engages the public in
understanding the quality, breadth and diversity of folk and traditional arts across the state. PCA funding for apprenticeships, partnerships between master traditional artist and a qualified apprentice, enables them to work together to share and develop advanced techniques or repertoire. A limited number of
apprenticeships are funded each year in living artistic traditions (both performing and craft traditions). The art form must be part of the contemporary life of citizens residing in Pennsylvania.