As the new subgrantees begin the preliminary stages of mobilizing their communities and implementing strategies to address priority risk and protective factors, others are completing their 3-year plans. Estimates indicate that approximately 82 percent of completed subgrants have been sustained following the end of the award period through alternative funding sources. 1 Information in the table refers to State subgrant award activity using FY 98 funds. Other States have not yet made subgrant awards using FY 98 funds. The demand for Community Prevention Grant funds remains high.
Communities vary in how far they have progressed in their delinquency prevention efforts.
At the same time, other communities that received continuation subgrants have been implementing their programs for 2 or 3 years, and some have already demonstrated early positive changes at the local level. The following chapter describes in greater detail the experiences of communities in implementing the Title V Community Prevention Grant Program. The SafeFutures Initiative, operating in six sites, supports community-wide strategies to address juvenile crime and delinquency with prevention, intervention, and a range of graduated sanctions and treatment services.