This program provides funding for communities to develop and provide support services for children exposed to violence.
Funding under this program can be used to develop support services for children exposed to violence in their homes, schools, and communities; and to develop, enhance, and
credit:
implement violent crime reduction strategies that focus on violent juvenile offenders.
Agency: Department of Justice
Office: Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
Additional Information of Eligibility: The following entities are eligible to apply: states and territories, units of local government, federally recognized Indian tribal governments, nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit organizations), and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education).
Co-founders William Mann and David Mravyan devised the Sensimat during a mandatory project for their MBA at the Richard Ivey School of Business in Canada. Sensimat is a device that helps manage and assess pressure among wheelchair users.