,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eifj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bd1 #bjah,mr4  
,connolly 7for himself and ,mr4         
,rutherford7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to direct the ,attorney ,general to    
make grants to regional gang task forces
 to prevent violence committed by and   
against youths1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,preventing ,gang ,violence ,act
 of #bjah4  #b4 ,community-,based       
,violence ,prevention ,grants ,program  
7a7 ,name of program ,the grant program 
established under this section shall be 
known as the ,community-,based ,violence
 ,prevention ,grants ,program4  7b7     
,authorization ,the ,attorney ,general  
is authorized to award grants1 on a     
competitive basis1 to regional gang task
 forces in order to reduce and prevent  
violence committed by and against       
youths4  7c7 ,application ,a regional   

gang task force1 or a ,state or unit of 
local government on behalf of a regional
 gang task force1 seeking a grant under 
this section shall submit to the        
,attorney ,general an application at    
such time1 in such manner1 and          
containing such information as the      
,attorney ,general may reasonably       
require4 ,at a minimum1 each such       
application shall include each of the   
following3  7#a7 ,documentation of the  
applicant's record of addressing youth  
violence by-- 7,a7 addressing multiple  
influences in a child's life1 including 
individual1 family1 school1 community1  
and societal influences2  7,b7 embracing
 positive youth development and         
well-being2  7,c7 ensuring prevention1  
intervention1 and treatment strategies  
are trauma-informed2  7,d7 using a      
comprehensive spectrum of evidence-based
 7research and practice7 strategies2    
7,e7 considering the differential impact
 on populations and how they should be  
factored into strategy development2     

7,f7 involving stakeholders from various
 sectors1 including youth and families1 
,federal1 ,state1 and local governments1
 tribal law enforcement1 and faith and  
community-based organizations2  7,g7    
training all professionals who interact 
with youth on their role in preventing  
and reducing trauma and violence1       
promoting well-being1 and avoiding      
retraumatization through the use of     
gender-responsive and culturally        
competent programming for impacted      
communities2  7,h7 making effective and 
appropriate use of data2  7,i7          
supporting long-term investment to      
sustain initial changes1 including      
public-private funding and development2 
and  7,j7 allocating efforts and        
resources based on potential impact and 
outcome4  7#b7 ,evidence of             
collaboration between the ,state agency 
designated by the ,governor under       
section #bbc7;a77#a7 of the ,juvenile   
,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention   
,act of #aigd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4            

#aaacc7;a77#a77 and relevant            
stakeholders in developing the grant    
implementation plan described in        
paragraph 7#e74  7#c7 ,annual           
performance measures and targets for the
 activities intended to be carried out  
with the grant4  7#d7 ,a description of 
the applicant's plan to conduct a       
rigorous evaluation of the effectiveness
 of the activities carried out with the 
grant4  7#e7 ,a grant implementation    
plan1 including a proposed strategy to  
reduce the violence described in        
subsection 7b7 that is evidence-based4  
7#f7 ,in the case of an applicant that  
is a ,state or unit of local government1
 a designation of a regional gang task  
force that will be the beneficiary of   
the funds4  7d7 ,evaluation of          
applications  7#a7 ,in general ,in      
evaluating an application submitted     
under subsection 7c71 the ,attorney     
,general shall evaluate-- 7,a7 the      
applicant's record of addressing youth  
violence described in subsection        

7c77#a72  7,b7 the applicant's          
evaluation plan described in subsection 
7c77#d72 and  7,c7 the quality and      
likelihood of success of the applicant's
 grant implementation plan described in 
subsection 7c77#e71 including the       
applicant's capacity to implement the   
plan1 and evidence of the collaboration 
described in subsection 7c77#b74  7#b7  
,publication ,the ,attorney ,general    
shall publish an explanation of how     
applications for grants submitted under 
subsection 7c7 will be evaluated in     
order to ensure an objective and fair   
review process4  7e7 ,matching funds    
,the ,federal share of a grant received 
under this part may not exceed #ge      
percent of the total program costs4  7f7
 ,authorization of appropriations ,there
 is authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out the grant program under this  
section #ah1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal  
years #bjai through #bjbc4