Youngstown not on list for anti-gang grant

YOUNGSTOWN — The city hasn’t received official notice that the Gang Resistance Education and Training program grant has been denied to Youngstown, Mayor Jay Williams said.

It appears that no grant is the case for the city, however, according to the Bureau of Justice Assistance, which administers the program.

The city had an application in for GREAT grant of $71,360 with a local contribution of $7,928 for the 2008-09 school year.

BJA has a list of cities throughout the country that have received a 2008 grant for the GREAT program and Youngstown isn’t on the list.

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