St. Louis Awarded Department of Justice Safe & Thriving Grant
(World News Science)

The U.S. Department of Justice [www.ojjdp.gov]has awarded the City of St. Louis` Youth Violence Prevention Partnership $737,770 for a 3-year Cooperative Agreement as part of its FY-17 Safe and Thriving Communities Grant Program. The award has funding for a planning phase and an implementation phase. `My administration is committed to continuing to listen, engage and work with our neighborhoods to address violent crime, particularly youth crime,` said Mayor Lyda Krewson. `This will require...