The applicant must be seeking funds for development of new programs or for continuation of existing successful ones. Whether new or old, the program must address a high-priority crime problem which is of an opportunistic, preventable nature. The high-priority crime problem will be defined locally. The activities funded by this act should be designed to heighten awareness of, and participation in, crime prevention by community members. These crime prevention activities will stress the reduction of opportunity for crime to occur and the increase of possibility for police apprehension of criminals. Fundable activities by community members include, but are not limited to:

neighborhood watch

business watch

tenant patrols

lobby patrols

auto, foot and street patrols

home, business security surveys

dissemination of crime prevention literature and equipment

escort services

community outreach through publicity of anti-crime techniques

postal alert

reassurance projects

safe house or block parent projects

school watch

operation I.D.