The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for funding to prevent and reduce violent crime in communities by supporting comprehensive, evidence-based violence intervention and prevention programs, including efforts to address gang and gun violence, based on partnerships among community residents, local government agencies, victim service providers, community-based organizations (CBOs), law enforcement, hospitals, researchers, and other community stakeholders.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/16/2022
Size of Grant: $2,000,000
Grant Duration: 36 months
Details:
BJA is administering OJP’s CVIPI, working in partnership with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). This collaborative approach will help ensure jurisdictions have access to the expertise to address community violence that involves children, youth, young adults, and adults, both as the individuals responsible for perpetrating this violence and those who are victims of it.
This program furthers the DOJ’s mission to ensure public safety and provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime. It also supports OJP’s mission to provide leadership, resources, and solutions for creating safe, just, and engaged communities.
Grant Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $46,500,000
- Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
- Grant Duration: 36 months
Eligibility Criteria
- For Category 1: CVI Planning and Implementation for Community Based/Tribal Organizations and Category 3: CVI Expansion and Enhancement for Community Based/Tribal Organizations, eligible applicants are limited to:
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For-profit organizations including small businesses
- Native American and Alaska Native tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- For Category 2: CVI Planning and Implementation for City/County/Tribal Governments and Category 4: CVI Expansion and Enhancement for City/County/Tribal Governments, eligible applicants are limited to:
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Native American and Alaska Native tribal governments (Federally recognized), Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA)
- Regional Corporations
- Special District governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Independent School Districts
- For Categories 5-7, eligible applicants are limited to:
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For-profit organizations including small businesses
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
