The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) in partnership with the United States Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Georgia is seeking applications for Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Gun Violence Reduction (GVR) grant program.
Donor Name: Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC)
State: Georgia
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/08/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
This grant program furthers the Northern District of Georgia’s strategic goal to develop the capacity of law enforcement to reduce gun violence.
The grant funds can be used to address gun violence; to implement or enhance engagement and policing strategies through the development or testing of innovative strategies; to build knowledge about effective practices and outcomes; and to support new, creative approaches to preventing gun crime and promoting safer communities throughout the Northern District.
Project-Specific Information
Funding has been established to support specific law enforcement lead projects related to the reduction of gun and gang crime, such as the following subcategory areas (please note this list is not exhaustive):
- Gun Reduction: Prevention, intervention, and/or suppression strategies that can increase gun safety and decrease illegal gun use. Applications should include evidence-promising practices that address gun-violence, such as projects or programs that focus on deterrence, community mobilization, social intervention, case-review partnerships, education, outreach, suppression, and/or address youths, violent-repeat offenders, or high-risk returning citizens.
- Equipment and Technology: Projects that intend to invest in technology or equipment that will allow law enforcement to respond more effectively and efficiently to gun violence. This can include secure gun storage, safety, evidence management, and ballistics tracing and tracking equipment/systems.
- Education and Prevention: Projects that help reduce instances of gun crime by taking a proactive approach of keeping at-risk populations from offending or becoming victims of crimes. Applicants should take a comprehensive approach that established public awareness on how to address potential rises in gun violence/crimes. This can include projects that focus on initiatives to address rises in firearm theft from motor vehicles.
Funding Information
- Grant Program Funding Available: $82,471
- Multiple awards with a maximum dollar amount of $37,000
- Award Period: Each award is one year (12 months) in length.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants are limited to units of local and state law enforcement who operate or will service within any of the 46 counties in the Northern District of Georgia. The Northern District comprises the counties of Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dade, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gilmer, Gordon, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jackson, Lumpkin, Meriwether, Murray, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Rabun, Rockdale, Spalding, Stephens, Towns, Troup, Union, Walker, White and Whitfield.
Note: If an award is made, it must be managed by a local or state government agency.
For more information, visit CJCC.
