Safe Oklahoma Grant is available for local law enforcement agencies in Oklahoma to increase their capacity to respond to violent crime in their community.
Donor Name: Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General
State: Oklahoma
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/21/2023
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Purpose Areas
To be eligible for a Safe Oklahoma Grant, local law enforcement agencies shall submit proposals to the Office of the Attorney General that focus on decreasing violent crime within their jurisdiction through one of the following priority strategies found at 74 O.S. § 20k(B)(1)-(5), as listed below:
- Focusing on intervention and enforcement through the use of increased staffing resources with overtime funds to target violent crime with evidence-driven approaches. Policing initiatives may include directed patrols, “hot spot” policing, intelligence-led policing, or youth and gang violence interventions [funds cannot be used for new hires or regular salary and benefits];
- Increasing technological capacity to support intervention and enforcement with the purchase of technology for crime prevention and criminal justice problem solving. Technology shall include, but not be limited to, crime-mapping software, Global Positioning Systems (GPS) technology and smart phone tools;
- Enhancing analytical capacity through the development or expansion of analytical capabilities that focus on crime mapping, analysis of crime trends and developing data-driven strategies that focus on violent crime reduction;
- Engaging with community partners in order to develop partnerships and projects that focus on preventing violent crime in the community. Community partners may include, but are not limited to, public and private service providers, the courts, and probation and parole services. Projects shall include, but are not limited to, programs that focus on drug enforcement efforts, youth violent crime, gang violence, and offender recidivism; and
- Increasing direct services to crime victims through local law enforcement efforts which shall include, but not be limited to, addressing gaps in crime victims’ services by enhancing accessibility to services, increasing awareness of victimization and partnering with local community providers to improve supports and services to victims of crime.
Grant Period
Funds for projects receiving approval will be dispersed upon the Attorney General’s Office receipt of an invoice from the agency receiving the funds. The term of the grant period is for one year, beginning on the date the awarded agency receives the funding. Continued funding is not guaranteed. This grant is awarded on an advancement basis and not reimbursement.
Funding Criteria
The Office of Attorney General will consider the following factors when awarding funds through the Safe Oklahoma Grant Program:
- Overall quality of the grant application
- Demonstration of need (violent crime reduction is top priority)
- High historical violent crime rates.
Eligibility Criteria
Awards will be made to local law enforcement agencies across Oklahoma, including police and sheriffs’ departments. Cities or counties must be the legal applicant and recipient of funds on behalf of police and sheriffs’ departments. It will be necessary to have an authorized official sign the grant application.
For more information, visit OOAG.
