The Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods (OSHN) Youth Engagement Services External Agency Fund is now accepting applications!
Donor Name: Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods (OSHN)
State: Kentucky
City: Louisville
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/01/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Louisville Metro Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods (OSHN) is the backbone of the city’s effort to address the root causes of gun violence and then build sustainable solutions. This work requires the adoption of innovative strategies and approaches that extend beyond traditional law enforcement to shift social norms and that activates the community to help prevent shootings and violence. Through partnerships and collaboration, they intervene with those involved or impacted by gun violence and promote community and youth-led solutions to foster safer neighborhoods.
Goals of OSHN’s Youth External Agency Grant Program
The goal is to maximize the impact of funding on violence reduction and youth development while fostering a sense of community ownership and collaboration.
OSHN External Agency Fund Grants Focus on Youth
OSHN EAF grants will be awarded to organizations to address violence and promote youth development in one of the following areas:
- Primary Prevention involves programs and strategies designed for the general youth population and seeks to reduce the factors that put people at risk for experiencing violence.
- Secondary Prevention reduces the risk factors among youth who are vulnerable to being involved in serious violence and crime. These services are reserved for young people who are less likely to engage in primary prevention programs.
- Intervention involves strategies and programs which directly engage young people who are at the highest risk of being victims or perpetrators of violence. Effective programs must support crime desistance and disengagement.
- Victim Support to address direct and secondary exposure to gun violence.
Funding Information
Applicants can request grants ranging from $2,000 to $75,000.
Grant Period
July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
External Agency Funds are open to non-profit organizations in good standing with the Metro Louisville Revenue Commission and the Secretary of State.
For more information, visit LMG.
