The Shannon Community Safety Initiative (CSI) is a multi-pronged approach to address a community’s gang and youth violence problem.
Donor Name: Office of Grants and Research (OGR)
State: Massachusetts
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/26/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The program focuses on five strategy areas:
- Social intervention
- Suppression
- Opportunity Provision
- Organizational Change
- Community Mobilization.
Grant funding, oversight, and technical assistance support regional and multi-disciplinary approaches to combat gang violence through coordinated prevention and intervention, law enforcement, prosecution, and reintegration type programs.
Funding Information
OGR expects to award approximately $8,457,102 to Shannon Community Safety Initiative Sites as a result of this AGF.
Grant Period
January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
- The 2026 Shannon CSI AGF is a competitive grant program. A municipal entity must serve as the lead applicant and fiscal agent for these funds (any deviation must be approved by the Executive Director of OGR).
- Only municipalities that have proven gang related activity and local statistical data that support the gang activity within their community are eligible to apply. OGR may award full funding, partial funding, or no funding.
For more information, visit OGR.
