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The Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) grant program will has four separate funding initiatives. First among these initiatives are the crime analyst and the media and outreach programs. Should you wish to be considered as a grant recipient for the following, please contact the PSN coordinator in your U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Research Partner/Crime Analyst Grant
Funding – BJA awarded approximately $150,000 for three-year grants to one recipient located in each of the 93 federal judicial districts. These grants are designed to support the strategic planning and accountability components of the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Initiative. Additionally, support will be provided to the selected sites through training, technical assistance, and workshops for the analysts and research partners to better support the efforts of the local gun violence task forces.
Program Goals – The goals of this program are: (1) to increase the capacity of PSN Task Forces to design data driven strategies that produce measurable decreases in firearm-related violent crime; and (2) to improve the long term ability of federal, state, and local partners to work together to understand, prosecute, and prevent firearm related violent crime within their jurisdictions.
Program Purpose -- To support research partners or crime analysts to analyze firearms related violent crime data, develop data-driven interventions, and measure the effectiveness of those interventions in reducing firearms related violent crime.
Eligibility – Funding under this program is available only to the following types of organizations working with PSN Task Forces:
1. a private research firm, expert, or university
2. a non-federal task force member agency such as a local police department or sheriff’s office and
3. a non-profit organization formed to support local task force operations.
Media Outreach and Community Engagement
Funding – BJA will award approximately $170,000 for two-year grants to one recipient located in each of the 93 federal judicial districts. These grants are designed to assist task forces in their community outreach activities.
Program Goals – The goals of this program: (1) to aggressively promote the message that all firearm-related violent crime will be met with strict enforcement and swift and certain punishment; (2) to encourage citizens to work with local, state, and federal law enforcement to address firearm?related violent crime within their jurisdictions; and (3) to promote gun safety at the local level.
Program Purpose – To promote aggressive enforcement publicly by showing criminals they will do "Hard Time for Gun Crime." Activities will include producing and distributing literature, handling mailing campaigns, sponsoring local workshops, and creating related advertising messages. Advertising messages should include public service announcements, educational literature, crime prevention tool kits, billboard advertisements, press releases, and news articles.
Eligibility – Funding under this program is available only to the following types of organizations working with PSN Task Forces:
1) a non-profit organization already in existence or formed to promote local task force operations; or
2) other state or local agencies identified by local PSN task forces.
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