The overall goal of the united states attorneys office for the district of south carolina (USAO-SC) project safe neighborhoods (PSN) program is to promote safe communities across south carolina…

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $284,094 Project Safe Neighborhoods (CFDA 16.609) Formula Grant to the Public Safety South Carolina Department's Office of Justice Programs. The grant aims to promote safe communities across South Carolina through the reduction of gun violence and violent crime. The project involves a statewide initiative prioritizing firearm and gang violence reduction, with concentrated efforts in Charleston/North Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, and Myrtle Beach. The grant supports collaborative strategies among federal, state, and local law enforcement, prosecutors, and community partners to develop and implement comprehensive, data-driven approaches to address violent crime.

Under this grant, the Public Safety South Carolina Department has provided sub-awards to the City of Anderson ($8,829,600) to improve investigations of gang-related criminal activity, the Judiciary Courts of the State of South Carolina ($5,000,000) to establish a Criminal Operational Research & Evaluation Unit to support law enforcement and prosecutors, and the County of Lancaster Administration Building ($5,000,000) to promote safe communities through the reduction of gang activity and gang violence. These sub-awards demonstrate the grantee's efforts to leverage the federal funding to address specific violent crime challenges across multiple jurisdictions in South Carolina.

The overall goal of the united states attorneys office for the district of south carolina (USAO-SC) project safe neighborhoods (PSN) program is to promote safe communities across south carolina through the reduction of gun violence and violent crime. T the USAO-SC's PSN program is a statewide initiative prioritizing firearm and gang violence reduction with a concentrated effort in its four main target enforcement areas: charleston/north charleston, columbia, greenville, and myrtle beach. The USAO-SC continues to engage a multitude of law enforcement partners throughout the district in its PSN program, to include all federal law enforcement agencies, numerous state and local agencies, the south carolina department of corrections, the united states probation office, the south carolina department of probation, parole and pardon services (SCDPPPS), and the 16 local solicitor's offices (i.e., district attorneys) across south carolina. These federal, state, and local partners are involved in the development and implementation of the district of south carolina's PSN strategies.