The southern district of california (SDCA) will continue to use project safe neighborhoods (PSN funds to address several of our communities' pressing issues, including: the community requires…

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $178,488 Project Safe Neighborhoods (CFDA 16.609) Formula Grant to the California Office of Emergency Services (CAL OES) to address violent crime in the Southern District of California. The grant funds will support a comprehensive strategy including community engagement, prevention and intervention programs, and focused law enforcement efforts to tackle issues such as gang violence, gun trafficking, and gun store burglaries. As the fiscal agent, CAL OES plans to sub-award portions of the grant to select local government agencies, non-profit organizations, and community partners to implement tailored initiatives aligned with the grant's objectives of reducing violent crime across the region.

The southern district of california (SDCA) will continue to use project safe neighborhoods (PSN funds to address several of our communities' pressing issues, including: the community requires education on targeted violence indicators and gun safety protocols; juvenile violent crime has increased; youth in gang-saturated neighborhoods lack mentoring and resources; gang prevention, intervention, and reentry programs lack sufficient funding; violent crime has increased in some gang challenged communities; gun trafficking schemes pose a public safety threat; increased gun store burglary schemes pose a public safety threat; and southbound gun smuggling schemes increase cartel violence. SDCA anticipates using funds to support three of the PSN design features: community engagement, prevention and intervention, and focused and strategic enforcement. As of now, subrecipients have not been selected. The PSN executive committee plans to review the PSN grant strategy and all applications for PSN grant funding before deciding how to allocate the PSN grant funds. The executive committee will use PSN grant funds to allocate resources to law enforcement or community organizations that best align with the grant strategy goals and objectives.