The project safe neighborhoods (PSN) nebraska strategy is driven by the united states attorney's office for the district of nebraska

The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $109,836 Project Safe Neighborhoods (CFDA 16.609) Formula Grant to the City of Omaha, Nebraska. This 3-year grant will fund a comprehensive strategy to reduce violent gun and gang-related crime in the Omaha Police Department's Northeast Precinct. Key components include: 1) implementing a focused deterrence approach modeled on Operation Ceasefire, 2) utilizing gang intelligence to strengthen enforcement and prevention, 3) increasing federal and state prosecutions of violent armed criminals, 4) conducting community outreach and prevention initiatives, and 5) data analysis to evaluate program activities. The grant will support a collaboration between federal, state, and local law enforcement, prosecutors, probation, and community organizations to address firearms crime, gang violence, and the proliferation of illegal weapons.

PSN nebraska strategies are implemented through partnerships, collaborations and DE-confliction with local, state, and federal law enforcement, criminal justice, and violence prevention agencies. The task force consists of federal and local law enforcement, federal and local prosecutors, nebraska probation, and community-based organizations. Fiscal year 2024 funding will be used to combat violent crime, illegal gun possession, and homicide.identified federal priorities include firearms conspiracy, firearms used in crimes, straw purchasers, violent offenders, and addressing the proliferation of illegally held automatic weapons and personally manufactured firearms. PSN nebraska will implement a focused deterrence strategy to reduce gang and gun violence and illegal gun possession within the omaha police department northeast precinct. The strategy will model operation ceasefire. PSN nebraska will utilize funds to implement the following components: 1) reduce violent gun and gang related crime through a comprehensive crime reduction strategy; 2) utilize gang intelligence to strengthen enforcement operations and prevent gun and gang violence; 3) increase federal and state prosecutions of violent armed criminals; 4) conduct outreach and deploy community-based initiatives to combat crime; and 5) conduct a proactive analysis of PSN program activities. Throughout the implementation and enforcement phases, the PSN team will conduct firearms screening tests through the human DNA identification lab at the university of nebraska medical center, submit ballistic evidence through national integrated ballistic information network, hold incident review meetings to coordinate prosecution of violent gun crimes, carry out an informative communications strategy, and conduct prevention activities in collaboration with grassroots community initiatives.