Formula Grant 2020DJBX0805

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045) to Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. The grant will support the enhancement and expansion of the Advance Peace Peacemaker Fellowship program to address urban gun violence in high-risk neighborhoods. Key project activities include multiple daily contacts, life management planning, social services navigation,...

The City of Knoxville, TN received a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045) to address community-based violence through evidence-based, community-informed approaches. The funding will support the implementation of the city's comprehensive violence reduction plan, including evidence-based strategies rooted in trauma-informed practices, collaboration among stakeholders, and effective community...

The City of Oakland's Department of Violence Prevention (DVP) received a $2,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045). The funding will enable the DVP to expand and enhance Oakland's Ceasefire strategy by hiring three full-time life coaches for 33 months to deliver intensive life coaching services to 75 individuals at imminent risk of gun violence....

The City of Detroit was awarded a $499,631 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women to implement the City of Detroit Firearm Access Intervention & Reduction Project from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The project aims to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through activities such as assisting with improving arrest policies and enforcement of...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,999,998 Project Grant under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045) to Force Detroit. The 3-year grant will support Force Detroit's implementation of the Keepers Community Violence Intervention (CVI) program in Detroit's Warrendale Cody Rouge neighborhood. The program aims to reduce gun violence and associated impacts through evidence-based, culturally competent services. Key activities include...

This three-year, $1.44 million project grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance, under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045), will fund the CHANGE MATTERS Community Based Intervention & Prevention Initiative in Waco, Texas. Led by Greater Waco Collective Impact Initiative, the Initiative aims to reduce violent crime rates through comprehensive community violence intervention strategies targeting individuals, families,...

This $4,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.045 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative) will expand evidence-based Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs (HVIPs) in at least two high-gun violence Pennsylvania jurisdictions currently underserved by these programs. The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD), partnering with the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI) and...

The Community Oriented Policing Program of the Department of Justice awarded the Department of Criminal Justice Services Virginia $270,246 on October 1, 2025, under the School Violence Prevention Program (CFDA 16.071) to improve security at schools and on school grounds through evidence-based safety programs and technology. The award funds implementation of school safety initiatives in Virginia, including coordination with local law enforcement, training for officers to prevent student violence,...

The Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Program awarded Viola School District, a rural public school district in Viola, Arkansas, $185,870 under the School Violence Prevention Program on October 1, 2025, to implement evidence-based school safety programs through the 36-month period ending September 30, 2028. The award funds coordination with local law enforcement, training for officers to prevent student violence, placement and use of metal detectors and other physical security...

The Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Program awarded Calhoun County School District $664,839 under the School Violence Prevention Program (CFDA 16.071) on October 1, 2025. The award funds evidence-based school security improvements, including coordination with local law enforcement, staff training, placement of metal detectors and other deterrent measures, and acquisition and installation of emergency notification technology. Performance runs through September 30, 2028 in...