Project safe neighborhoods (PSN) is designed to create and foster safer communities through a sustained reduction in violent crime

The North Carolina Department of Public Safety received a $181,002 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Project Safe Neighborhoods program (CFDA 16.609) to support the Western District of North Carolina's Project Safe Neighborhoods strategy from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. Project Safe Neighborhoods aims to reduce violent crime through coordination between local, state, tribal and federal law enforcement agencies and community organizations. Funds will be utilized by the recipient to achieve the goals and objectives of the PSN program in the district, which includes fostering safer communities through sustained reductions in violent crime facilitated by partnerships between law enforcement and local communities.

The program's effectiveness depends upon the ongoing coordination, cooperation, and partnerships of local, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies and community organizations working together with the communities they serve - engaged in a unified approach coordinated by the U.S. Attorney (USA) in all 94 districts. The recipient will utilize grant funds to achieve the goals and objectives of the PSN program for the western district of north carolina.