The city of ST. Petersburg is submitting this proposal to create a crime gun intelligence center (CGIC) initiative

The City of St. Petersburg received a $580,581 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (CFDA 16.738). The grant will fund the establishment of a Crime Gun Intelligence Center (CGIC) initiative led by the St. Petersburg Police Department (SPPD) in partnership with local law enforcement. The CGIC will enable the immediate collection, management, and analysis of crime gun evidence to identify suspects involved in firearm violence, disrupt criminal activity, and prevent future violence. This initiative builds on SPPD's longstanding partnership with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and its significant use of the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network/Integrated Ballistics Information System (NIBIN/IBIS). The grant has an award date of October 1, 2023 and an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2026.

A CGIC is the next step in interagency collaboration with immediate collection, management, and analysis of crime gun evidence to identify suspects who are involved firearm violence, disrupt criminal activity, and prevent future violence. ST. Petersburg police department (SPPD) will lead this project with local law enforcement partners. SPPD is uniquely qualified to lead due to its longstanding partnership with the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives (ATF) and significant use of national integrated ballistics information network/integrated ballistics information system (NIBIN/IBIS).