BJA FY 11 Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program (Project Safe Neighborhoods)

Post Date

June 7th 2011

Application Due Date

July 21st 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

BJA-2011-3060

CFDA Number(s)

16.609

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services

Eligibility Categories

Other

The PSN task force must identify a fiscal agent for the district. If the fiscal agent has changed from last year (FY 2010), the new fiscal agent must be certified by the U.S. Attorney╔к_s Office. Eligible fiscal agents include states, units of local government, educational institutions, faith-based and other community organizations, and private nonprofit organizations. BJA recommends that districts select their current PSN fiscal agent, or consider using the State Administering Agency (SAA) for DOJ funding, as SAAs can better leverage state resources to assist in the implementation of the district╔к_s PSN initiative. For a list of SAAs, see www.ojp.usdoj.gov/saa/. For details on the fiscal agen

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $326386

Grant Description

Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is designed to create safer neighborhoods through a sustained reduction in crime associated with gang and gun violence. The program's effectiveness is based on the cooperation of local, state, and federal agencies engaged in a unified approach led by the U.S. Attorney (USA) in each of the 94 federal judicial districts. Each USA is responsible for establishing a collaborative PSN task force of federal, state, and local law enforcement and other community members to implement gang and gun crime enforcement, intervention and prevention initiatives within the district. Through the PSN task force, each USA will implement the five design features of PSN╔к_partnerships, strategic planning, training, outreach, and accountability╔к_to address specific gun and gang crime problems in that district. Details on the five design features (also referred to as core elements) can be found later in this grant announcement and online at www.ncjrs.gov/html/bja/205263/. Note that while grant awards for this FY 2011 program are based on a formula, in future years, if funds are appropriated, grant awards will be made through a competitive process to encourage and focus funding in high-performing and evidence-based programs where the need is greatest. This initiative is authorized by the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Pub. L.112-10) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Justice

• Office:

  Office of Justice Programs

• Agency Contact:

  For technical assistance with submitting the application, call the Grants Management System Support Hotline at 1╔к_888╔к_549╔к_9901, option 3, or via e-mail to GMS.HelpDesk@usdoj.gov.

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Technical Assistance

• Agency Email Address:

  GMS.HelpDesk@usdoj.gov

• Location:

  Bureau of Justice Assistance

• More Information:

  Full Announcement