The Office of the Attorney General is pleased to announce its Gun Violence Reduction Program.
Donor Name: State of California Department of Justice
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/16/2022
Size of the Grant: $250,000 and $1,000,000
Details:
The APPS database contains information on firearms purchased or registered in California and the owners of those firearms. Consistent with legislative mandates, the database is the result of records and information originating from Dealer Records of Sale (DROS) (firearms purchases/transfers through a California firearm dealer), various firearm ownership self-reporting forms, and assault weapon registrations. Combined, those records represent all individuals who purchased or transferred firearms legally within California and all known firearms associated with those individuals. Individuals are moved to the Armed and Prohibited File within the APPS database when they have subsequently become prohibited.
Armed and prohibited individuals, while the primary focus of the DOJ’s enforcement efforts, are a subset representing less than one percent of the APPS database. As of January 1, 2022, there were 3,199,394 known firearm owners in APPS, of which 24,509 are prohibited from owning firearms. The Department encourages applicants to consider innovative strategies to reduce the amount of armed and prohibited subjects in their areas of responsibility.
Funding Information
Eligible local law enforcement agencies may apply for funding in an amount between $250,000 and $1,000,000 per grant cycle;
Eligibility Criteria
- Any county sheriff’s department within the State of California that conducts activities related to the seizure of weapons and ammunition from persons who are prohibited from possessing them is eligible to receive funds.
- Priority shall be given for the following:
- Counties with the highest per capita population of armed prohibited persons residing in the county;
- Counties that do not have a Department of Justice Bureau of Firearms field office within their boundaries;
- Proposals that include innovative techniques or approaches to prohibited persons investigations and seizures that differ from existing efforts by the Department, other law enforcement agencies, or other grant applicants;
- Proposals that include integration of prohibited persons investigations and seizure operations into existing patrol and investigatory functions;
- Proposals that demonstrate the greatest likelihood of firearm and ammunition seizures from persons who are prohibited from possessing them.
- The amount of funds awarded to an applicant shall be commensurate with the scope of the applicant’s proposal.
For more information, visit State of California Department of Justice.