The City’s ONE Lexington program, in partnership with Community Action Council, has opened the application phase for the Gun Violence Prevention Grant program.
Donor Name: City of Lexington
State: Kentucky
City: Lexington
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/03/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $7,500
Details:
The grant program is focused on providing community partners with resources to help prevent gun violence, based on the P.I.E.R. program model.
Applications should focus on one of the following components of the P.I.E.R. program model:
- Prevention – To identify individuals who are most vulnerable to the cycle of gun violence and attempt to break that cycle through wrap-around services and community support.
- Intervention – To provide evidence and community-informed, comprehensive support to individuals who are already in the cycle of gun violence as victims or suspects.
- Enforcement – To develop collaborations and strengthen relationships between law enforcement and underserved communities.
- Re-entry – To support youth and young adults who are system-involved and/or are returning to society.
“This funding opportunity will also be coupled with workshops and information that can help grassroots organizations expand their reach in the community,” ONE Lexington Director Devine Carama said. “As ONE Lexington moves out of a programmatic space and into more of a central hub for gun violence resources in the city, this grant program takes a huge step toward building the capacity of organizations that are on the frontlines, doing the work each and every day.”
Funding Information
The City allocated $50,000 to support the Gun Violence Prevention Grant Program. Recipients of grants will receive up to $7,500.
Grant decisions will be made based on how well applications fit into one of the following tiers: messaging or community events, gun violence reduction programming, and comprehensive projects addressing the first two tiers.
For more information, visit Gun Violence Prevention Grant.