With this solicitation, Office of Justice Programs (OJP) seeks to prevent and reduce violent crime in communities by supporting comprehensive, evidence-based community-based violence intervention and prevention programs.
Donor Name: Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/30/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
The main goal of CVIPI is the prevention and reduction of violent crime in communities by supporting comprehensive, evidence-based community violence intervention and prevention programs.
Objectives
- Reduce community-based violence by focusing violence intervention and prevention programs on the individuals at highest risk for violence.
- Increase the collaboration between multidisciplinary stakeholders and the capacity of these partners to access and use data to assess the drivers of violence in the community and identify evidence-informed CVI strategies appropriate to address the violence.
- Build capacity of community CVI organizations to implement CVI strategies, collaborate with community partners and stakeholders, and identify sources of funding to sustain programs over time.
- Increase the evidence base of what works and best practices in CVI and prevention programs.
- Increase the opportunities for community violence survivors to be gainfully employed in CVI programs and to enhance career paths for CVI outreach workers.
Categories
There are a total of four funding categories under this solicitation.
- Categories 1 and 2 focus on local or tribal CVI projects led by either CBOs or units of local government. Categories 1 and 2 are divided by type of applicant to allow for applicants to be evaluated against similar applicant types.
- Category 3 focuses on state governments that will coordinate and support CVI strategies in one or more localities within the state.
- Category 4 focuses on regional or national intermediary organizations seeking to provide intensive training and technical assistance (TTA), oversight, and subawards to build the capacity of local CBOs.
Funding Information
- Category 1: CVIPI Site-based: Community-Based/Tribal Organizations: Up to $2,000,000
- Project Period: 36 months
- Category 2: CVIPI Site-based: City/County/Tribal Governments: Up to $2,000,000
- Project Period: 36 months
- Category 3: CVIPI Site-based: State Governments: $4,000,000
- Project Period: 36 months
- Category 4: CVIPI Site-based: Capacity Building for Community-Based Organizations via Intermediary Organizations: $4,000,000
- Project Period: 36 months
Eligibility Criteria
For Category 1
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
For Category 2
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Other units of local government, such as towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a State
For Category 3
- State governments
For Category 4
- Public– and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For-profit organizations including small businesses
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