Grant Details:
Application Due Date: July 2012 est
Description: The grants are for anti-gun and anti-gang efforts. LEAs should work with their US Attorney’s Office to develop a plan to address these crimes and determine how the funds will be utilized. Every US Atty’s Office District will soon receive an allocation of funds for Project Safe Neighborhoods Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program. The district offices must submit an application to detail a plan for how they intend to utilize the funds. 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.
The FY 2011 PSN funding opportunity is designed to encourage the transition of PSN to a more effective, intelligence- and data-driven strategy in local communities. Funding allocated in FY 2011 should be used to make this transition so that when the program becomes competitive in FY 2012, districts will be better positioned to compete for funding on the basis of successful implementation of the core PSN strategies. FY2011 Allocations by State http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/11PSNAllocations.pdf Consistent with Attorney General Holder’s stated priority on officer safety, districts and PSN task forces should note that PSN funding can be used to address critical law enforcement officer safety concerns related to PSN target areas and activities. This includes identifying specific officer safety threats related to PSN targets and activities, addressing such threats through improved analytic capabilities locally or through the relevant state and local fusion center, improved situational awareness and information sharing, providing needed training, and protective equipment for state, local and tribal officers not otherwise available. Applicants must demonstrate a direct nexus to PSN in order for these expenses to be considered. Overview: Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is a nationwide network designed to create safer neighborhoods by reducing gang and gun violence and crime, and sustaining that reduction. The program's effectiveness is based on the cooperation of local, state, and federal agencies in a unified offensive led by the U.S. Attorney (USA) in each of the 94 federal judicial districts. Each U.S. Attorney is responsible for establishing a collaborative PSN task force of federal, state, and local law enforcement and other community members to implement PSN initiatives within the district. Through the PSN task force, each U.S. Attorney will implement the five core elements of PSN—partnerships, strategic planning, training, outreach, and accountability—to address specific gun and gang crime problems in that district. Details on the five elements can be found online at www.ncjrs.gov/html/bja/205263/. Eligibility: The PSN task force must identify a fiscal agent for the district, which must be certified by the U.S. Attorney’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’s PSN initiative. Deadlines: Registration and Application Registration is required prior to submission. The deadline to register in GMS is 8:00 p.m. eastern time on July 21, 2011 and the deadline for applying for funding under this announcement is 8:00 p.m. eastern time on July 21, 2011. Please note: Each U.S. Attorney is responsible for establishing a collaborative PSN task force of federal, state, and local law enforcement and other community members to implement PSN initiatives within the district. Through the PSN task force, each USA will implement the five core elements of PSN—partnerships, strategic planning, training, outreach, and accountability—to address specific gun and gang crime problems in that district. Details on the five elements can be found online at www.ncjrs.gov/html/bja/205263/. This initiative is authorized by the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117).
Organization Information:
Organization: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Website: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/index.html
Contact Information:
Contact Name: Jonathan Faley
Contact Email: jonathan.faley@usdoj.gov
Contact Phone: 202-514-2350
More Information:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/11PSNsol.pdf
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