15PBJA22GK04707CVIP

Metropolitan Family Services (MFS) through the Metropolitan Peace Initiative (MPI) is requesting $2,000,000 over a 36-month project period through the US Department of Justice - C-BJA-2022-00115-PROD – CVPI Capacity Building Grant – to provide sub-awards to up to four (4) local community-based organizations (CBOs) to support the expansion of CVIPI services within the city of Chicago.

MPI is a division of the larger MFS not-for-profit organization and is the administrative, operations, and supportive services coordinator for Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P). CP4P convenes community-based and city-wide organizations to help heal Chicago communities experiencing the highest level of gun violence. CP4P is a network of CBOs (currently 16 agencies) that are hyper-local and experienced in the delivery of violence intervention and prevention work. Their mission, as convened by MFS MPI, is a framework that provides a comprehensive, long-term approach to reducing violence and gang activity among the individuals and communities it serves.

With this project, MFS MPI will provide sub-awards to up to four hyper-local CBOs to strengthen their capacity to provide sustainable multi-tiered community violence prevention and intervention services. Three of the organizations to be considered are Public Equity serving the Chicago community area of West Englewood, Think Beyond the Block serving the Chicago community area of Englewood, and Project Hood serving the Chicago community area of Woodlawn.

In total, MFS MPI will use these efforts to continue to support the development and sustainability of CVIPI efforts across the city of Chicago.

Metropolitan Family Services

THE COMMUNITY BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION INITIATIVE (CVIPL) WILL SUPPORT COMMUNITIES IN DEVELOPING COMPREHENSIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING EFFORTS TO ADDRESS GANG AND GUN VIOLENCE, BASED ON PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO COMMUNITY-BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, IN COMMUNITIES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF HOMICIDES AND THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF HOMICIDES PER CAPITA. FUNDING CATEGORIES WILL SUPPORT: - PROGRAMMATIC FUNDING FOR (1) PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR NEW PROGRAMS; AND (2) ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION OF EXISTING PROGRAMS. - CAPACITY BUILDING FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS - TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SITE-BASED AWARDS - COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION FIELD SUPPORT RESOURCE CENTER

16.045 - Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) [DOJ - OJP]

Chicago, Illinois 60606-4517 United States

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BJA FY 22 Office of Justice Programs Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (O-BJA-2022-171282)

Termination This cooperative agreement was reported as terminated by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in July 2025. See All
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 09/30/25 to 09/30/27 and the total obligations have increased 410% from $2,000,000 to $10,200,000.