15PBJA24GG03105CVIP

This project seeks to improve the effectiveness of the Office of the Attorney General's (OAG) Cure the Streets (CTS) program, a public safety community violence intervention (CVI) initiative in Washington, DC, that aims to reduce gun violence.

The program, launched in 2018 and based on the Cure Violence Global CVI model, utilizes a public health approach by treating gun violence as a preventable disease.

CTS operates in 10 high-risk neighborhoods and employs credible community members as violence interrupters to mediate conflicts, prevent shootings, and change community norms.

It will strengthen collaboration and coordination between CTS and the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement's (ONSE) violence interruption initiative, a separate CVI program launched in 2018 with operations in 25 priority communities under the Executive Office of the Mayor.

Despite efforts from both agencies, there is ongoing community and political consensus that having two violence interruption programs under different agencies presents operational challenges.

While there is frontline information sharing between CTS and ONSE, a key challenge remains: aligning violence reduction efforts.

This comes at a critical time, as the District faces its highest homicide rates in nearly three decades.

Accordingly, this initiative will involve providing supplemental training to standardize violence interruption approaches across the District.

It will also advance the feasibility of combining CTS and ONSE into a unified District government violence interruption program.

The initiative will also identify a streamlined process for CTS to access support services housed under mayoral agencies to connect high-risk individuals with crucial resources.

The initiative will also offer paid apprenticeships to high-risk individuals identified by CTS staff to provide participants with opportunities and a path away from violence.

Government Of District Of Columbia

THE COMMUNITY BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION INITIATIVE (CVIPI) SEEKS TO PREVENT AND REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME IN COMMUNITIES BY SUPPORTING COMPREHENSIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING EFFORTS TO ADDRESS GANG AND GUN VIOLENCE, BASED ON PARTNERSHIPS AMONG COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, HOSPITALS, RESEARCHERS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. BJA ADMINISTERS OJP'S CVIPI, WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION (OJJDP) AND THE OFFICE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME (OVC). THIS COLLABORATIVE APPROACH HELPS ENSURE JURISDICTIONS HAVE ACCESS TO THE EXPERTISE TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY VIOLENCE THAT INVOLVES CHILDREN, YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS, AND ADULTS, BOTH AS THE INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR PERPETRATING THIS VIOLENCE AND THOSE WHO ARE VICTIMS OF IT. AS APPROPRIATE, AWARDS MADE UNDER THIS SOLICITATION MAY BE MANAGED BY BJA, OJJDP, OR OVC DEPENDING ON THE NATURE OF THE FUNDED PROJECT. THIS SOLICITATION WILL SEEK APPLICATIONS IN FOUR CATEGORIES: LOCAL OR TRIBAL CVI PROJECTS LED BY (1) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBOS) OR (2) LOCAL GOVERNMENT; (3) STATE GOVERNMENTS COORDINATING CVI STRATEGIES ACROSS ONE OR MORE LOCALITIES; AND (4) REGIONAL OR NATIONAL INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING TO PROVIDE INTENSIVE TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, OVERSIGHT AND SUBAWARDS TO BUILD LOCAL CBO CAPACITY.

16.045 - Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative

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

Washington, District Of Columbia 20001 United States

Single Zip Code

BJA FY24 Office of Justice Programs Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Site-Based (O-BJA-2024-172063)