15PBJA24GG03116CVIP

An estimated 1,900 Pennsylvanians die each year from gun violence, with even more injured survivors.

Hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs), as part of a community violence intervention (CVI) ecosystem, provide integrated, trauma-informed care to prevent cycles of violence and reinjury, with research showing they can reduce future violence and crime, benefiting individuals and communities.

An analysis of county-level gun violence data, recent research on non-fatal firearm injuries, and the availability of HVIPs reveals that, despite recent investments by the Commonwealth in HVIP and CVI infrastructure, significant gaps and disparities in access to these lifesaving programs persist in many historically underserved PA communities.

With this need and opportunity in mind, the PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) is partnering on this project with the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI) and WestEd's Justice & Prevention Research Center (JPRC).

Grant funds will be used to expand evidence-based HVIP program models in at least two local PA jurisdictions with high and increasing gun violence rates, currently underserved by HVIPs.

PA's proposed project would provide funding and training/technical assistance (TTA) supports for selected local HVIP sites as well as statewide TTA through a new HVIP community of practice.

A state-level HVIP/CVIPI working group will oversee the project, providing updates to state leadership and exploring sustainable funding and policy recommendations to create a blueprint for supporting and sustaining HVIPs through policy and funding levers.

Crime & Delinquency Pa Commission On

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]

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110-1167 United States

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