15PBJA24GK03113CVIP

Currently, Wisconsin does not have a comprehensive approach to violence as a public health issue.

As a critical step toward this goal, the Medical College of Wisconsin's (MCW) Comprehensive Injury Center (CIC) was awarded funding to create the Wisconsin Community Safety Fund (WCSF) program in 2022 to serve as an intermediary administering resources to support local, community-specific, and evidence-informed public health strategies to address violence for priority groups that are disproportionately impacted.

Collectively, the CIC team is supporting implementation of Community Violence Intervention (CVI) strategies at the local level in multiple counties across Wisconsin and is partnering with coalitions, agencies, and coordinating bodies to inform the development of a comprehensive statewide approach to community safety using a health equity lens.

For this initiative, the MCW CIC will utilize this funding to enhance and expand upon the initial work of the WCSF.

This funding will provide up to five subawards to community-based organizations (CBOs) to support local CVI implementation as part of the growing ecosystem of local community-based violence intervention and prevention initiatives (CVIPI).

The subrecipients will receive intensive training and technical assistance in providing transformational services and community engagement focused on risk and protective factors for those most vulnerable to and impacted by community violence.

The Medical College Of Wisconsin

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]

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226 United States

Single Zip Code

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

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 400% from $1,841,359 to $9,215,667.