15PBJA24GK03117CVIP

The Central Brooklyn Violence Intervention Collaborative will provide technical assistance, capacity building and workforce development services to a core team of community violence intervention agencies operating in Central Brooklyn, NY.

A key focus of these efforts is to position CVI teams as a pillar of public safety and public health in their communities and to better integrate their teams with the existing infrastructure of public safety, healthcare, housing, and social service providers.

In working towards the goal of reducing gun violence in Central Brooklyn, the key objectives of the Collaborative will be to:

1) Enhance strategic planning and purposeful collaboration among CVI teams themselves and with key public safety stakeholders;

2) Build a culture of continuous workforce development opportunities to strengthen the teams at all levels;

3) Increase CVI capacity to navigate and partner with local health, mental health, substance use, housing, education and other social service providers;

4) Improve client needs assessments and case management infrastructure; and

5) Develop standardized data collection and sharing protocols.

Research Foundation Of The City University Of New York

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]

New York, New York 10019-7296 United States

Single Zip Code

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