Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative

 

Goal: The overall goal of the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) program is to reduce violence by persons at high risk for violence. Objective: The CVIPI program provides funding 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 between community residents, local government agencies, victim service providers, community-based organizations (CBO), law enforcement, hospitals, researchers, and other community stakeholders. Performance Measure 1: Percent of programs implementing community violence intervention strategies; Performance Measure 2: Number of at-risk individuals engaged in the program

Active 16.045 Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2022 Please visit https://bja.ojp.gov/program/community-violence-intervention/overview Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2022, Public Law 117-103, Statute 136,49, 127
Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2023, Public Law 117-328 Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is required. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. See the current fiscal year's solicitation available at the Office of Justice Programs web site at (http://www.ojp.gov/funding/solicitations.htm and http://ojp.gov/financialguide/DOJ/PreawardRequirements/index.htm for additional information. Upon approval by the Assistant Attorney General (for science offices, would be the Director of the applicable Office), successful applicants are notified via the JustGrants System. One copy of the grant award must be signed by the authorized official and returned to the Office of Justice Programs within 45 days of award date. For further information, please see http://ojp.gov/financialguide/DOJ/PreawardRequirements/chapter2.2a.htm. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 90 to 120 days. There are no appeal rights for rejection of a discretionary application, but for discretionary awards, please see section 28 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 18. In some cases, award periods may be extended if specific criteria are met. For details, please review the discussion of no-cost extensions in the Criteria for Award Extension section of the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide available at http://ojp.gov/financialguide/DOJ/PostawardRequirements/chapter3.2d.htm. See the current fiscal years' program solicitation available at the Office of Justice Programs web site at http://ojp.gov/funding/Explore/CurrentFundingOpportunities.htm. The CVIPI program provides funding for a wide range of activities including site-based planning and implementation of CVI strategies, training and technical assistance (TTA) for both grant funded and non-grant funded CVI programs, and research and evaluation of CVI strategies. Within this large umbrella, examples of how funding may be used include coordinating planning activities such as data collection and analysis of crime problems in the community and bringing together residents and other stakeholders to devise and implement CVI strategies that address those issues. Funding can be used to support CVI service providers as well as supporting services needed to provide a holistic approach to working with CVI participants. TTA will provide a range of guidance including things like strategic planning support, peer to peer learning opportunities, knowledge sharing around best practices and lessons learned, and coordination with other federal efforts. Research activities include process and outcome evaluations of CVI strategies as well as basic research around issue of violence reduction and prevention. Performance Reports: To assist in fulfilling the Departments responsibilities under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), Public Law 103-62, and the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, Public Law 111–352, recipients must provide data that measures the results of their work. Not applicable. In accordance with the requirement set forth in 2 CFR 200, Subpart F, grantees must maintain all financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to the award for at least 3 years following the close of the most recent audit. For additional guidance, please visit http://ojp.gov/financialguide/DOJ/PostawardRequirements/chapter3.16a.htm. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Award periods for Office of Justice programs generally range from 12 to 36 months. For specifics pertaining to this program, please see the current fiscal year’s program solicitation available at the Office of Justice Programs web site (http://ojp.gov/funding/Explore/CurrentFundingOpportunities.htm). For additional information, see the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide section on “Period of Availability of Funds" at http://ojp.gov/financialguide/DOJ/PostawardRequirements/chapter3.2a.htm. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Lump. None/Not specified. Katharine Browning
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of Justice Assistance
810 7th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20531 USA
Katharine.browning@usdoj.gov
Phone: 202-598-7781 https://www.ojp.gov 15-0404-0-1-754 (Project Grants) FY 22$43,511,717.00; FY 23 est $50,000,000.00; FY 24 est $200,000,000.00; FY 21$0.00; - (Project Grants) FY 22$48,856,504.00; FY 23 FY 24 - Safer Communities Act Supplemental Funding For FY22, there will be 7 different categories of funding for site-based and TTA awards, plus a research and evaluation solicitation. The range varies but goes up to $2 million for some individual awards. The average award will vary as well. See the current fiscal years' program solicitation available at the Office of Justice Programs web site (http://ojp.gov/funding/Explore/CurrentFundingOpportunities.htm. For additional guidance, please reference the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide (http://ojp.gov/financialguide/DOJ/index.htm) and Post award Instructions (http://ojp.gov/financialguide/DOJ/PostawardRequirements/index.htm). Applicable administrative requirements and Department of Justice regulations applicable to specific types of grantees can be found in title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (2 C.F.R.). Fiscal Year 2022 The CVIPI program provides funding for a wide range of activities including site-based planning and implementation of CVI strategies, training and technical assistance (TTA) for both grant funded and non-grant funded CVI programs, and research and evaluation of CVI strategies. Within this large umbrella, examples of how funding may be used include coordinating planning activities such as data collection and analysis of crime problems in the community and bringing together residents and other stakeholders to devise and implement CVI strategies that address those issues. Funding can be used to support CVI service providers as well as supporting services needed to provide a holistic approach to working with CVI participants. TTA will provide a range of guidance including things like strategic planning support, peer to peer learning opportunities, knowledge sharing around best practices and lessons learned, and coordination with other federal efforts. Research activities include process and outcome evaluations of CVI strategies as well as basic research around issue of violence reduction and prevention.