On November 30, 2023, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency announced the availability of $40 million in Violence Intervention Program funding for two competitive grant programs:
- Track one: VIP Competitive Grants Program: Under this solicitation, eligible applicants can request funding for a wide range of programs that address community violence intervention and prevention efforts.
- Track two: Coordinated Community Violence Intervention (CVI) Strategies Pilot Grants Program: This initiative invests in collaborative community violence intervention and response strategies within focused service areas. Grants will support local planning and implementation of short-term intervention, mid-term prevention, and long-term strategies designed to increase local coordination to more effectively prevent, intervene, and respond to gun and group-related violence.
Eligible applicants: Community-based or nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status, institutions of higher education, municipalities, counties, and district attorney’s offices.
Deadline to apply: Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 9:00 PM (ET).
Webinars for interested applicants:
- VIP Track: December 14 at 2 PM | Register now
- CCVI Track: December 15 at 11 AM | Register now
For more details, go here.
