Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program
Deadline for grant proposals is Feb. 27, 2017
SHREVEPORT / MONROE / ALEXANRIA / LAKE CHARLES / LAFAYETTE, LA: United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana Stephanie A. Finley and the Project Safe Neighborhoods Task Force announced today that the Department of Justice, the Office of Justice Programs and the Bureau of Justice Assistance is seeking applications for funding of a grant under the Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program, also known as Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN).
PSN furthers the Department of Justice=s mission to reduce violent crime by providing support to state, local and tribal efforts to create safer neighborhoods through a sustained reduction in gang violence and violent crimes committed with firearms. Contingent on the availability of funds, grant awards totaling $350,000 are possible in the Western District of Louisiana to fund new and current comprehensive gun crime reduction and gang violence reduction strategies. The application for this fiscal year 2017 (FY2017) PSN grant must be submitted to and received by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Lafayette by noon on Feb. 27, 2017.
Various types of single or multi‑grantee grant applications are welcome including those that address the following:
* Gang violence and gun violence reduction, deterrence, prevention, community outreach and education;
* Enforcement, adjudication and supervision programs;
* Prisoner reentry programs; or
* Other innovative related projects.
The FY2017 PSN Competitive Grant Announcement, OMB No. 1121-0329, can be found at. For the announcement or more information on the PSN program visit the U.S. Attorney’s Office website at http://www.justice.gov/usao-wdla and www.justice.gov/usao/law/psn.html or at www.psn.gov or www.bja.gov/programs/psn.
More information about the FY2017 PSN grant announcement and the PSN program can also be found by contacting Lisa Alwert at (337) 262-6618.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
