The Department of Justice (DOJ) is awarding $1.6 billion in grants to support programs designed to reduce violent crime while strengthening communities.
“The Department of Justice is committed to supporting our state and local partners to combat crime across the country,” Attorney General Merrick B.
Garland said. “This latest round of funding will deliver critical public safety resources, helping public safety professionals, victim service providers, local agencies and nonprofit organizations confront these serious challenges.”
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP)-administered grants are being distributed to communities and organizations nationwide as a means of providing additional tools to advance violence intervention activities and evidence-based police and prosecution strategies.
“These investments reflect a commitment that extends across this administration to invest in our neighborhoods, building bonds of civic trust and ending the cycle of trauma and violence that destroys too many lives and keeps far too many Americans from realizing their potential,” OJP Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon said.
The funding allotment also targets reducing recidivism and aiding those coming out of prisons and jails in transitioning back into communities while also supporting responses to drug overdoses and mental illness episodes.