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Access available grant funding from the federal government to prevent targeted violence and terrorism. Federal grants fund research, new equipment, technical assistance, security enhancements, capacity building, training and exercises, victim support, mental health interventions, and more. Funding is available for state and local governments, educators, health care practitioners, law enforcement, and others.
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All the information in the Prevention Resource Finder is government-owned or sponsored.
Project Prevent grants help local educational agencies increase their capacity to implement community- and school-based strategies to prevent community violence and mitigate the impacts of exposure to community violence.
This grant program provides funds directly to law enforcement agencies to implement community policing strategies by supporting new, creative approaches to preventing crime and promoting safe communities. The grant program further supports the office’s mission to strengthen community safety and build trust between law enforcement and the communities in which they serve.
This grant program provides funds directly to law enforcement agencies to increase community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Applicants receive additional consideration for focusing community policing efforts on "Combatting Hate and Domestic Extremism," and/or seeking support for programs to identify and prevent the radicalization of applicants and personnel who endorse violent and hateful extremist movements. The grant program further supports the office’s mission to strengthen community safety and build trust between law enforcement and the communities in which they serve.
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) funds comprehensive community-based approaches to reduce violent crime and address hate crimes though the promotion of community awareness and preparedness, increase victim reporting, and improve responses to hate crimes. These programs include Project Safe Neighborhoods, the National Public Safety Partnership, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, and the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program, which supports state, local, and tribal law enforcement, and prosecution agencies in their outreach to and education for the public about hate crimes. This program also supports victims, agency staff, and partners who have been impacted by these crimes.
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