Shannon Community Safety Initiative

The Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s (EOPSS) Office of Grants & Research (OGR) is responsible for administering the Senator Charles E. Shannon Jr., Community Safety Initiative (Shannon CSI) Grant Program. Donor Name: Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) State: All States County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 09/27/2024 Size of the Grant: Not Available Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year Details: The Shannon Community Safety Initiative (CSI) is a multi-pronged approach to address a community’s gang and youth violence problem using five strategy areas: Social intervention  Suppression  Opportunity Provision Organizational Change Community Mobilization The program incorporates the key elements of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Comprehensive Gang Model. The program supports regional and multi-disciplinary approaches to combat gang violence through coordinated prevention and intervention, law enforcement, prosecution, and reintegration type programs. Objectives  The provison provides for at least 20 percent of the funds awarded be designated for award to eligible projects in small cities or towns with a population of 5,000 or fewer residents. A higher energy savings to investment ratio must result in a higher project ranking. Priority consideration must be given to applicants that have not received grant awards for this purpose in prior biennia. Whenever possible and the most cost effective, projects should select the use of non-fossil fuel systems. 40% of the funds will be reserved for K-12 public school districts. School districts that submit a concept paper with estimated budget by the close of the initial application period, will have an additional 30 days to submit the full application. Concept papers must be reviewed and accepted by Commerce. Another primary objective of this funding is to support the retrofit of publicly owned buildings that are pursuing compliance with Washington’s Clean Buildings Performance Standard. Tier 1 buildings in this process will receive priority consideration. Priority will also be given to applicants with a developed community engagement plan for gauging community needs and impacts related to the proposed project.  Project Period The period of performance of any contract(s) resulting from this RFA is tentatively scheduled to begin on or about October 1, 2024 and to end on June 30, 2025. Project Period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. Eligibility Criteria This funding opportunity is open to multi-disciplinary collaborations working to address high levels of gang violence in their geographic area. Multiple municipalities may apply together as a regional collaborative group, with one municipality serving as the lead applicant and as the fiscal agent for the group. Program partners may include local, state, and nonprofit organizations, as further outlined in the Availability of Grant Funding (AGF). For more information, visit EOPSS.