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We do not recommend aggregating the amounts shown here, as these grants may include both prime and sub grants. Totaling the grant amount here would result in some funding being double-counted – for example, if a county received a grant and subsequently made a sub-grant to a city within the county.

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Alabama ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA IS MADE UP OF THE 13 COUNTIES LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE STATE.  THE MAJORITY OF THE DISTRICT CONSISTS OF RURAL AREAS WHICH ENCOMPASS SMALL MUNICIPALITIES.  MOBILE, THE DISTRICT’S LARGEST POPULATION CENTER, IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF TWO MAJOR NORTH-SOUTH AND EAST-WEST INTERSTATES I-65 AND I-10, AND IS A 30 MINUTE DRIVE TO MISSISSIPPI OR FLORIDA.  THE NORTHERN DIVISION OF THE DISTRICT INCLUDES FIVE OF THE DISTRICT’S 13 COUNTIES.  THESE FIVE COUNTIES ARE AMONG THOSE WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF POVERTY IN THE STATE.    ALABAMA’S VIOLENT CRIME RATE TICKED DOWN 2% IN 2021 TO 5.1 INCIDENTS PER 1,000.  HOWEVER, IN 2021 ALABAMA WAS 38% HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF VIOLENT CRIMES PER CAPITA.  THE MOBILE POLICE DEPARTMENT’S DATA FOR 2021 SHOWS AN INCREASE OF 18.7% IN VIOLENT CRIME OVER 2020.  THE HOMICIDE RATE IN 2021 INCREASED BY 10.9%, ALTHOUGH OVERALL PART I CRIME WAS DOWN 6.6%.    THE MOST SERIOUS VIOLENT CRIME PROBLEMS WITHIN THE SDAL ARE REPEAT VIOLENT OFFENDERS AND GANG ACTIVITY, PRIMARILY INVOLVING 18-24 YEAR OLDS OFTEN CLAIMING A NEIGHBORHOOD BASED GANGS (NBGS) OR GROUP AFFILIATION BASED ON FAMILY OR GEOGRAPHY.  REPEAT OFFENDERS POSE A SPECIAL CHALLENGE IN THE SMALLER COMMUNITIES OF THE DISTRICT.  IN THESE AREAS THE ONGOING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND VIOLENCE PERPETRATED BY A REPEAT OFFENDER IS IMPACTFUL ON THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.  IN MANY INSTANCES REPEAT OFFENDERS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT REVOLVED THROUGH THE STATE SYSTEM (SEVERAL TIMES), AND THEIR CONTINUED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY HAS AN OUTSIZED IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY VIOLATE THE LAW. 		10/1/2022 9/30/2025 Prime $77,365.00
Alabama ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF
CRIME IN ALABAMA IS INCREASING, IS BECOMING MORE VIOLENT, AND IT FREQUENTLY INVOLVES THE PRESENCE OF A FIREARM. SINCE 2010, THERE HAS BEEN AN 87% INCREASE IN HOMICIDES, A 56% INCREASE IN ASSAULTS, A 98% INCREASE IN AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC ASSAULTS, AND A 60% INCREASE IN RAPE. DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS IN ALABAMA INCREASED BY MORE THAN 71% FROM 2020 - 2022. BASED UPON 2020 ATF TRACING DATA, ALABAMA IS A TOP 15 SOURCE STATE OF FIREARMS FOR ARKANSAS, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, ILLINOIS, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MISSISSIPPI, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, PUERTO RICO, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA. THE FIVE CITIES OF ANNISTON, BESSEMER, BIRMINGHAM, HUNTSVILLE, AND TUSCALOOSA ARE VIOLENT CRIME HOTSPOT OUTLIERS, LEADING MOST AREAS OF ALABAMA IN  FIREARM RELATED VIOLENT CRIME. THE VIOLENT CRIME RATE IN 2019 FOR ALL OF ALABAMA WAS 467.6 PER 100,000 INHABITANTS. RESPECTIVELY, THE 2019 VIOLENT CRIME RATE PER 100,000 PEOPLE FOR ANNISTON, BESSEMER, BIRMINGHAM, HUNTSVILLE, AND TUSCALOOSA WAS: 1,443.2; 2,923.5; 1,638.7; 861.8, AND 635.9. THESE FIVE HOT SPOTS ARE CENTERS OF VIOLENT, DRUG, AND PROPERTY CRIMES WITHIN THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA (NDAL). THE PRIMARY DRIVERS OF CRIME IN THESE HOTSPOTS INCLUDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, VIOLENT GANGS, DRUG TRAFFICKING, AND STRAW PURCHASES. 		10/1/2022 9/30/2025 Prime $156,409.00
Alabama ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF
VIOLENT CRIME IS RISING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA. HOWEVER, THE MOST PREDOMINANT FIREARMS/VIOLENT CRIME ISSUE IN THE DISTRICT REMAINS LOCALIZED IN THE CITY OF MONTGOMERY, AS WELL AS THE COUNTY. THE CITY OF MONTGOMERY HAS THE LARGEST POPULATION IN OUR DISTRICT AND STILL COMPRISES MOST OF THE CASELOAD HANDLED BY BOTH THE U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE. THERE WERE 320 PEOPLE SHOT IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY DURING 2021, WITH AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THEM LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. THERE WERE 75 HOMICIDE INVESTIGATIONS IN 2021, COMPARED TO 69 IN 2020. MONTGOMERY’S MURDER RATE IS 5.9 TIME GREATER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, AND 4 TIMES GREATER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE. GANGS, DRUG/GUN TRAFFICKING, AND ILLEGAL FIREARM POSSESSIONS ARE THE MAJOR DRIVING FORCES BEHIND VIOLENT CRIME.               ALTHOUGH A GREAT DEAL OF FOCUS IS DEDICATED ON THE MONTGOMERY AREA, THE REALITY IS THAT VIOLENT CRIME, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT RELATES TO GANG ACTIVITY, IS ITINERATE AND OCCURS ACROSS MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS. THE CITY OF MONTGOMERY HAS NUMEROUS MAJOR ROADWAYS CONNECTING IT TO OTHER COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES. THESE ROADWAYS PROVIDE TRAVELERS WITH AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO REACH ENDLESS DESTINATIONS, WHETHER ORIGINATING IN MONTGOMERY OR SIMPLY PASSING THROUGH TO DESTINATIONS SUCH AS ATLANTA, BIRMINGHAM, NASHVILLE, OR THE GULF COAST. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY ALSO PROVIDE CRIMINALS AND GANG MEMBERS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THEIR AREAS OF OPERATION. CITIES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT ARE IMPACTED BY CRIME BASED OUT OF MONTGOMERY AND SURROUNDING METROPOLITAN AREAS IN ADJOINING STATES. THEREFORE, CONNECTING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY OCCURRING IN DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS IS ESSENTIAL IN COMBATTING VIOLENT CRIME.   MANY OF THE OFFENDERS COMMITTING VIOLENT CRIME IN THE DISTRICT HAVE CRIMINAL RECORDS AND HAVE BEEN “THROUGH THE SYSTEM” MULTIPLE TIMES. THE ALABAMA BUREAU OF PARDONS AND PAROLES SYSTEM REMAINS OVERBURDENED, AND THE STATE PRISON SYSTEM IS STILL DESPERATELY OVERCROWDED.  THUS, CLOSE SUPERVISION OF ALL PROBATIONERS AND PAROLEES IS VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO THE OVERBURDEN OF STATE RESOURCES. 		10/1/2022 9/30/2025 Prime $92,767.00
Alaska ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
THE PSN TARGET ENFORCEMENT AREA FOR THIS GRANT APPLICATION HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS TWO DISTINCT AREAS: (1) THE URBAN AREA IDENTIFIED AS THE GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE, AND (2) THE RURAL AREA LOCATED OFF THE ROAD SYSTEM COMPRISED OF THE COMMUNITIES OF BETHEL, DILLINGHAM, KOTZEBUE, NOME, AND NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH. THE RATE OF MURDERS AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS IS HIGH WITHIN THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA IN 2020, THE YEAR IN WHICH THE MOST RECENT UCR DATA IS AVAILABLE. AS OF 2020, THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA FINDS ITSELF ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IN TERMS OF HOMICIDES, ROBBERIES, AND ASSAULTS. VIOLENT CRIME IN THE RURAL TARGET ENFORCEMENT AREA IS FUELED BY ALCOHOL WITH HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE. THE ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND THE USE OF FIREARMS IN VIOLENT CRIME HAS BEEN AN AREA OF CONCERN WITHIN BOTH THE URBAN AND RURAL TARGET ENFORCEMENT AREAS. OUT OF THE 48 MURDERS COMMITTED IN ALASKA IN 2020, THE MURDER WEAPON WAS A FIREARM IN 25 DEATHS. MANY OF THE FIREARM CRIMES WITHIN BOTH TARGET ENFORCEMENT AREAS ARE BEING COMMITTED BY THOSE WITH PRIOR FELONY CONVICTIONS. PROPOSED EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS INCLUDE CONCERTED COORDINATION WITH FEDERAL, LOCAL, AND STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROSECUTORS IN IDENTIFYING AND DEVELOPING STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION. THAT COORDINATION INCLUDES MUNICIPAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES SHARING INTELLIGENCE REGARDING VIOLENT OFFENDERS, CRIME TRENDING ANALYSIS, COORDINATING CRIME REDUCTION EFFORTS, PROMOTING PUBLIC AND OFFICER SAFETY, IMPROVING POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS, ENCOURAGING NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND SWIFTER REFERRAL OF STATE CASES INVOLVING VIOLENT OFFENDERS FOR FEDERAL PROSECUTION.   THE PSN TARGET ENFORCEMENT AREAS WERE IDENTIFIED USING UCR DATA, PSN PARTNER INTELLIGENCE SHARING, AND FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE, COMMUNITY CRIME MAPPING.   KEY PSN PARTNERS INCLUDE U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY PARTNERS, FBI, ATF, DEA, HSI; STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICES, ALASKA STATE TROOPERS; LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS, ANCHORAGE POLICE DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA CAMPUS POLICE, BETHEL POLICE DEPARTMENT, NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH POLICE DEPARTMENT, NOME POLICE DEPARTMENT, KOTZEBUE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND DILLINGHAM POLICE DEPARTMENT.   THE PROPOSED PROJECT TIME IS THREE YEARS. 		10/1/2022 9/30/2025 Prime $98,295.00
Arizona CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION ARIZONA
FFY2022 ARIZONA PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD'S PROJECT ABSTRACT        THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA (USAO-DAZ) CONTINUES FOCUSING ON VIOLENT FIREARM AND GANG PROSECTION PROSECUTIONS AND PROACTIVE INVESTIGATIONS TARGETING TRANSNATIONAL NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATIONS SMUGGLING FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION. THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLISH SAFETY (AZDPS) 2020 CRIME IN ARIZONA REPORT SHOWS VIOLENTCRIME OFFENSES ACCOUNTED FOR 16.10% OF THE CRIME INDEX. OF THE 28,777 VIOLENT CRIMES REPORTED IN 2020, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST INCIDENCE OF VIOLENT CRIMES AT APPROXIMATELY 69%. ARIZONA’S PSN TASK FORCE IS COMMITTED TO UTILIZING A DATA-DRIVEN,EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH TO ADDRESSING VIOLENT CRIME ACROSS THE STATE BY INCREASING THE USAGE OF THE NATIONAL INTEGRATED BALLISTIC INFORMATION NETWORK (NIBIN) REPORTING AND LEVERAGING THE CITY OF PHOENIX’S CRIME GUN INTELLIGENCE CENTER INITIATIVE AND CONTINUE TO EXPAND THE SOUTHERN ARIZONA NIBIN INITIATIVE THROUGH TUCSON POLICE DEPARTMENT.     ARIZONA’S PSN TASK FORCE, LED BY THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA, CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN COLLABORATION EFFORTS WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE REPRESENTATIVES FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND PROBATION FROM FEDERAL, STATE, AND TRIBAL AGENCIES. AN ACADEMIC RESEARCH PARTNER AND A CERTIFIED FISCAL AGENT WILL COMPLETE THE TASK FORCE. THE CERTIFIED FISCAL AGENT, ARIZONA CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION, WILL PROVIDE FISCAL MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT OF GRANT FUNDS. THE RESEARCH PARTNER, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, WILL PROVIDE THE ARIZONA PSN TASK FORCE WITH DATA ANALYSIS TO HELP IDENTIFY PROBLEM AREAS ACROSS THE STATE AND GAPS IN DATA AND NIBIN USAGE. THE PSN TASK FORCE WILL USE THIS DATA ANALYSIS AND LEVERAGE THE PARTNERSHIPS THE USAO HAS CREATED AND INITIATIVES SUCH AS PROJECT GUARDIAN, TO IMPLEMENT THE PSN PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.     THE PROJECTS WILL INCLUDE EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS BASED ON THE FOUR PSN DESIGN FEATURES OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, PREVENTION, AND INTERVENTION, FOCUSED AND STRATEGIC ENFORCEMENT, AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME AND RECIDIVISM AND ULTIMATELY CREATE SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS. THE TASK FORCE WILL UTILIZE PRIOR PROJECT FINDINGS FROM THE TUCSON POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PHOENIX POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIME GUN INTELLIGENCE CENTER (CGIC) TO BUILD UPON SUCCESSFUL REGIONAL INITIATIVES IN THE NORTHERN PART OF ARIZONA AND THE RESERVATIONS.     THIS PROGRAM ENCOURAGES OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO ENTER THEIR BALLISTIC EVIDENCE INTO THE NIBIN DATABASE UTILIZING IBIS EQUIPMENT AND HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN IMPROVING INTELLIGENCE. THE PSN TASK FORCE WILL IMPLEMENT PERFORMANCE OUTCOME MEASURES TO TRACK AND REPORT ON THE PROGRESS TOWARD THE GOAL OF VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION AMONG THE IDENTIFIED CRIME HOT SPOTS IN ARIZONA. 		10/1/2022 9/30/2025 Prime $369,655.00
Fresno, California FRESNO, CITY OF
THE CITY/COUNTY OF FRESNO, CALIFORNIA HAD A TUMULTUOUS 2021 AND RECENT INCREASE IN 2022 FOR AN UNPRECEDENTED SURGE OF VIOLENT CRIME, INCLUDING GANG RELATED HOMICIDES INVOLVING A FIREARM AND NON-FATAL SHOOTINGS. FURTHER EXACERBATING AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE SURGE IN VIOLENT GUN CRIMES ARE LARGE NUMBERS OF FEUDING GANG MEMBERS, AND A STEADY SUPPLY OF FIREARMS, INCLUDING “GHOST GUNS” INTO THE HANDS OF OFFENDERS. THE SURGE OF VIOLENT CRIME OVERWHELMED FRESNO POLICE DEPARTMENT (FPD) UNITS AND RESOURCES TASKED WITH INVESTIGATING VIOLENT CRIMES, LEAVING LITTLE TIME FOR ANALYSIS AND LONG-TERM INVESTIGATIONS OF VIOLENT GUN CRIMES AND SOURCES OF SUPPLY OF ILLEGAL FIREARMS.   THE PROJECT IS CENTERED AROUND THE UPGRADES OF THE MULTI-AGENCY GANG TASK FORCE/FRESNO WIRE ROOM IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FRESNO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S (DA) OFFICE, AND THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (AUSA). THIS WIRE ROOM IS ONE PIECE OF THE OVERALL STRATEGY TO SUSTAINABILITY REDUCE VIOLENT CRIMES IN FRESNO COUNTY. THE PROJECT AREA IS THE ENTIRE CITY OF FRESNO, WITH ALL RESIDENTS BENEFITING FROM THE PROJECT. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIMES IN ALL OF FRESNO BY IDENTIFYING, INVESTIGATING, AND PROSECUTING ARMED VIOLENT CRIME GANG OFFENDERS. THE SPECIFIC VIOLENT CRIMES THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON REDUCING ARE HOMICIDES AND NON- FATAL SHOOTINGS. FRESNO MULTI AGENCY GANG TASK FORCE CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH AND SUPPORT EXISTING INITIATIVES, INCLUDING THE EXISTING FRESNO NATIONAL INTEGRATED BALLISTIC INFORMATION NETWORK (NIBIN) SITE, AND PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS .   MAJOR AREAS THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON ARE COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF MAPPING, CRIME GUN DATA, TIMELY AND SYSTEMATIC ENTRY OF ALL CRIME GUNS INTO E-TRACE, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT VIA VALLEY CRIME STOPPERS, ENHANCED PROSECUTION OF GUN CRIME CASES IN COOPERATION WITH PSN AND TARGETING SOURCES OF SUPPLY OF CRIME GUNS.   AT THE END OF THE PROJECT, THE DELIVERABLES THE MULTI-AGENCY GANG TASK FORCE WILL PROVIDE ARE: CONDUCT DATA COLLECTION OF GANG RELATED SHOOTINGS/HOMICIDE CASES CONDUCT INITIAL INVESTIGATION “CONNECTING THE DOTS” WITH INTEL AND NIBIN INFORMATION AND DEVELOP SOLUTIONS (WIRE INVESTIGATIONS) CONDUCT ASSESSMENT OF MOST ACTIVE/VIOLENT GANGS AND GANG MEMBERS/ASSOCIATES VIOLENT CRIME PREVENTION STRATEGIES IN COLLABORATION WITH PSN COLLECTION OF PERFORMANCE DATA THAT REINFORCE THE PSN GOAL 		10/1/2022 9/30/2025 Prime $430,318.00
Florida FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS (PSN) PROJECT ABSTRACT – USAO SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FY2022   THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT (FDLE) PLANS TO ALLOCATE THE FUNDS FOR THE VIOLENT GANG AND GUN CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAM, ALSO KNOWN AS PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS (PSN) TO SUPPORT THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (USAO) FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT (SDFL) IN EFFORTS TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FELONIOUS FIREARM CRIMES AND CRIMINAL AND TRANSNATIONAL GANG VIOLENCE AND TO PREVENT FUTURE CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES IN THE HOT SPOT AREAS WITHIN THE SDFL.   THE PSN GRANT STRATEGY WILL ADDRESS THE PRIMARY CRIME DRIVER WHICH IS THE CONTINUED THREAT OF VIOLENT CRIME IN THE TARGETED ENFORCEMENT AREAS (TEAS).  GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS OF THE INTERVENTION(S) WITHIN THE SDFL WILL BE PLACED IN THE NORTHSIDE AREA AND SOUTH END AREA OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY; THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS; THE CITY OF POMPANO BEACH (BROWARD COUNTY); THE LINCOLN PARK NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE (ST. LUCIE COUNTY); AND THE CITY OF RIVIERA BEACH (PALM BEACH COUNTY). PSN EFFORTS WILL ASSIST IN DEVELOPMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES AIMED AT REDUCING THE VIOLENT CRIME PROBLEM IN THE TEAS AND TO PREVENT VIOLENT CRIMES FROM RECURRING.      FUNDING WILL ASSIST THE TASK FORCE IN IMPLEMENTING PSN INITIATIVES TO REDUCE THE SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM RATES OF HOMICIDES AND OTHER SERIOUS VIOLENT CRIMES IN EACH OF OUR SIX IDENTIFIED TARGETED ENFORCEMENT AREAS.  THE TASK FORCE HAS ALREADY INTEGRATED EVIDENCE-BASED BEST PRACTICES TO SUPPORT REACHING THEIR GOAL.   AT LEAST THIRTY PERCENT (30%) OF AWARDED FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR COLLABORATIVE, COORDINATED LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS FOCUSED ON CRIMINAL AND/OR TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GANGS ENGAGED IN HIGH LEVELS OF VIOLENT CRIME, FIREARMS OFFENSES, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND/OR DRUG TRAFFICKING. 		10/1/2022 9/30/2025 Prime $339,809.00
Florida FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS (PSN) PROJECT ABSTRACT – USAO MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FY2022   THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT (FDLE) WILL ALLOCATE THE FUNDS FOR THE VIOLENT GANG AND GUN CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAM, ALSO KNOWN AS PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS (PSN) TO SUPPORT THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (USAO) FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA (MDFL). FUNDS WILL BE USED TO FOCUS ON PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SHOOTINGS AND SOLVE CRIMES RELATED THERETO.   THE MDFL PSN TEAM WILL USE A TARGETED APPROACH, ALREADY IN PRACTICE, TO FIND AND REMOVE SHOOTERS FROM THE COMMUNITY. IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THE MDFL HAS FOCUSED ON THE AREAS OF TAMPA, FORT MYERS, AND JACKSONVILLE. HOWEVER, FOR FY2022, THE PSN TEAM WILL CONSIDER ORLANDO AND OCALA AS PART OF THE GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS.   MDFL PSN TASK FORCES WILL SUPPORT RECIPIENTS IN THE AREAS OF ENFORCEMENT, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH. THE MDFL WILL INCORPORATE THE PRINCIPLES OF LEADERSHIP, PARTNERSHIP, TARGETED AND PRIORITIZED ENFORCEMENT, PREVENTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY INTO ITS STRATEGY FOR THIS FUNDING.   AT LEAST THIRTY PERCENT (30%) OF AWARDED FUNDS WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT GANG TASK FORCES IN MDFL GEOGRAPHIC HOT SPOTS EXPERIENCING A SIGNIFICANT OR INCREASED PRESENCE OF CRIMINAL OR TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGING IN HIGH LEVELS OF VIOLENT CRIME, FIREARM OFFENSES, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND/OR DRUG TRAFFICKING. 		10/1/2022 9/30/2025 Prime $541,026.00
Florida FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS (PSN) PROJECT ABSTRACT – UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE,   NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FY 2022   THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT (FDLE) WILL ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR THE VIOLENT GANG AND GUN CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAM, ALSO KNOWN AS PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS (PSN) TO SUPPORT THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (USAO) FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA (NDFL).  FUNDS WILL BE USED TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME INCLUDING FELONIOUS FIREARM CRIMES, CRIMINAL GANG VIOLENCE AND PREVENTING FUTURE CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE NDFL HOTSPOTS.   PSN TASK FORCES IN TALLAHASSEE (LEON COUNTY), PENSACOLA (ESCAMBIA COUNTY), AND GAINESVILLE (ALACHUA COUNTY) ARE AVAILABLE TO WORK WITH SUBGRANT RECIPIENTS IN THE TRADITIONAL AREAS OF ENFORCEMENT, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH.   THE NDFL PSN STRATEGY WILL ADDRESS CHALLENGES TO REDUCE THE RATE OF VIOLENT CRIME IN TARGETED “HOT SPOTS” THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT BY INCREASING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DISMANTLING STREET GANGS AND QUASI-GANG ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED IN VIOLENT CRIMES IN THE AREAS. REDUCING THE NUMBER OF JUVENILES STEALING GUNS DURING AUTOMOBILE BURGLARIES WOULD ALSO HELP ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL BY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF CRIME GUNS AVAILABLE IN THOSE COMMUNITIES.   AT LEAST THIRTY PERCENT (30) PERCENT OF THE FUNDING WILL BE USED FOR COLLABORATIVE, COORDINATED LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS FOCUSED ON CRIMINAL AND/OR TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AS MANDATED BY THE FY2022 FEDERAL SOLICITATION. 		10/1/2022 9/30/2025 Prime $136,179.00
Baton Rouge, Louisiana BATON ROUGE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE FOUNDATION
THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA (USAO) HAS SELECTED THE BATON ROUGE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE FOUNDATION (FOUNDATION) TO BE THE FISCAL AGENT FOR THE JURISDICTION’S FY2022 PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT. THE FY2022 PSN STRATEGY WILL FOCUS ON ENHANCING THE USAO’S VIOLENT CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES STRIKE FORCE IN BATON ROUGE THROUGH A COORDINATED PUBLIC-PRIVATE COMMUNITY CAMERA SHARE PROGRAM.   GOAL #1: TO EXPAND THE TECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH THROUGH THE INSTALLATION AND MONITORING OF STRATEGICALLY PLACED CRIME CAMERAS IN HIGH CRIME NEIGHBORHOODS.   GOAL #2: TO USE TECHNOLOGY, INTELLIGENCE, AND DATA IN INNOVATIVE WAYS THAT ENABLE LAW ENFORCEMENT TO FOCUS RESOURCES ON THE PEOPLE AND PLACES ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR AND CRIME.   THE FOUNDATION WILL COORDINATE WITH RESEARCH AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY UP TO 22 LOCATIONS HIGH CRIME NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE CAMERAS WILL BE MOST VALUABLE TO PUBLIC SAFETY. ONCE IDENTIFIED, THE FOUNDATION WILL ENLIST THE ASSISTANCE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SPEAK WITH OWNERS AT EACH LOCATION TO OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR INSTALLING A CAMERA. GIVEN THE PROPOSED LOCATIONS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE LIKELY TO BE THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CITY’S CAMERA SHARE PROGRAM BUT DO NOT HAVE A SECURITY SYSTEM AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE ONE; AS SUCH, INTERESTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS WILL ONLY BE REQUIRED TO ENSURE THE CAMERA HAS CONTINUOUS POWER AND INTERNET TO PARTICIPATE.   ENVISAGE RESEARCH AND ANALYTICS WILL SERVE AS THE RESEARCH PARTNER, AND ALL CAMERAS WILL BE MONITORING AND HOSTED BY PROJECT NOLA, A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT COMMUNITY-BASED CRIME CAMERA INITIATIVE LOCATED IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. 		10/1/2022 9/30/2025 Prime $91,149.00
New Orleans, Louisiana CITY OF NEW ORLEANS COURTS
THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ENCOMPASSES THE FOLLOWING THIRTEEN PARISHES:  ASSUMPTION, JEFFERSON, LAFOURCHE, ORLEANS, PLAQUEMINES, ST. BERNARD, ST. CHARLES, ST. JAMES, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, ST. TAMMANY, TANGIPAHOA, TERREBONNE, AND WASHINGTON. THESE PARISHES HOLD DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, BE IT THROUGH RACIAL, SOCIO-ECONOMIC, ETHNIC, OR AGE OF THE POPULATION.  THESE DIFFERENCES, HOWEVER, ARE INCONSEQUENTIAL WHEN LOOKING AT THE RECENT BOOM OF VIOLENT CRIME THAT HAS OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE PARISHES.   THE ENTIRE AREA OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT, HAS IN RECENT YEARS, BEEN STRICKEN WITH INCREASING VIOLENT CRIME. THESE CRIMES INCLUDE CARJACKINGS AND ROBBERIES THAT ARE OCCURRING IN POPULATED/FREQUENTLY VISITED AREAS DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. HISTORICALLY, THESE TYPES OF CRIMES HAVE BEEN SEEN AS OCCURRING AT NIGHT AND OFTEN IN HIGH CRIME-URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS. THAT PERCEPTION HAS BEEN CHALLENGED OF LATE, WITH THE CITIZENS OF THE THIRTEEN PARISHES, AND SPECIFICALLY THOSE IN ORLEANS PARISH AND THE SURROUNDING METROPOLITAN AREAS, SCARED TO GO ABOUT THEIR DAILY LIVES AND TASKS, SUCH AS GETTING GAS AT COSTCO OR GROCERY SHOPPING, FOR FEAR OF A VIOLENT ACT BEING PERPETRATED ON THEMSELVES OR A FAMILY MEMBER.   DUE TO THIS EXPANSION OF CRIMES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, THE U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE HAS PARTNERED WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, SUCH AS, THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION (DEA), THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI), THE U.S. MARSHAL’S SERVICE, THE ORLEANS PARISH DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, THE ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS & EXPLOSIVES (ATF), AND THE NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT, TO WORK TOGETHER TO COMBAT THIS EXPLODING WAVE OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.    WITH FY 2022 PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS (PSN) FUNDING, THE GROUP PLANS TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPLEMENT CRIME PREVENTION AND REDUCTION STRATEGIES WHILE ENGAGING IN SHARING OF INFORMATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. 		10/1/2022 9/30/2025 Prime $134,999.00
Shreveport, Louisiana CITY OF SHREVEPORT
SHREVEPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE DUAL-ROLE FISCAL AGENT, ON BEHALF OF THE U.S. ATTORNEY=S OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA (WDLA), REQUESTS APPROXIMATELY $152,565.00 IN FY2022 PSN GRANT FUNDS FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2022 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2025. SINCE 2002, THE U. S. ATTORNEY=S OFFICE FOR THE WDLA HAS DEVELOPED THE PSN INITIATIVE IN FIVE REGIONAL TASK FORCES LOCATED IN THE MAJOR CITIES OF THE JUDICIAL DIVISIONS OF THE DISTRICT B SHREVEPORT, MONROE, ALEXANDRIA, LAFAYETTE AND LAKE CHARLES. THE WDLA COVERS MORE THAN 2.1 MILLION CITIZENS, 42 OF LOUISIANA=S 64 PARISHES, AND OVER 200 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. DUE TO THE SUCCESS OF THE WDLA PSN INITIATIVE AND PSN TASK FORCES, REINFORCED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT SINCE OCTOBER 2017, VIOLENT CRIME PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING FIREARMS WITH CHARGES UNDER 18 U.S.C. §§ 922 AND 924 HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY, REACHING A HIGH POINT IN FY2019. OUT OF THESE, AN AVERAGE OF 98.8% WERE SENTENCED TO PRISON IN FY2019, 95.2% IN 2020, AND 97.7% IN 2021. STATISTICS FROM THE FIRST QUARTER OF FY2022 ARE ALREADY AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH.    CATEGORY FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 (JAN–MAR) MATTERS RECEIVED 81 174 194 127 145 118 DEFENDANTS FILED 63 93 129 113 126 128 CASES FILED 		10/1/2022 9/30/2025 Prime $152,565.00
Kansas City, Missouri KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN CRIME COMMISSION
PROJECT ABSTRACT PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS, WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI UNDER THE COORDINATION AND LEADERSHIP OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE (USAO) A PSN TASK FORCE RE-ESTABLISHED IN 2018 AND IS CURRENTLY ASSISTING IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PSN GRANT 2019-GP-BX-0062, PSN GRANT 2020-GP-BX-0004 AND 2021 GRANT #15PBJA-21-GG-03035.  THE TASK FORCE COMBINES FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, FORMER AND RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, AND LOCAL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE HOLISTIC CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAM.  THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE FROM PARTNERS INVOLVED IN THIS TASK FORCE HAS BEEN VERY POSITIVE. THE PROPOSED PROJECT PERIOD IS OCTOBER 1, 2022, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, CONTINGENT ON FUNDING AVAILABILITY TO IMPLEMENT OUR ACTION PLAN.  THROUGH INTELLIGENCE SHARING WITH THE JACKSON COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE, KANSAS CITY MISSOURI POLICE DEPARTMENT (KCPD), AND OTHER STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, THE PSN TASK FORCE HAS IDENTIFIED AREAS WITH THE HIGHEST VIOLENT CRIME RATES IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI TO BE TARGETED FOR A VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION STRATEGY.  THE VIOLENT CRIMES IN THE TARGET ENFORCEMENT AREA ARE DRIVEN BY GANG OR GROUP RELATED NARCOTICS ACTIVITY INCLUDING RETALIATION DRIVEN CRIMES.  THE PSN TARGET ENFORCEMENT AREA IS GENERALLY DEFINED BY GEOGRAPHIC STREET BOUNDARIES FROM ST. JOHN AVENUE (1ST STREET) TO 85TH STREET, AND TROOST AVENUE TO VAN BRUNT BOULEVARD EXTENDED.  IN A 5-YEAR PERIOD OF TIME FROM JANUARY 2015 THROUGH DECEMBER 2019, 484 HOMICIDES HAVE OCCURRED IN THIS AREA.  AN AVERAGE OF 97 HOMICIDES PER YEAR.  ALSO, THIS IS 71% OF THE 678 HOMICIDES OCCURRING IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI DURING THAT TIME.  THERE WAS AN AVERAGE OF 136 HOMICIDES PER YEAR.  FURTHER, IN 2020 WE WERE A LITTLE OVER THE AVERAGE IN THE TA WITH 99 HOMICIDES VERSUS THE 5-YEAR AVERAGE OF 97.  THIS WAS 63% OF THE RECORD YEAR OF 156 HOMICIDES IN KANSAS CITY.  CONSEQUENTLY, WHILE THE PERCENTAGE OF HOMICIDES IN THE TARGET AREA WAS 8% LESS THAN THE 5-YEAR AVERAGE, THE SELECTED TARGET AREA REMAINS AN IMPORTANT AREA FOR COMMUNITY POLICING, NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION AND ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS. WE PROPOSE BUILDING UPON PAST SUCCESSFUL EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS TO SHARE INTELLIGENCE, STAY CURRENT ON IDENTIFYING SPECIFIC VIOLENT CRIME HOT SPOTS WITHIN THE TARGET ENFORCEMENT AREAS TO PROVIDE COORDINATED POLICE RESPONSE TO THOSE AREAS, AND TO IDENTIFY PROLIFIC VIOLENT OFFENDERS DRIVING THE VIOLENCE.  WE ARE ALSO PARTNERING WITH THE KANSAS CITY, MO. POLICE DEPARTMENT’S LAW ENFORCEMENT RESOURCE CENTER WHERE THE RECENTLY ESTABLISHED MIDWEST CRIME GUN INTELLIGENCE CENTER (CGIC) IS LOCATED AND A GANG INTELLIGENCE SQUAD TO ASSIST WITH IDENTIFYING THE VIOLENT ACTIVE TRIGGER PULLERS IN THE TARGET ENFORCEMENT AREA FOR INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION. THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI’S PSN PROGRAM IS ALSO WORKING TO PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PREVENTION ASSETS TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME.  THE PSN PROGRAM PLANS TO REINTRODUCE SEVERAL PROVEN PAST COMMUNITY AWARENESS STRATEGIES, AND ADD TO THEM A TARGETED SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN, TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE THAT THOSE COMMITTING VIOLENT ACTS IN OUR COMMUNITY WILL FACE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. 		10/1/2022 9/30/2025 Prime $207,593.00
Omaha, Nebraska CITY OF OMAHA
THE PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD (PSN) NEBRASKA STRATEGY IS DRIVEN BY THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA.  PSN NEBRASKA STRATEGIES ARE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS, COLLABORATIONS AND DE-CONFLICTION WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION AGENCIES.  THE TASK FORCE CONSISTS OF OMAHA AND LINCOLN POLICE (OPD, LPD), FEDERAL/CITY/COUNTY PROSECUTORS, FEDERAL AGENCIES (FBI, ATF), NEBRASKA PROBATION, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.  THE NEBRASKA TASK FORCE UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED TO FOCUS FY2022 FUNDING IN OMAHA TARGET DISTRICTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIME, ILLEGAL GUN POSSESSION, AND HOMICIDE.  PSN NEBRASKA WILL IMPLEMENT A FOCUSED DETERRENCE STRATEGY TO REDUCE GANG AND GUN VIOLENCE AND ILLEGAL GUN POSSESSION WITHIN THE OMAHA NORTHEAST PRECINCT.  THE STRATEGY WILL MODEL OPERATION CEASEFIRE.  PSN NEBRASKA WILL UTILIZE FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: 1) REDUCE VIOLENT GUN AND GANG RELATED CRIME THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE CRIME REDUCTION STRATEGY; 2) UTILIZE GANG INTELLIGENCE TO STRENGTHEN ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS AND PREVENT GUN AND GANG VIOLENCE; 3) INCREASE FEDERAL AND STATE PROSECUTIONS OF VIOLENT ARMED CRIMINALS; 4) CONDUCT OUTREACH AND DEPLOY COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVES TO COMBAT CRIME; AND 5) CONDUCT A PROACTIVE ANALYSIS OF PSN PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.  THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA WILL REPLICATE THE OPERATION CEASEFIRE MODEL IN OMAHA THROUGH A THREE (3) PHASE APPROACH.  THE OMAHA WORKING GROUP WILL RELY ON INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, OMAHA SCHOOL OF CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE TO IDENTIFY HIGH CRIME AREAS AND CHRONIC VIOLENT OFFENDERS.  DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE, GANG AND GUN OFFENDERS WILL BE PUT ON NOTICE WILL FACE CERTAIN AND SWIFT CONSEQUENCES FOR POSSESSION OF ILLEGAL FIREARMS.  NOTIFICATION MEETINGS WILL BE HELD IN COLLABORATION WITH NEBRASKA STATE PROBATION.  DURING THE ENFORCEMENT PHASE, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROBATION OFFICERS WILL CONDUCT TARGETED OVERTIME OPERATIONS TO INCORPORATE PRE-EMPTIVE AND ROUTINE IN-PERSON VISITS OF PROBATIONERS, AND DIRECTED PATROL OF HOTSPOTS WITHIN THE TARGETED PATROL DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE AN IMMEDIATE AND INTENSE RESPONSE TO VIOLENT BEHAVIOR.  THROUGHOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT PHASES, THE PSN TEAM WILL CONDUCT FIREARMS SCREENING TESTS THROUGH THE UNMC HUMAN DNA LAB, HOLD INCIDENT REVIEW MEETINGS TO COORDINATE PROSECUTION OF VIOLENT GUN CRIMES, CARRY OUT AN INFORMATIVE COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY, AND CONDUCT PREVENTION ACTIVITIES IN COLLABORATION WITH GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY INITIATIVES. 		10/1/2022 9/30/2025 Prime $119,266.00
Delaware EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR OF DELAWARE
DELAWARE’S FY 2022 PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS   PROJECT ABSTRACT   VIOLENT CRIMES HAVE BEEN STEADILY INCREASING IN DOVER, DELAWARE DESPITE ONGOING EFFORTS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE. 2022 IS SHOWING NO SIGNS OF RELIEF. THIS PROJECT, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2022 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, WILL UTILIZE PSN FUNDS TO AUGMENT AND EXPAND EXISTING EFFORTS TARGETING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN THE CITY OF DOVER. WE PROPOSE TO TARGET HIGH CRIME AND VIOLENT AREAS OF THE CITY BY INCREASING DIRECTED PATROLS USING FUNDS FOR OVERTIME. THE DOVER PD WILL BE SUPPORTED IN THEIR EFFORTS WHEN NEEDED BY THE DELAWARE STATE POLICE. OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORT WITH BE DRIVEN BY N-CALL WHO WILL HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS OR “BOOTS ON THE GROUND” WORKING IN THE COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY SOME OF THE REASONS FOR CERTAIN AREAS TO HAVE A HIGHER CRIME RATE THAN OTHERS, TO PROVIDE SOME INTERVENTION TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO IDENTIFY POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE INFLUENCERS. AS A RESULT, THIS WILL FOSTER BETTER POLICE/COMMUNITY RELATIONS TO HELP REDUCE VIOLENT AND GANG RELATED CRIME IN OUR TARGET AREAS THAT ARE WITHIN THE CITY OF DOVER.   PAST EFFORTS OF PSN IN DOVER AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER LEADERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE A MEANS OF COORDINATING EFFORTS. THROUGH REAL TIME CRIME ANALYSIS AND COORDINATED EFFORTS OF THE RESEARCH PARTNER AT DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY, WE CAN KNOW WHERE AND WHEN CRIME HOT SPOTS OCCUR AND HOW THEY CORRELATE WITH SOCIAL INDICATORS. HOWEVER, BUDGETARY RESTRICTIONS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO TARGET POLICE EFFORTS ON HOT SPOTS ON AN ONGOING BASIS. ALTHOUGH ANALYSES WILL ALLOW A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF DOVER HOT SPOTS, THE QUESTION OF WHY CRIME IS CLUSTERING IN A FEW SPECIFIC AREAS REMAINS ELUSIVE. BY INCREASING POLICE EFFORTS THROUGH PSN FUNDING AND TARGETING THOSE EFFORTS AT THE DRIVERS OF CRIME THROUGH RISK TERRAIN MODELING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DSU RESEARCH TEAM, WE HOPE TO DEMONSTRATE A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN OVERALL VIOLENT CRIME AND SPECIFICALLY FIREARMS VIOLENCE. THE GOAL OF PSN IS TO REDUCE GUN CRIME AND GANG VIOLENCE OUTCOMES. PSN’S SUCCESS WILL BE MEASURED BY A 10% REDUCTION IN VIOLENT/GUN CRIME AND GANG VIOLENCE. WHILE FOCUSING 30% ON GANG RELATED ACTIVITIES AND VIOLENCE INTERVENTION.     TOTAL AWARD 2022-$92,013.00   N-CALL COMMUNITY PARTNER-$38,889.00 DOVER PD-$34,655.00 DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY-$8,430.00     TOTAL AWARD 2021-$92,442.00 		10/1/2022 9/30/2025 Prime $92,013.00
Rapid City, South Dakota CITY OF RAPID CITY
RAPID CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE VIOLENT OFFENDERS RESPONSIBLE FOR FIREARMS AND DRUG RELATED OFFENSES. 		10/1/2022 9/30/2025 Sub $68,656.00
Cook County, Illinois ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
INTELLIGENCE PAROLE AGENTS WILL CONDUCT ENHANCED PAROLE COMPLIANCE INITIATIVES TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME IN THE PSN DISTRICTS 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, AND 15 IN COOK COUNTY. WE ALSO WILL CONDUCT ENHANCED PAROLE COMPLIANCE INITIATIVES IN THE PSN CITY OF ROCKFORD. AGENTS WILL COORDINATE WITH CPD'S DISTRICT-BASED INTELLIGENCE AND ROCKFORD'S POLICE INTELLIGENCE TO IDENTIFY AND RESPOND TO ISSUES INVOLVING KNOWN STREET GANG MEMBERS 1) BEING RELEASED FROM AND IDOC FACILITY TO A PSN DISTRICT, OR 2) WHO OTHERWISE HAVE TIES TO, OR A PRESENCE IN A PSN DISTRICT. THESE AGENTS WILL CONDUCT INCREASED INDIVIDUAL AND COORDINATED GROUP PAROLE (I.E. PAROLEE FORUMS) AND COMPLIANCE CHECKS ON THESE IDENTIFIED PAROLEES/RELEASES TO ENSURE THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH PAROLE CONDITIONS, AND THEY WILL SEEK TO IMPOSE APPROPRIATE SANCTIONS WHEN VIOLATIONS ARE NOTED. * IDOC PAROLE, WILL PARTNER CPD GANG INVESTIGATIONS TO CONDUCT A FOCUSED/STRATEGIC ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVE FOR PAROLE AGENT OVERTIME TO CONDUCT PAROLE COMPLIANCE CHECKS FOR GANG AND GUN OFFENDERS IN PSN DISTRICTS (100% ATTRIBUTED TO THE "GANG TASK FORCE"). INTELLIGENCE PAROLE AGENTS WILL CONDUCT ENHANCED PAROLE COMPLIANCE INITIATIVES TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME IN THE PSN DISTRICTS 4,6,7,9,10,11, AND 15 IN COOK COUNTY. WE ALSO WILL CONDUCT ENHANCED PAROLE COMPLIANCE INITIATIVES IN THE PSN CITY OF ROCKFORD. AGENTS WILL COORDINATE WITH CPD'S DISTRICT-BASED INTELLIGENCE AND ROCKFORD'S POLICE INTELLIGENCE TO IDENTIFY AND RESPOND TO ISSUES INVOLVING KNOWN STREET GANG MEMBERS 1) BEING RELEASED FROM AN IDOC FACILITY TO A PSN DISTRICT, OR 2) WHO OTHERWISE HAVE TIES TO, OR A PRESENCE IN A PSN DISTRICT. THESE AGENTS WILL CONDUCT INCREASED INDIVIDUAL AND COORDINATED GROUP PAROLE (I.E. PAROLEE FORUMS) AND COMPLIANCE CHECKS ON THESE IDENTIFIED PAROLEES/RELEASES TO ENSURE THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH PAROLE CONDITIONS, AND THEY WILL SEEK TO IMPOSE APPROPRIATE SANCTIONS WHEN VIOLATIONS ARE NOTED. IDOC PAROLE, WILL PARTNER WITH CPD GANG INVESTIGATIONS TO CONDUCT A FOCUSED/STRATEGIC ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVE FOR PAROLE AGENT OVERTIME TO CONDUCT PAROLE COMPLIANCE CHECKS FOR GANG AND GUN OFFENDERS IN PSN DISTRICTS (100% ATTRIBUTED TO THE "GANG TASK FORCE"). 		10/1/2022 9/30/2025 Sub $132,171.00
Chattanooga, Tennessee CITY OF CHATTANOOGA
EFLEA EMERGENCY FUNDING. 		10/1/2021 9/30/2024 Sub $18,942.00
Jackson, Tennessee CITY OF JACKSON MAYORS OFF
EFLEA EMERGENCY FUNDING. 		10/1/2021 9/30/2024 Sub $36,898.00
Rapid City, South Dakota CITY OF RAPID CITY
RAPID CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE VIOLENT OFFENDERS RESPONSIBLE FOR FIREARMS AND DRUG RELATED OFFENSES. 		10/1/2021 9/30/2024 Sub $68,118.00
Manchester, New Hampshire CITY OF MANCHESTER
FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING HOT SPOT PATROLS, WHICH ARE AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED TO HAVE VIOLENT CRIME FREQUENCY AND/OR VIOLENT STREET GROUPS AND THAT MAY INCLUDE LOCATIONS SUCH AS A STREET SEGMENTS WITH ABANDONED HOMES, GAS STATIONS, HIKING TRAILS; OR CONVENIENCE STORES. 		10/1/2021 9/30/2024 Sub $30,676.00
Nashua, New Hampshire NASHUA, CITY OF (INC)
FOR EXPENSES INCURRED AND SERVICES PROVIDED FOR ACTIVITIES SURROUNDING OPERATION RECESS, WHICH IS A SCHOOL-BASED POLICING PROGRAM THAT WILL BE USED TO ADDRESS YOUTH VIOLENCE BY INTRODUCING LAW ENFORCEMENT INTO SCHOOLS DURING RECESS TIME TO EFFECTIVELY BUILD COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. IN ADDITION, FUNDING PROVIDING FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING HOT SPOT PATROLS, WHICH ARE AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED TO HAVE VIOLENT CRIME FREQUENCY AND/OR VIOLENT STREET GROUPS AND THAT MAY INCLUDE LOCATIONS SUCH AS A STREET SEGMENTS WITH ABANDONED HOMES, GAS STATIONS, HIKING TRAILS, OR CONVENIENCE STORES. 		10/1/2021 9/30/2024 Sub $30,704.32
Shelby County, Tennessee SHELBY COUNTY GOVERNMENT
PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS (PSN) IS DESIGNED TO CREATE AND FOSTER SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH A SUSTAINED REDUCTION IN VIOLENT CRIME. THE PROGRAM'S EFFECTIVENESS DEPENDS UPON THE ONGOING COORDINATION, COOPERATION, AND PARTNERSHIPS OF LOCAL, STATE, TRIBAL, AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVEÂ ENGAGED IN A UNIFIED APPROACH LED BY THE U.S. ATTORNEY (USA) IN ALL 94 DISTRICTS. 		10/1/2021 9/30/2024 Sub $110,106.00
Colorado Springs, Colorado COLORADO SPRINGS CITY GOVERNMENT
THE COLORADO SPRINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT (CSPD) WILL USE PSN FUNDING TO SUPPORT ONE NEW FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE (NIBIN TECHNICIAN) AND ONE EXISTING PART-TIME EMPLOYEE (NIBIN CIVILIAN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR Â CURRENTLY FUNDED THROUGH ANOTHER GRANT THAT WILL EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 31, 2022) WITHIN THE CSPD METRO CRIME LAB (MCL). THESE STAFF WILL DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE PSN GOAL OF DEVELOPING VIOLENCE REDUCTION STRATEGIES BY ENABLING THE CSPD TO REDUCE THE PROCESSING TURNAROUND TIME OF VIOLENT CRIME SCENE CARTRIDGE CASINGS FROM THE CURRENT 30 DAYS TO A GOAL OF 48 HOURS OR LESS. CSPD PARTICIPATES IN THE NATIONAL INTEGRATED BALLISTIC INFORMATION NETWORK (NIBIN) PROGRAM AND CURRENTLY RELIES ON THE COLORADO BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS (CBI) FOR THE PROCESSING OF CARTRIDGE CASINGS. THE ADDITIONAL STAFF REQUESTED WILL ENABLE OUR TEAM TO DO THIS WORK AT OUR OWN MCL, DRAMATICALLY REDUCING TURNAROUND TIME AND INCREASING CSPDÂ S ABILITY TO REDUCE OVERALL COMMUNITY VIOLENCE AND GANG RELATED ACTIVITY. 		10/1/2021 9/30/2024 Sub $132,391.00
Suffolk County, New York SUFFOLK, COUNTY OF
PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS FY21 PROPOSED PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON THE AREAS OF SUFFOLK AND NASSAU COUNTIES.  BOTH COUNTIES SUFFER FROM INCREASED GUN VIOLENCE WHICH IS TIED TO GANG AND DRUG ACTIVITY AND WHICH ARE BEING PERPETRATED IN PARTICULAR GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS BY A FEW INDIVIDUALS. THE STRATEGIC PLAN WILL INCORPORATE TARGETED ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS AIMED AT HOT SPOT LOCATION AND TOP OFFENDERS.  BOTH COUNTIES WILL EMPLOY ROBUST CRIME ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY THE HIGH CRIME LOCATIONS AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS DRIVING THE CRIME IN THEIR LOCALITIES AND WILL USE DATA AND ANALYSIS TO INFORM AND DRIVE THEIR STRATEGIES.  PRIMARY ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE ENHANCED INVESTIGATIONS, SURVEILLANCE, TARGETED PATROLS, NARCOTICS WARRANTS, COLLABORATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER AGENCY PARTNERS, DATA COLLECTION, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFECTIVE ACTION PLAN. PROGRAMMATIC REPORTS WILL BE FILED DETAILING ENFORCEMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS DATA ANALYSIS. THE RESIDENTS OF SUFFOLK AND NASSAU COUNTIES WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS ENFORCEMENT APPROACH AS IT IS HOPED THAT CRIME, GANG ACTIVITY AND DRUG USE WILL BE REDUCED.  THE NASSAU COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE WILL ENGAGE IN A YOUTH ORIENTED INITIATIVE THROUGH THE  COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM DESIGNED TO DIVERT AT-RISK YOUTH AWAY FROM POSSIBLE GANG INVOLVEMENT BY PAIRING THEM WITH MENTORS, HELPING THEM TO ACCESS SERVICES, AND BY PROVIDING AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS.  AS MOST IF NOT ALL OF OUR ACTIVITIES ARE FOCUSED ON GANG RELATED CRIMES AND ISSUES WE WILL FOCUS MUCH MORE THAN 30% OF OUR FUNDING ON SUPPORTING GANG TASK FORCE EFFORTS AND GANG INTERDICTION. 		10/1/2021 9/30/2024 Prime $481,285.00
Alabama ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA IS MADE UP OF THE 13 COUNTIES LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE STATE.  THE MAJORITY OF THE DISTRICT CONSISTS OF RURAL AREAS WHICH ENCOMPASS SMALL MUNICIPALITIES.  MOBILE, THE DISTRICT’S LARGEST POPULATION CENTER, IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF TWO MAJOR NORTH-SOUTH AND EAST-WEST INTERSTATES I-65 AND I-10, AND IS A 30 MINUTE DRIVE TO MISSISSIPPI OR FLORIDA. ALABAMA’S VIOLENT CRIME RATE DIPPED 2% FROM 5.2 INCIDENTS PER 1,000 IN 2020 TO 5.1 THIS YEAR.  EVEN SO ALABAMA IS 38% HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE WHEN IT COMES TO THE NUMBER OF VIOLENT CRIMES PER CAPITA.  DESPITE HIGHER OVERALL CRIME RATES, BOTH VIOLENT AND PROPERTY CRIMES DECREASED YEAR OVER YEAR IN ALABAMA.  THE MOBILE POLICE DEPARTMENT’S DATA FOR 2020 SHOWS A SMALL UPTICK OF 1.3% IN VIOLENT CRIME OVER 2019.  HOWEVER, THE HOMICIDE RATE WHICH HAD INCREASED IN 2019 BY A SUBSTANTIAL 42.9% OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR, INCREASED IN 2020 BY 15% OVER 2019. THE MOST SERIOUS VIOLENT CRIME PROBLEMS WITHIN THE SDAL ARE REPEAT VIOLENT OFFENDERS AND GANG ACTIVITY, PRIMARILY IN THE FORM OF NEIGHBORHOOD BASED GANGS (NBGS) OR INDIVIDUALS/SMALL GROUPS CLAIMING GANG (FAMILIAL OR TERRITORIAL) AFFILIATION.  REPEAT OFFENDERS POSE A SPECIAL CHALLENGE IN THE SMALLER COMMUNITIES OF THE DISTRICT.  IN THESE AREAS THE ONGOING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND VIOLENCE PERPETRATED BY A REPEAT OFFENDER IS IMPACTFUL ON THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.  IN MANY INSTANCES REPEAT OFFENDERS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT REVOLVED THROUGH THE STATE SYSTEM (SEVERAL TIMES), AND THEIR CONTINUED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY HAS A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY VIOLATE THE LAW.  AMIDST THE NBG ACTIVITY IN SELMA/DALLAS COUNTY, DRUG ACTIVITY IS PERVASIVE.  ALONG WITH THIS ONGOING DRUG ACTIVITY COMES THE USUAL ATTENDANT VIOLENCE BETWEEN RIVAL “GANGS”.  THE SAME TYPE OF NBG VIOLENT CRIME ACTIVITY HAS ALSO BEEN IDENTIFIED IN SPECIFIC HOT-SPOT AREAS OF THE CITY OF MOBILE.  AN ONGOING FOCUS OF PSN EFFORTS ALSO INVOLVES IDENTIFYING, LOCATING AND INTERVENING WITH PARTICIPANTS (14-24 YEARS OLD) IN ACTS OF RANDOM FIREARM VIOLENCE WHICH TAKE PLACE ON A RECURRING BASIS. NEIGHBORHOOD BASED GANGS, AND THE ATTENDANT VIOLENT CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, WILL LIKELY REMAIN A SIGNIFICANT THREAT IN THE DISTRICT DESPITE LAW ENFORCEMENT’S CONTINUAL EFFORTS TO DISMANTLE THEM. NBGS RAPIDLY CHANGING AFFILIATIONS AND THEIR MIGRATION INTO NEW COMMUNITIES WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO MITIGATE THE THREATS POSED BY NBGS. NBGS LOCATED IN HOT-SPOTS AND/OR FINANCIALLY DEPRESSED AREAS IN THE DISTRICT WILL CONTINUE TO BE DETRIMENTAL TO COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE IMPRESSIONABLE YOUNG ADULTS WHO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO GANG RECRUITMENT. 		10/1/2021 9/30/2024 Prime $82,915.00
Alabama ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF
THE FOUR CITIES OF ANNISTON, BIRMINGHAM, BESSEMER, AND TUSCALOOSA, WHICH STRETCH EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 20/59 CORRIDOR, ARE VIOLENT CRIME HOTSPOT OUTLIERS LEADING MOST AREAS OF ALABAMA IN FIREARMS AND VIOLENT CRIME. IN 2019, THERE WERE 22,927 REPORTED VIOLENT CRIMES AND 140,306 PART I CRIMES IN ALABAMA. THE FIVE CITIES OF ANNISTON, BIRMINGHAM, BESSEMER, AND TUSCALOOSA COLLECTIVELY ACCOUNT FOR 5,204 OF VIOLENT CRIMES AND 25,094 OF ALL PART I CRIMES IN ALABAMA. THE VIOLENT CRIME RATE IN 2019 FOR ALL OF ALABAMA WAS 467.6 PER 100,000 INHABITANTS. RESPECTIVELY, THE 2019 VIOLENT CRIME RATE PER 100,000 PEOPLE FOR ANNISTON, BESSEMER, BIRMINGHAM, AND TUSCALOOSA WAS: 1,443.19; 2,923.53; 1,638.74; AND 635.88. THESE FOUR HOT SPOTS ARE CENTERS OF VIOLENT, DRUG, AND PROPERTY CRIMES WITHIN THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA. THE PRIMARY DRIVERS OF CRIME IN THESE HOTSPOTS INCLUDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, VIOLENT GANGS, DRUG TRAFFICKING, AND STRAW PURCHASES. CRIME IN ALABAMA IS INCREASING, IS BECOMING MORE VIOLENT, AND IT FREQUENTLY INVOLVES THE PRESENCE OF A FIREARM. SINCE 2010, THERE HAS BEEN AN 87% INCREASE IN HOMICIDES, A 56% INCREASE IN ASSAULTS, A 98% INCREASE IN AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC ASSAULTS, AND A 60% INCREASE IN RAPE. SINCE 2016, THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 150 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDES AND MORE THAN 20,000 AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC ASSAULTS IN ALABAMA. IN 2018, THERE WERE MORE THAN 35,000 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRIMES COMMITTED IN ALABAMA. IN JEFFERSON COUNTY ALONE IN 2020, THERE WERE MORE THAN 14,000 CALLS FOR SERVICE MADE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT IN RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC INCIDENCES. PRELIMINARY NUMBERS FOR 2021 INDICATE AN INCREASE IN VIOLENT CRIME IN EACH OF THE FOUR DESIGNATED PSN PROJECT LOCALITIES. FOUR MONTHS INTO 2021, BESSEMER HAS MATCHED ITS HOMICIDE TOTAL FOR ALL OF 2020. 		10/1/2021 9/30/2024 Prime $170,947.00
Alabama ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF
ALTHOUGH VIOLENT CRIME IS RISING SLIGHTLY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, THE MOST PREDOMINANT FIREARMS/VIOLENT CRIME ISSUE IN THE DISTRICT REMAINS LOCALIZED WITHIN OUR PSN TARGET ENFORCEMENT AREA OF MONTGOMERY.  THE CITY OF MONTGOMERY HAS THE LARGEST POPULATION IN OUR DISTRICT AND COMPRISES MOST OF THE CASELOAD HANDLED BY BOTH THE U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE. ALTHOUGH 2020 SAW A REDUCTION IN PROPERTY CRIMES IN THE CITY, LIKELY DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, MONTGOMERY CONTINUES TO SEE AN ALARMING INCREASE IN VIOLENT CRIME. OVER THAT PAST TWO YEARS VIOLENT CRIME, INCLUDING HOMICIDES, FELONY SEX CASES, ROBBERY, AND ASSAULT, HAS INCREASED OVER 20%. THERE WERE 377 PEOPLE SHOT IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY DURING 2020, WITH AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THEM LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. THERE WERE 69 HOMICIDE INVESTIGATIONS IN 2020, COMPARED TO 42 IN 2019. GANGS, DRUG/GUN TRAFFICKING, AND ILLEGAL FIREARM POSSESSIONS ARE THE MAJOR DRIVING FORCES BEHIND VIOLENT CRIME. MANY OF THE OFFENDERS COMMITTING VIOLENT CRIME IN THE CITY HAVE CRIMINAL RECORDS AND HAVE BEEN “THROUGH THE SYSTEM” MULTIPLE TIMES. THE ALABAMA BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES (AL PAROLES) SYSTEM REMAINS OVERBURDENED AND THE STATE PRISON SYSTEM IS STILL DESPERATELY OVERCROWDED.  THUS, CLOSE SUPERVISION OF ALL PROBATIONERS AND PAROLEES IS VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO THE OVERBURDEN OF STATE RESOURCES.  THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE (USAO) WILL CONTINUE A FORCEFUL PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS STRATEGY TO MAKE THE CITY SAFER.  THE COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY WILL USE A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH TO DECREASE VIOLENT GUN AND GANG CRIME THROUGH TARGETED ENFORCEMENT, COLLABORATION BETWEEN LOCAL AND FEDERAL PROSECUTORS, ALONG WITH REENTRY AND COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTION.   THE PSN TEAM (THE TEAM) WILL CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE VIOLENT OFFENDERS WHO MAY FACE MORE CERTAIN AND APPROPRIATE PUNISHMENT IN THE FEDERAL SYSTEM, INCLUDING FEDERAL PROSECUTIONS FOR ILLEGAL FIREARM POSSESSION.  THE TEAM WILL REINVIGORATE A PARTNERSHIP PLAN WITH THE AL PAROLES AND ATF TO IDENTIFY VIOLENT PROBATIONER AND PAROLEE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK TO REOFFEND. THE GOAL IS THAT INDIVIDUALS ARE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE AL PAROLES DATA DRIVEN METRIC SYSTEM AS HIGH RISK AND THAT HOME VISITS BE CONDUCTED THAT MAY RESULT IN THE DISCOVERY OF FIREARMS AND/OR OTHER FACTORS INDICATING VIOLENT CRIME. HOME VISITS ARE CONDUCTED WITH ATF TFOS PRESENT OR IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY. UPON IDENTIFICATION OF THE NEED FOR INVESTIGATION, ATF PERSONNEL WILL BEGIN INVESTIGATING AND COORDINATING WITH THE USAO CONCERNING THE POSSIBILITY OF FEDERAL COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE POTENTIAL DEFENDANTS.   THE USAO COORDINATED A MEETING WITH SEVERAL OF OUR PARTNER AGENCIES WITHIN OUR TARGET AREA OF MONTGOMERY TO DISCUSS PLANS, STRATEGIES, AND IDENTIFICATION OF AREAS WHERE VIOLENT CRIME MAY INCREASE OVER THE SUMMER. EIGHT NEW HOT SPOTS IN THE CITY WHERE INTERVENTION IS NECESSARY WERE IDENTIFIED. WE ALSO DISCUSSED COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED AND ANY FUTURE PROGRAMS OUR OFFICE COULD PARTICIPATE IN TO HELP COMBAT VIOLENT CRIME. THE FOLLOWING LIST REMAINS AMONG THE TEAM’S PRIORITIES: INCREASED ARREST, PROSECUTION, AND INCARCERATION OF THE MOST SERIOUS AND CHRONIC VIOLENT OFFENDERS, INCLUDING STATE PAROLEES IN VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAWS; DISRUPTION OF ILLEGAL FIREARMS MARKETS; MULTIPLE-LEVEL AND MULTIPLE-AGENCY STRATEGIC RESPONSE TO HOMICIDES AND OTHER VIOLENT CRIMES; UTILIZATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY GEOGRAPHICAL FOCUS AREAS AND POTENTIAL HIGH RISK REOFFENDERS; AND THE CONTINUED COLLECTION AND MONITORING OF CRIME DATA FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT TO MEASURE RESULTS OF CRIME REDUCTION EFFORTS. THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERRIFF’S OFFICE IS COMMITTED TO REINITIATING ITS TFO PROGRAM TO IMBED LOCAL RESOURCES WITHIN THAT ORGANIZATION TO HELP COMBAT VIOLENT CRIME. ATF HAS COMMITTED TO SHARING RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE NIBIN SYSTEM, TO HELP INVESTIGATE VIOLENT CRIME AND TRACK THE SALE, MOVEMENT, AND USE OF FIREARMS WITHIN THE DISTRICT. 		10/1/2021 9/30/2024 Prime $98,291.00
Alaska ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
THE PSN TARGET ENFORCEMENT AREA FOR THIS GRANT APPLICATION HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS TWO DISTINCT AREAS: (1) THE URBAN AREA IDENTIFIED AS THE GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE, AND (2) THE RURAL AREA LOCATED OFF THE ROAD SYSTEM COMPRISED OF THE COMMUNITIES OF BETHEL, DILLINGHAM, KOTZEBUE, NOME, AND NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH. THE RATE OF MURDERS AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS INCREASED WITHIN THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA IN 2019 COMPARED TO 2018. ALASKA’S MURDER RATE IS AT ITS HIGHEST POINT IN FIVE YEARS ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT STATEWIDE AVAILABLE UCR 2019 DATA. AS OF 2019, THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA FINDS ITSELF ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IN TERMS OF HOMICIDES, ROBBERIES, AND ASSAULTS. VIOLENT CRIME IN THE RURAL TARGET ENFORCEMENT AREA IS FUELED BY ALCOHOL WITH HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE.  THE ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND THE USE OF FIREARMS IN VIOLENT CRIME HAS BEEN AN AREA OF CONCERN WITHIN BOTH THE URBAN AND RURAL TARGET ENFORCEMENT AREAS. OUT OF THE 70 MURDERS COMMITTED IN ALASKA IN 2019, THE MURDER WEAPON WAS A FIREARM IN 52 DEATHS. MANY OF THE FIREARM CRIMES WITHIN BOTH TARGET ENFORCEMENT AREAS ARE BEING COMMITTED BY THOSE WITH PRIOR FELONY CONVICTIONS.  PROPOSED EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS INCLUDE CONCERTED COORDINATION WITH FEDERAL, LOCAL, AND STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROSECUTORS IN IDENTIFYING AND DEVELOPING STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION. THAT COORDINATION INCLUDES MUNICIPAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES SHARING INTELLIGENCE REGARDING VIOLENT OFFENDERS, CRIME TRENDING ANALYSIS, COORDINATING CRIME REDUCTION EFFORTS, PROMOTING PUBLIC AND OFFICER SAFETY, IMPROVING POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS, ENCOURAGING NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND SWIFTER REFERRAL OF STATE CASES INVOLVING VIOLENT OFFENDERS FOR FEDERAL PROSECUTION.  THE PSN TARGET ENFORCEMENT AREAS WERE IDENTIFIED USING UCR DATA, PSN PARTNER INTELLIGENCE SHARING, AND FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE, COMMUNITY CRIME MAPPING.  KEY PSN PARTNERS INCLUDE U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY PARTNERS, FBI, ATF, DEA, HSI; STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICES, ALASKA STATE TROOPERS; LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS, ANCHORAGE POLICE DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA CAMPUS POLICE, BETHEL POLICE DEPARTMENT, NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH POLICE DEPARTMENT, NOME POLICE DEPARTMENT, KOTZEBUE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND DILLINGHAM POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE PROPOSED PROJECT TIME IS THREE YEARS. 		10/1/2021 9/30/2024 Prime $99,262.00
Florida FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT (FDLE) PLANS TO ALLOCATE THE FUNDS FOR THE VIOLENT GANG AND GUN CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAM, ALSO KNOWN AS PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS (PSN) TO SUPPORT THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (USAO) FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT (SDFL) IN EFFORTS TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FELONIOUS FIREARM CRIMES AND CRIMINAL AND TRANSNATIONAL GANG VIOLENCE AND TO PREVENT FUTURE CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES IN THE HOT SPOT AREAS WITHIN THE SDFL.   THE PROPOSED PROJECT PERIOD IS OCTOBER 1, 2021 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2024.   THE PSN GRANT STRATEGY WILL ADDRESS THE PRIMARY CRIME DRIVER WHICH IS THE CONTINUED THREAT OF VIOLENT CRIME IN THE TARGETED ENFORCEMENT AREAS (TEAS).  GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS OF THE INTERVENTION(S) WITHIN THE SDFL WILL BE PLACED IN THE NORTHSIDE AREA OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY; THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS; THE SOUTH END OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY; THE CITY OF POMPANO BEACH (BROWARD COUNTY); THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE (ST. LUCIE COUNTY) AND THE CITY OF LAKE WORTH (PALM BEACH COUNTY).  PSN EFFORTS WILL ASSIST IN DEVELOPMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES AIMED AT REDUCING THE VIOLENT CRIME PROBLEM IN THE TEAS AND TO PREVENT VIOLENT CRIMES FROM RECURRING.      FUNDING WILL ASSIST THE TASK FORCE IN IMPLEMENTING PSN INITIATIVES TO REDUCE THE HOMICIDE RATE AND OTHER SERIOUS VIOLENT CRIMES IN SMALL, ONE TO TWO SQUARE MILE AREAS WITHIN THE TEAS.  THE TASK FORCE HAS ALREADY INTEGRATED EVIDENCE-BASED BEST PRACTICES TO SUPPORT REACHING THEIR GOAL.  THIRTY PERCENT OF THE FUNDING WILL BE USED FOR COLLABORATIVE, COORDINATED LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS FOCUSED ON CRIMINAL AND/OR TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GANGS ENGAGED IN HIGH LEVELS OF VIOLENT CRIME, FIREARMS OFFENSES, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND DRUG TRAFFICKING.   A RESEARCH PARTNER FOR THE SDFL HAS NOT YET BEEN ESTABLISHED.    THE KEY PARTNERS FOR THIS PROJECT  INCLUDE MEMBERS FROM THE MIAMI-DADE POLICE DEPARTMENT; CITY OF MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT; CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS POLICE DEPARTMENT; BROWARD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE; CITY OF FORT PIERCE POLICE DEPARTMENT; PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE; STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICES; ATF, DEA, AND FBI; AND THE US ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA. 		10/1/2021 9/30/2024 Prime $350,485.00

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