Funding Amount

$1,000,000 total over three years

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

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Cycle
One-time opportunity
Tracked since
April 2026

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Geography

  • Community-based collaborative organizations

Other requirements

  • Service providers working in target neighborhoods
  • Organizations with proven track record in community development

Overview

Innovations in Community-Based Crime Reduction Program

Funder: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs

Award Amount: $1,000,000 total over three years

Geographic Scope: Kensington and Fairhill neighborhoods, Philadelphia, PA. Project area bounded by Front Street (west), Frankford Avenue (east), Allegheny Avenue (north), and Lehigh Avenue (south)

Focus Areas:

  • Reducing crime through multi-sector, strengths-based approach

  • Improving social connections and community trust

  • Increasing collective efficacy

  • Strengthening collaboration between police and community members

  • Reducing physical disorder

  • Youth involvement

  • Trauma-informed community engagement
  • Eligibility:

  • Community-based collaborative organizations

  • Service providers working in target neighborhoods

  • Organizations with proven track record in community development
  • Key Components:

  • 9-12 month planning phase

  • Baseline data collection

  • Stakeholder and community anchor convening

  • Research partnership with Rutgers University Center for Urban Research and Education

  • Youth-focused and trauma-informed model
  • Status: Award was granted in 2019. This was a collaborative award to NKCDC, HACE, and IMPACT Services Corporation.

    Contact: New Kensington Community Development Corporation, 2771 Ruth Street, Suite 1, Philadelphia, PA 19134, 215-427-0350, info@nkcdc.org

    What New Kensington Community Development Corp actually gave

    Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

    Grants in 2025
    3
    Total given
    $211K
    Median grant
    $50K
    Range
    $31K–$129K
    • By dollars: Pennsylvania 85%, Michigan 15%. Top recipient cities: Philadelphia, PA; Lansing, MI.

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    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    community-developmentcrime-preventionyouth-programsnonprofits

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