Shannon Community Safety Initiative Grant

Shannon Community Safety Initiative Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Amount: Up to US $11,100,000
Last Updated: August 18, 2025

Summary

The Shannon Community Safety Initiative Grant aims to combat gang and youth violence through a comprehensive strategy involving social intervention, suppression, opportunity provision, organizational change, and community mobilization. With approximately $11.1 million in funding, the initiative supports multi-disciplinary approaches and encourages applicants to allocate more resources to public housing sites. This grant reflects a commitment to enhancing community safety and addressing the root causes of violence effectively.

Overview

About 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 ProvisionOrganizational ChangeCommunity 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. Funding OGR expects to award approximately $10.7 million with an additional $400,000 awarded to sites that apply to target violence prevention initiatives at state or federally-assisted public housing sites, for a total of $11.1 million. In order to equally distribute funding, OGR anticipates award amounts to be between $50,000 and $100,000 per site for this initiative, however if an applicant wishes to utilize more of their overall Shannon award to benefit this population, that will be permitted.

Eligibility

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