Shannon Community Safety Initiative Local Action Research Partner Grant

The Shannon Community Safety Initiative Local Action Research Partner Grant aims to combat gang violence through a collaborative approach involving regional strategies and multi-disciplinary partnerships. Funded by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, this initiative seeks to enhance program operations by providing strategic insights and continuous feedback. Eligible applicants include Massachusetts public entities and nonprofit research organizations dedicated to fulfilling a public purpose, ensuring effective intervention and prevention efforts are maintained.

Shannon Community Safety Initiative Local Action Research Partner
The Shannon CSI Grant 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.
LARPs assist the Shannon CSI site program director, steering committee, and funded program partners by providing strategic thinking, critical analysis, and continuous feedback to improve or maintain program operations and ensure that the goals of the funded Shannon CSI programs are within scope, on schedule, and within budget.

Eligibility

Massachusetts public and quasi-public entities or nonprofit research entities established to fulfill a primary public purpose are eligible to apply for funding.