SNUG Street Outreach and SNUG Social Work Program in the City of Syracuse Grant

The SNUG Street Outreach and SNUG Social Work Program in Syracuse aims to combat gun violence through an evidence-based initiative that treats violence as a disease. This program identifies causes and interrupts violence transmission while providing vital support through social workers. By addressing trauma and improving access to services for crime victims and their families, the initiative enhances community safety and resilience. The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services invites applications to implement these co-located programs.

New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services supports all facets of the state’s criminal justice system. The agency provides direct training to law enforcement and other criminal justice professionals; oversees a law enforcement accreditation program; ensures Breathalyzer and speed enforcement equipment used by local law enforcement operate correctly; manages criminal justice grant funds; analyzes statewide crime and program data; provides research support; oversees county probation departments and alternatives to incarceration programs; and coordinates juvenile justice policy.
The agency also maintains criminal history records and fingerprint files and performs background checks for employment and licensure. The agency also administers the state’s Sex Offender Registry; the Missing Persons Clearinghouse; the state's DNA Databank in cooperation with the New York State Police Forensic Investigation Center; and provides staff support to independently appointed commissions and councils, including the New York State Commission on Forensic Science, which monitors and accredits the state’s forensic laboratories.
SNUG Street Outreach and SNUG Social Work Program in the City of Syracuse
The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) seeks applications to fund a SNUG Street Outreach, and SNUG Social Work, program in the city of Syracuse. The SNUG Street Outreach program is an evidence-based, violence reduction initiative that treats gun violence as a disease by identifying its causes and interrupting its transmission. The SNUG Social Work program provides funding to support social workers, and allows the DCJS SNUG programs to address trauma experienced by program participants and staff, and to improve access to services for survivors and victims of crime for participants and their families. The Street Outreach and Social Work programs shall be co-located in Syracuse, and applicants should submit one application describing how they will administer both programs.