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    Reducing Gun Violence

    Gun Violence Grants & Funding

    The Shapiro-Davis Administration is committed to reducing violence and making communities safer. PCCD administers funding for a wide range of programs that address community violence and prevention efforts across the Commonwealth. 

    NOW OPEN: Learn more about the BOOST & VIP Funding Announcements.

    New funding available!
    Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) & Building Opportunity Through Out-of-School Time (BOOST) Grants

    ​$62 million in state funding is available in FY 2025-26 for VIP and BOOST grants to support community-based strategies to reduce violence and expand programming for at-risk youth across the Commonwealth. ​

    More information on the new solicitations can be found on PCCD's Active Funding Announcements webpage.

    2024-25 BOOST Grants Program

    2024-25 CCVI Grant Program

    2024-25 VIP Grant Program

    2023-24 VIP and CCVI Grants Program

    2022-23 VIP and CCVI Grant program​​

    Learn how Pennsylvania is using federal funding to support crisis intervention and reduce gun violence through the Byrne State Crisis Intervention (SCIP) Program.

    PCCD's VIP Training & Technical Assistance initiative - PA Peace Alliance - launched in 2022 and provides no-cost resources to community-based groups working to address violence in their communities. Interested in learning more? Contact the VIP TTA team at WestEd via email at pennviptta@wested.org. 

    On May 31, 2023, the School Safety and Security Committee approved an award to the University of Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center (NORC), in partnership with Temple University, to examine the effectiveness of programs funded through PCCD to prevent and reduce gun violence including the VIP Grant Program and Coordinated Community Violence Intervention (CCVI) Strategies Pilot Sites. Learn more about the initiative.

    When a new funding announcement is available, PCCD holds live webinars for entities interested in applying for the process. The webinars contain a walkthrough of the funding announcement and helpful tips for applying. These webinars can be found on PCCD's YouTube Channel. 

    Questions?

    Contact PCCD

    If you have questions related to PCCD's Gun Violence Grants & Funding initiatives, contact PCCD.

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    VIP & Gun Violence Grants Map

    Learn more past and current VIP and Gun Violence Reduction Grants by visiting the interactive Gun Violence and VIP Grantees data dashboard. 

    GV grants dashboard
    Gun Violence and VIP Grant Dashboard