Gun Violence Prevention Grants
January 12, 2021 09:53 AM to All House Members
Circulated By
Representative Donna Bullock
D House District 195
Along With
Rep. Morgan Cephas
D House District 192
Rep. Amen Brown
D House District 190
Memo
Gun violence is a source of crime and tragedy across the Commonwealth, resulting in trauma that affects communities for years and leads to lifelong consequences for victims. In 2017 alone, 77 percent of homicides were committed with a firearm and nearly 1,000 Pennsylvanians committed suicide with a gun.
Our legislation aims to help support community-based violence reduction initiatives by creating the Violence Intervention Program (VIP), a competitive grant program, awarded from a fund of $30 million for three years, administered by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency for municipalities that have been disproportionately impacted by violence. VIP grants would be used to support, expand, and replicate proven and effective community-based violence reduction initiatives. Eligible applicants would need to include detailed plans and coordinate with existing violence prevention and intervention programs and service providers in their community.
As legislators, we must ensure that we are doing everything we can to protect our constituents and their loved ones from unnecessary violence. By investing in the safety of our communities, we will be creating a better Pennsylvania for all. Please join us in cosponsoring this legislation
Our legislation aims to help support community-based violence reduction initiatives by creating the Violence Intervention Program (VIP), a competitive grant program, awarded from a fund of $30 million for three years, administered by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency for municipalities that have been disproportionately impacted by violence. VIP grants would be used to support, expand, and replicate proven and effective community-based violence reduction initiatives. Eligible applicants would need to include detailed plans and coordinate with existing violence prevention and intervention programs and service providers in their community.
As legislators, we must ensure that we are doing everything we can to protect our constituents and their loved ones from unnecessary violence. By investing in the safety of our communities, we will be creating a better Pennsylvania for all. Please join us in cosponsoring this legislation
Legislation
Document - Introduced as HB 696
Gun Violence Prevention Grants
January 12, 2021 09:53 AM to All House Members
Circulated By
BULLOCK and CEPHAS, BROWN
Memo
Gun violence is a source of crime and tragedy across the Commonwealth, resulting in trauma that affects communities for years and leads to lifelong consequences for victims. In 2017 alone, 77 percent of homicides were committed with a firearm and nearly 1,000 Pennsylvanians committed suicide with a gun.
Our legislation aims to help support community-based violence reduction initiatives by creating the Violence Intervention Program (VIP), a competitive grant program, awarded from a fund of $30 million for three years, administered by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency for municipalities that have been disproportionately impacted by violence. VIP grants would be used to support, expand, and replicate proven and effective community-based violence reduction initiatives. Eligible applicants would need to include detailed plans and coordinate with existing violence prevention and intervention programs and service providers in their community.
As legislators, we must ensure that we are doing everything we can to protect our constituents and their loved ones from unnecessary violence. By investing in the safety of our communities, we will be creating a better Pennsylvania for all. Please join us in cosponsoring this legislation
Our legislation aims to help support community-based violence reduction initiatives by creating the Violence Intervention Program (VIP), a competitive grant program, awarded from a fund of $30 million for three years, administered by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency for municipalities that have been disproportionately impacted by violence. VIP grants would be used to support, expand, and replicate proven and effective community-based violence reduction initiatives. Eligible applicants would need to include detailed plans and coordinate with existing violence prevention and intervention programs and service providers in their community.
As legislators, we must ensure that we are doing everything we can to protect our constituents and their loved ones from unnecessary violence. By investing in the safety of our communities, we will be creating a better Pennsylvania for all. Please join us in cosponsoring this legislation
Document
Introduced as HB 696
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