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Violent Gang And Gun Crime Reduction Program (PSN)

Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice

At a glance

Violent Gang And Gun Crime Reduction Program (PSN) is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice). The application deadline was May 17, 2016. Individual awards are listed as up to $500K, with about 12 awards expected and $8.5M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.609 (Project Safe Neighborhoods).

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Key facts

  1. Feb 16, 2016Posted
  2. May 17, 2016Application deadline
Posted
Feb 16, 2016
Close date
May 17, 2016
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
$500,000
Est. total funding
$8,500,000
Expected awards
12
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligible applicants are PSN Task Force fiscal agents for the U.S. Attorney districts and federally recognized Indian tribal governments (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior). All fiscal agents must be certified by the relevant U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO). Eligible USAO-certified fiscal agents include states, units of local government, educational institutions, faith-based and other community organizations, private nonprofit organizations, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior). For details on the fiscal agent certification process, see www.bja.gov/programs/psn/cert_process.html.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text
  • County governments
  • City or township governments
  • Federally recognized tribal governments
  • 501(c)(3) nonprofits
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
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A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is designed to create safer neighborhoods through a sustained reduction in crime associated with gang and gun violence, and violent offenders. The program's effectiveness is based on the cooperation of local, state, and federal agencies engaged in a unified approach led by the U.S. Attorney (USA) in each district. The USA is responsible for establishing a collaborative PSN task force of federal, state, and local law enforcement and other community members to implement gang and gun crime enforcement, intervention and prevention initiatives within the district. Through the PSN task force, the USA will implement the five design features of PSN ”partnerships, strategic planning, training, outreach, and accountability ”to address specific gun and gang crime, and violent offenders, in the most violent neighborhoods.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 16.609

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$16.5M
FY25$84K
FY26— est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.609. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of Justice Assistance
support@grants.gov
202-353-7193

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Violent Gang And Gun Crime Reduction Program (PSN)”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Violent Gang And Gun Crime Reduction Program (PSN)”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $500k, total estimated program funding is $8,500,000 and the agency expects to make about 12 awards.

How do I apply for “Violent Gang And Gun Crime Reduction Program (PSN)”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity BJA-2016-9202), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 16.036
Award range
Up to $750K
Closes
Oct 29, 2026
Who can apply
State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 4 more
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