Gun Violence Reduction Program
Department of Justice (Office of the Attorney General) · State of California
At a glance
Gun Violence Reduction Program is a closed California state grant opportunity from the Department of Justice (Office of the Attorney General) (State of California). The application deadline was September 16, 2022. Total estimated funding is $5M. Applicant types listed as eligible include public agency. It is listed on the California Grants Portal. Cost sharing is not required.
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Aug 3, 2022Posted
- Sep 16, 2022Application deadline
- Opened
- Aug 3, 2022
- Close date
- Sep 16, 2022
- Award floor
- Not specified
- Award ceiling
- Not specified
- Est. total funding
- $5,000,000
- Expected awards
- Not specified
- Matching funds
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Grant
Program details (as published on the California Grants Portal)
- Type
- Grant
- Funding source
- State
- Matching funds
- Not Required
- Funding method
- Advance(s)
- Estimated number of awards
- Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.
- Estimated award amounts
- Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.
- Award period
- Two years
- Expected award announcement
- January 1, 2023
- Letter of intent
- Not required
- How to submit
- By email: GVRPGrants@doj.ca.gov
- Latest change note
- Moving from forecasted to an active grant
Who can apply
Applicant categories as listed on the California Grants Portal. GrantsJunction maps them to detailed applicant types for search and matching.
- Public Agency
Additional information on eligibility (from the listing)
Any county sheriff’s department within the State of California that conducts activities related to the seizure of weapons and ammunition from persons who are prohibited from possessing them is eligible to receive funds.
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
Purpose and description as published on the California Grants Portal.
Purpose
The California Department of Justice hopes to provide California county Sheriff's Departments with grant money to help keep Californians safe by seizing firearms from persons who are prohibited from having them.
Description
The Budget Act of 2021 makes available $5 million to be awarded in January 2023, by the California Department of Justice (Department) to support California county sheriff’s departments in conducting activities related to the seizure of weapons and ammunition from persons who are prohibited from possessing them, including efforts based upon entries in the Department’s Armed Prohibited Persons System (APPS). Priority shall be given for the following: · Counties with the highest per capita population of armed prohibited persons residing in the county; · Counties that do not have a Department of Justice Bureau of Firearms field office within their boundaries; · Proposals that include innovative techniques or approaches to prohibited persons investigations and seizures that differ from existing efforts by the Department, other law enforcement agencies, or other grant applicants; · Proposals that include integration of prohibited persons investigations and seizure operations into existing patrol and investigatory functions; · Proposals that demonstrate the greatest likelihood of firearm and ammunition seizures from persons who are prohibited from possessing them. For more information about the Gun Violence Reduction Program please visit: https://oag.ca.gov/gvrp
Past applications & awards
Historical data · not a predictionReported by the agency for this listing
- Fiscal year 2022–238 applications · 5 awards
- Awards published
- 5
- Total awarded
- $2,789,485
- Median award
- $555,875 calculated
- Smallest – largest
- $322,249 – $987,072
Recipients by type: Public Agency (5)
Areas served: Ventura County (1), Stanislaus County (1), San Joaquin County (1), Lassen County (1), Kings County (1)
Largest awards to organizations
- San Joaquin County Sheriff's OfficeGun Violence Reduction Program$987,072 · FY 2022–23
- Stanislaus County Sheriff's OfficeGun Violence Reduction Program$568,604 · FY 2022–23
- Ventura County Sheriff's OfficeGun Violence Reduction Program$555,875 · FY 2022–23
- King's County Sheriff's OfficeGun Violence Reduction Program$355,685 · FY 2022–23
- Lassen County Sheriff's OfficeGun Violence Reduction Program$322,249 · FY 2022–23
Program contact (as published)
GVRPGrants@doj.ca.gov
1-916-210-6568
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for “Gun Violence Reduction Program”?
The official listing names these applicant types as eligible: Public Agency. It adds: “Any county sheriff’s department within the State of California that conducts activities related to the seizure of weapons and ammunition from persons who are prohibited from possessing them is eligible to receive funds.” Additional restrictions may apply; review the full guidelines.
How much funding is available through “Gun Violence Reduction Program”?
Per the notice, total estimated program funding is $5,000,000.
How do I apply for “Gun Violence Reduction Program”?
Applications go directly to Department of Justice (Office of the Attorney General), not through GrantsJunction. Submission: by email to GVRPGrants@doj.ca.gov. Read the program guidelines on the agency's site first; state programs set their own forms and registration requirements.