Office of Criminal Justice Grants
FY2018 PSN - Middle District of Florida (PSNM)
CLOSED: August 28, 2019
Overview
The Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program is designed to create and foster safer neighborhoods by funding efforts to address criminal gangs and felonious possession and use of firearms. The success of the program requires coordination, cooperation, and partnership between state, local, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies.
The U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO) Middle District of Florida has identified the following Targeted Enforcement Areas (TEAs) for the Federal Fiscal Year 2018 funding to reduce the rate of aggravated batteries, robberies, homicides, violent crimes, firearms cases, and murders:
- Jacksonville (Duval County)
- Tampa (Hillsborough County)
- Fort Myers (Lee County)
Eligibility
Funds for this solicitation must be used for targeted efforts within the Middle District of Florida, which includes the following counties: Baker, Bradford, Brevard, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia, DeSoto, Duval, Flagler, Glades, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry,Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Marion, Nassau, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, Sumter, Suwannee, Union, and Volusia.
Each applicant unit of government MUST obtain a properly executed FY18 PSN "Local Government" or "Public Instituition of Higher Education" Certification of Compliance with 8 U.S.C. 1373 signed by their Chief Legal Officer. The signed certification may be submitted electronically to criminaljustice@fdle.state.fl.us.
Eligibility criteria for this program is further defined in the subgrant solicitation below. READ THE SOLICITATION!
Project Period
Subawards will be approved for a 12 to 24 month project period. The final project period will be determined by the selection committee.
Funding Opportunity Attachments