Office of Criminal Justice Grants

FY2018 PSN - Southern District of Florida (PSNS)

CLOSED: August 14, 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 US Attorney’s Office (USAO) Southern District of Florida has identified the following Targeted Enforcement Areas (TEAs) for the Federal Fiscal Year 2018 funding to reduce short-term and long-term rates of homicide and other serious violent crimes, including aggravated assaults, robberies and firearm offenses:

  • Northside of Miami-Dade County (City of Miami)
  • City of Miami Gardens (Miami-Dade County)
  • South End Area of Miami-Dade County
  • City of Pompano Beach (Broward County)
  • City of Lake Worth (Palm Beach County)


Eligibility
Funds for this solicitation must be used for targeted efforts within the Southern District of Florida, which includes the following counties: Broward, Indian River, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie.

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



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